John A. O’Connor, Professor Art Emeritus, University of Florida, studied art at several colleges in California and Mexico before earning an AB with Honors (1961) and an MAA (1963) from the University of California, Davis. He subsequently taught art at the University of California, Santa Barbara; Blake College, Valle de Bravo, Mexico; Ohio University, Athens; and at the University of Florida, Gainesville. John has had 36 solo exhibitions of his paintings and has participated in more than 200 group exhibitions. His work is included in many public, university, college, corporate and private collections nationwide. His recently-published book, White Lies MatterToo, combines digital art works with satirical commentary