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Suzanne Olmsted - Trivia, Family, Bio

By Mia Fernandez

Artist and magician who was known for being the mother of G-Eazy. She was an artist and an associate professor at the San Francisco Art Institute. She held artist residencies in Italy and Belgium. Her suzolm Instagram account features her work and her family. 

Before Fame

She attended University of California, Santa Cruz, where she studied art and print-making. She later earned an MFA from Southern Illinois University

Trivia

She was interviewed by the San Francisco Chronicle in 2017. 

Family Life

She was the daughter of Barney and Gerald Olmsted, who raised her and her brothers in Palo Alto, California. In 1982, she married sculptor Ed Gillum. She is survived by her son Gerald Gillum, known as G-Eazy, and her second son, James Gillum. She raised her sons in the San Francisco Bay Area. 

Associated With

On April 9, 2021, she posted a memorial tribute to DMX, whom she had met when he shared the stage with her son.