My work begins with a fascination with nature combined with a love of pattern, decoration, and ornamentation. In my highly detailed work on paper, I morph nature with the decorative, creating an alternate “natural” world where flora and fauna, dense patterning, and a maximalist sensibility come together to create a new world of hybrid chandeliers, curious bouquets, and abundant gardens. Boldly decorative and unapologetically pretty, these imagined worlds are characterized by symmetry, bold color and shimmering metallic detail that conjure a fantastical and idealized view of nature.

O’Malley graduated from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design in Boston with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1997. In 2005, she received her Master of Fine Arts degree from the School of Visual Arts in New York. She has an extensive exhibition history, including shows at the DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park in Lincoln, MA, the Fitchburg Art Museum in Fitchburg, MA, as well as at galleries in Boston, New York, and Los Angeles. Her work has been included twice in the juried publication, New American Paintings. She is the recipient of multiple grants, including two Massachusetts Cultural Council grants and the St. Botolph Club Grant-in-Aid Award. In 2010, her work was acquired by the United States Embassy in Dubai, as part of the Art in Embassies program. She lives and works on the Seacoast of New Hampshire, not far from the ocean.

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