Biography
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 ;
O’Toole also publishes including contributing book chapters;
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.
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 ;
- Site-specific drawing in Derry commissioned by CCA Derry
- Awarded Leitrim Sculpture Centre’s new 'Landscape, Ecology & Environmental Research
- 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;
- ‘Drawing from the Non-Place’ published by Cambridge Scholars in 2020
- ‘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.
CV
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
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