Susan O'Malley
What advice would your 80-year-old self give you?
That's the question artist Susan O’Malley asked ordinary people of all ages at farmers' markets, senior centers, and other public spaces in the San Francisco Bay Area. In her Advice From My 80-Year-Old Self series, O'Malley collected their responses—words of encouragement, truth, and generosity—and transformed them into bold prints, public installations, and a book. O'Malley reminds us of our collective humanity and the wisdom we hold inside ourselves right now.
That's the question artist Susan O’Malley asked ordinary people of all ages at farmers' markets, senior centers, and other public spaces in the San Francisco Bay Area. In her Advice From My 80-Year-Old Self series, O'Malley collected their responses—words of encouragement, truth, and generosity—and transformed them into bold prints, public installations, and a book. O'Malley reminds us of our collective humanity and the wisdom we hold inside ourselves right now.
Susan O’Malley (1976–2015) was an internationally exhibited artist and curator based in the San Francisco Bay Area. From posters to pep talks, billboards to vending machines, O’Malley used simple and recognizable tools of engagement to connect people to one another.
