Mary O'Malley
Bee Cup 1 (non-functional)
3.5" x 3" x 3"

Mary O'Malley is a ceramic artist based in Macon, Georgia. She holds an MA in Ceramics and Glass from the Royal College of Art in London and a BFA from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. O'Malley first gained national attention with her Bottom Feeder series (2011-2013), exhibited with the American Craft Council, the Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, a solo exhibition at The Clay Studio, and more. One of her earliest career achievements was an Award of Excellence from the American Craft Council which included a residency at the Hambidge Center in 2013. She has since returned twice to Hambidge and is proud to be part of its fellowship network.
Her work has since shown internationally at institutions including the British Ceramics Biennial, Saatchi Gallery, Christie's, Chun Art Museum (Shanghai), and Parcours Céramique Carougeois (Geneva). She co-founded Collective Matter, a London-based artist collective that held a six-month Tate Exchange residency at the Tate Modern. Her work is represented by Taste Contemporary (Geneva, Switzerland) and held in public and private collections worldwide, including the, TaoXiChuan Art Center, Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and 21C Museum Hotel. O'Malley has participated in residencies in China, Italy, India, Ireland, the UK, and the United States, with a forthcoming solo exhibition at Artlink at Fort Dunree in Donegal, Ireland (Summer 2026). The work donated to the silent auction is an early iteration of an installation in development for this show. Themes include: bricks as metaphor for colonization, degredation of empire, and the power of nature to overshadow human-centered conflict. She is currently Assistant Professor of Art at Mercer University.