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Susan O'Malley (artist)

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31: 221:. According to Parade Magazine she "asked them to imagine themselves as their kindliest, wisest 80-year-old self and give a piece of heartfelt advice." The series was created in conjunction with Kala Arts Institute which displayed the works as public art. In January 2016 the series became a book of the same name published by 237:
She had tried to have children for two years with her husband Tim Caro-Bruce. Three days before she was scheduled to give birth to twins via c-section at the age of 38, she collapsed on February 25, 2015 at her home in Berkeley and never regained consciousness. She died along with her two daughters,
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A 2005 foray into performance paired her with fellow-Stanford alum Christina Amini to form "a motivational team, wearing red 'Pep Talk Squad' jackets that O’Malley created. which according to then director Christian L. Frock "offered scheduled pep talks to the public at
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San Francisco Arts Quarterly critic Leora Lutz noted that her work appeared "in every avenue of the public imaginable, from front lawns, to billboards, to garden walks as well as galleries and museums." and
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In an interview with Content Magazine from 2013 O'Malley said of her inspiration "I’m intrigued by the idea of how and where we live, how we relate to each other, and our physical environment."
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She worked with independent publishers The Thing Quarterley on multiple commissions, including a tote bag that read "Less Internet More Love" and their 2013 collaboration with
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was created in conjunction with a local youth group who helped interview people on the San Pablo Corridor in
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which commissioned art for advertisement spaces in subway stations in New York and San Francisco.
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O'Malley's work is largely text-based and has taken the form of posters, buttons, and billboards.
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Lucy and Reyna. A public memorial service for her was held at
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While working as the curator and print center director at the
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Susan O'Malley was raised in a large Irish-Mexican family in
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(March 2, 2015). 7: 379:"Susan Bruce O'Malley, 1976 to 2015" 342: 340: 16:American artist, curator (1976–2015) 74:Berkeley, California, United States 286:Tsui, Bonnie (December 21, 2015). 227:San Francisco Museum of Modern Art 14: 708:Artists from Berkeley, California 703:Artists from San Jose, California 438:Wiener, Jocelyn (March 1, 2016). 225:and prints were installed in the 121:Advice from My 80 Year-Old Self. 229:in the Fall of that same year. 215:Advice From My 80-Year Old Self 166:Contemporary Art Museum Houston 149:; and M.F.A. degree in 2006 in 155:California College of the Arts 119:, and author of the 2016 book 84:California College of the Arts 1: 530:"Remembering Susan O'Malley" 288:"Trick Your Brain and Smile" 683:21st-century American women 134:, California. 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Susan O'Malley
California College of the Arts
Stanford University
San Francisco Bay Area
San Jose
Presentation High School
urban studies
Stanford University
social practice
California College of the Arts
San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art
Contemporary Art Museum Houston
Montalvo Art Center
os Angeles Magazine
Pro Arts
Levi’s
Berkeley, California
Chronicle Books
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Villa Montalvo
"Susan O'Malley A Voice for Art Dies at 38"
San Jose Mercury News
"Trick Your Brain and Smile"
San Francisco


"Advice from My 80-Year-Old Self: Real Words of Wisdom from People by Susan O'Malley"
Art Practical

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