Susan O'Malley

Susan O'Malley (1976-2015) was an internationally exhibited artist and curator based in the San Francisco Bay Area. As curator and print centre director at the San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, she worked with hundreds of artists and organised more than 50 exhibitions and public programmes. As an artist, she made work that brings a sense of interconnectedness into our lives, from conversations with strangers to installations in public places. The impact of her work has travelled far and...See more

Susan O'Malley (1976-2015) was an internationally exhibited artist and curator based in the San Francisco Bay Area. As curator and print centre director at the San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, she worked with hundreds of artists and organised more than 50 exhibitions and public programmes. As an artist, she made work that brings a sense of interconnectedness into our lives, from conversations with strangers to installations in public places. The impact of her work has travelled far and wide. O'Malley's artwork has been exhibited in public projects across the United States--San Francisco, New York, Nashville--and around the globe in the United Kingdom, Poland, and Denmark. She exhibited at alternative spaces and cultural institutions, including, in California, the Montalvo Art Center, Kala Art Institute, and Palo Alto Art Center, as well as the Contemporary Art Museum (Houston, TX) and the Parthenon Museum (Nashville, TN). The powerful optimism of her work lives on. See less