KIERA O'TOOLE Artist/PhD Researcher
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Kiera O’Toole is an independent visual artist and a doctoral researcher (PT) at Loughborough University UK.  O’Toole makes drawings that must be felt rather than just cognitively understood. Combining fieldwork, material and philosophical research, O’Toole creates ephemeral site-specific drawings both inside and outside the gallery space.
Recent exhibitions include ARTWORKS 2020, VISUAL Carlow, Carlow Arts Festival, Highlanes Gallery 2020, Beyond Drawing curated by Arno Kramer, Ballina Arts Centre, 2020. 
Recent residences include ‘Project Anywhere’ which is a global bind peer-reviewed exhibition, conference and is led by the University of Melbourne and Art Walk Porty, Edinburgh funded by Culture Ireland 
Upcoming site-specific exhibitions and residencies in 2021 include ; 
  1. Site-specific drawing in Derry commissioned by CCA Derry
  2. Awarded Leitrim Sculpture Centre’s new 'Landscape, Ecology & Environmental Research 
  3. Site-specific exhibition ‘Walking Kesscorran’, with seven artists: Tommy Weir, Christine Mackey, Ruth le Gear, Sarah  Lundy, Kate Orum and creative writer Julianna Holland.

O’Toole also publishes including contributing book chapters; 
  1. ‘Drawing from the Non-Place’ published by Cambridge Scholars in 2020 
  2. ‘Project Anywhere Biennial IV’, 2021 published by University of Melbourne and Parsons School of Art, NY. 

O’Toole is a founding member of NINE, an artists collective and a co-founder of Drawing deCentered which is professional artist-led collective that explores contemporary drawing practice. 

O’Toole currently resides in Sligo and has held a studio at The Model for five years.

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​SELECTED RECENT EXHIBITIONS & PROJECTS

2020   Carlow Arts Festival and VISUAL Carlow Annual Open Submission 
2020   Highlanes Gallery Open Submission 
2020   Beyond Drawing, curated by Arno Karmer, Ballina Arts Centre, West Cork Arts Centre
2020   Drawing deCentered, The Courthouse Gallery
2020   Centre for contemporary Art, Derry/Londonderry tbc (NL) 
2020   Drawing Wonder,  Project Anywhere Global Exhibition Parsons (USA)
2019   Warning, curated by Rosy Naylor, commissioned by Art Walk Porty (SCT)
2019   Reimgianing the Canon, curated by Annemarie Murland, The University Gallery (AUS)
2019   Someone who was standing apart from me’, (Greig Burgoyne, UK), MART, Dublin 
2019   Quietus, Nazareth House, commissioned by Sligo Arts Service 
2019   Drawing as Interruption, Independent Studios Dublin, The Model Studios
2018   (tele)consequences , a collaborative global drawing performance, University of Brighton
2018   Coolaney Drawing Project, Sligo, A public participative drawing project
2017   Artist Select, Arno Kramer drawings from The Model's Collection, Model Home of the Niland  
2017   Sonic Drawing, Leitrim Sculpture Centre
2017   TESTING, Catalyst Arts 2017 (NL)
2017   HOMELAND, Damer House Gallery 
2017   Drawing Conversations,  Centre for Creative Practices
2017.  Cairde Arts Festival, The Model, Co Sligo    
2016   Lines of Negotiation: Mapping the Land, Municipal Gallery, dlr Lexicon
2016   Enniskillen Visual Visual Arts Open (NL)
2016   Drawn Conversation, curated by Jill Journeaux, Helen Gorrill, Coventry University, (UK)
2016   Leitrim Sculpture Centre Open Art exhibition, Leitrim  
2016   Betwixt and Between, Tinahely Courthouse Arts Centre
2016   Remote Drawing, A series of Site-specific Drawings, Ox Mountains 
2015   The Courthouse Arts Gallery
2014   Lines of Negotiation III, Centre for Creative Practices
2014   My last begging, Ha!! Ha!! Ha!! the piano has been drinking, Maitland Gallery (AUS), 
2013   Mount-Kuring Regional Gallery (AUS)
2013   Maitland Regional Gallery (AUS),
2013   Beyond the Pale: Australia, The University Gallery Newcastle(AUS)
2013   Impressability: six-month residency, RYSS, (AUS) 
2013   Marian Thread, The Institute of Global Irish Studies, University of NSW, (AUS)
2013.  Opening the Box, 4 Point Gallery, Newcastle  (AUS)
2013   Romantic Ireland’s Dead and Gone, Gosford Regional Gallery,. (AUS)
2011   Not just Ned: the true history of Australia, National Museum of Australia (AUS)
2010   Gosford Regional Gallery Open Call (AUS)

EDUCATION
2020    Currently PhD Doctoral Researcher, Creative Arts, Loughborough University (UK)                                                                                                     
2013    Masters of Philosophy, Fine Art, Newcastle University (AUS) 
2007    Certificate IV in Training and Assessment, TAFE  (AUS) (Level 5 Cert NFQ)
2000    Bachelor of Fine Art, Honours, Dublin Institute of Technology (IRE)

​AWARDS / RESIDENCIES


2020 Primary Colours Artists Bursary Award, Sligo Arts Service                                                                    2020 Artist Network Sligo, Video Practice Opportunity Awards
2020  Finalist Project Anywhere, Parons NY (USA) 
2019  The Travel and Training Award, Culture Ireland
2017  National Drawing Day, (Andy Parsons) The Dock, Leitrim
2017  Sonic Drawing, Leitrim Sculpture Centre
2015  Betwixt and Between, Tinahely Courthouse Arts Centre, Wicklow (12 months) 
2013  Impressability. Regional Youth Support Services. Funded by ARTS NSW, (AUS)                                          In collaboration with National Aboriginal Islander Skills Development Association.                           
2011. HOMEward Bound, Regional Youth Support Service.Funded Gosford Council. (AUS).
2010. Wyong Youth Anti-Abuse Mural, Regional Youth Support Service. Gosford, Australia
2005 Old and New. Public Art Project . Blanchardstown Youthreach and Fingal Co. Council

PRESENTATIONS / CONFERENCES
2021  Artist Talk, The Model, Sligo
2020  Artist Talk, Visual Arts Ireland
2020  Artist Talk, The Drawing Box
2019  Art Walk Porty, Edinburgh, (SCT)
2018  Presenter, Drawing as Wonder, The Hunt Museum, Limerick 
2018  Conference Presenter, Arts in Education, Maynooth University 
2017  Conference Presenter for Drawing Conversations II, Coventry University (UK)
2017  Panellist for Visual Arts Ireland, Get Together, Creative Ireland, Dublin 
2015  Artist Talk, Visual Arts Ireland, Show & Tell, The Model, Sligo
2014  Artist Talk, Gorey School of Art, Wexford
2013  Conference Presentation, The Institute of Global Irish Studies, University of NSW (AUS)
2013  Artist Talk, Avondale College, (AUS)
2013  Artist Talk, Avondale College, (AUS)
2011  Conference Presenter, National Museum of Australia, (AUS)
2010  Artist Talk, Gosford Regional Gallery (AUS)
2007  Artist Talk, Gosford Regional Gallery, (AUS)

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Studio - The University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia, 2013
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STUDIO - Lissadell House, Sligo, Ireland, 2015
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STUDIO - Narara, NSW, Australia 2013-2014
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Studio - The Model Sligo, Ireland 2016- present