CONTACT

kieraotooleartist@gmail.com

 

ATU Sligo, Assistant Lecturer, MA Creative Practice.

Kiera.otoole@atu.ie

 

Fine Art Doctoral Researcher, Loughborough University, UK

K.OToole@lboro.ac.uk

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EDUCATION

2020-2026.PhD Doctoral Researcher, Creative Arts, Loughborough University (UK)

2013    Masters of Philosophy, Fine Art, Newcastle University, (AUS)

2000    Bachelor of Fine Art, Honours, Dublin Institute of Technology (IRE)

 

Upcoming Exhibitions

2026    Solo. LCGA – Limerick City Gallery of Arts.

2026    Drawing Centre, Diepenheim (NL)

2026    Luan Gallery, Athlone

 

Solo Exhibitions

2023    RHA, Weaved Drawing, Atrium, Dublin

2021    CCA Derry. Commission for site-specific drawing, Derry. NL

2020    Drawing Wonder, Project Anywhere Global Exhibition, Uni. of Melbourne and

            Parsons School of Art (USA)

2019    Quietus, Commissioned by Sligo Arts Service

2019    Warning, curated by Rosie Naylor, Edinburgh. SCO.

2016    Betwixt and Between, Tinahely Courthouse Arts Centre, Wicklow

2014    Lines of Negotiation III, Centre for Creative Practices, Dublin

2013    Romantic Ireland Dead and Gone’, Mount-Kuring Regional Gallery, AUS

2013    Romantic Ireland’s Dead and Gone, Gosford Regional Gallery. AUS  2012

2012    Beyond the Pale: Australia, The University Gallery Newcastle. AUS

 

 

TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS

2019   Someone who was standing apart from me, (Greig Burgoyne, UK), MART.

Commissioned by Livestock

2017  Artist Select, Arno Kramer, The Model Home of the Niland Collection

2017  Sonic Drawing, in collaboration with Donna Legault, Leitrim Sculpture Centre

2014  Lines of Inquiry (two-person), Art Studios Cooperative, AUS

2013  Marian Thread, Institute of Global Irish Studies, University of NSW, AUS

 

 

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2024    Weaved Drawing, / Leitrim Sculpture Centre

2023    RHA, invited to exhibit for annual open call

2023    Atmospheres: 1, Drawing deCentered, Leitrim Sculpture Centre 

2023    Invited by curator Sarah Searson, Boyle Arts Festival

2022    Beyond Drawing, curated by Arno Kramer, Uilleann West Cork Arts Centre.

2022    Walking Kesshcorran, A collaborative project and exhibition

2021    Landscape, Ecology & Environment, residency and exhibition, LSC

2021    N I N E | Matters’, Hyde Bridge Gallery, Sligo

2021    Wonder Stones, public art, Caidre Arts festival,

2020    Drawing Wonder, Platform Arts Belfast

2020    Highlanes Gallery Open Submission

2020    Beyond Drawing, curated by Arno Kramer, Ballina Arts Centre,

2019    Drawing deCentered, The Courthouse Gallery

2019    Weaved Drawing A5, The Drawing Box, International touring exhibition: IN, UK, AUS

2019    Reimgianing the Canon, curated by Annemarie Murland,  University Gallery AUS

2018    Drawing as Interruption, Independent Studios Dublin, The Model Studios

2018    (tele)consequences, drawing performance’, University of Brighton, UK

2017    The Embodied Experience of Drawing, Ocean Studios, Royal William Yard,  UK

2017    Coolaney Drawing Project, Sligo, A public participative drawing project

2017    Testing, Catalyst Arts 2017 (NL)

2017    HOMELAND, Damer House Gallery, Roscrea,

2017    Drawing Conversations, Centre for Creative Practices, Dublin

2017    Cairde Arts Festival, The Model, Sligo

2017    Insider/Outsider, Caidre Arts Festival, The Model, Sligo

2016    Lines of Negotiation: Mapping the Land, Municipal Gallery, dlr Lexicon, Dublin

2016    Enniskillen Visual Visual Arts Open (NL)

2016    Drawn Conversations, Coventry University, (UK)

2016    Leitrim Sculpture Centre Open Art exhibition, Leitrim

2014    Lines of Negotiation II, Irish Museum of Contemporary Art, Dublin, Ireland

2014    ‘My last begging, Ha!! Ha!! the piano has been drinking’, Maitland. Gallery AUS.                  

2014    Opening the Box, 4 Point Gallery, Newcastle (AUS)

2011    Not just Ned: the true history of Australia, National Museum of Australia AUS

  

Awards/ Residencies Bibliography

 

2024    Arts Council of Ireland Bursary Award

2022    Awarded artist- residency, Leitrim Sculpture Centre,

2022    Agility Award, Arts Council of Ireland

2021    Agility Award, Arts Council of Ireland

2021    Video Practice Opportunity Award. Funded by Creative Ireland

2020    Finalist Project Anywhere; global peer-reviewed exhibition and conference

2020    University of Melbourne and Parsons School of Art, NY. (USA)

2020    Primary Colours Artists Bursary Award, Sligo Arts Service

2020    The Travel and Training Award, Culture Ireland

2017    ‘Sonic Drawing’, Residency, Leitrim Sculpture Centre

2015    Wicklow County Council’s New Strategic Project Award

2013    RTS Funding Grants (Newcastle University, NSW, Australia)

2011    ‘Impressability’. Six month residency, Funded by ARTS NSW, (AUS).

2010    ‘HOMEward Bound’, 2yr residency, RYSS.Funded Gosford Council. AUS

2005    Public Art Project . Blanchardstown Youthreach, Fingal Co Council

 

 

SEMINARS / ARTIST TALKS

 

2025    Seminar Presenter: nature drawing nature - April 3rd

2024 Seminar presenter: Architecture, Urbanism, Public Art, participation, Drawing, and the Environment, University of Lisbon, University of São Paulo, 8th Nov 2024.

2023    Conference presenter, Drawing in Relation: Affect & Agency

2023    'Making Connection’; Mapping Creative Encounters, RMIT, Melbourne, (UAS)

Leitrim Sculpture Centre

2023    Sculpture Drawing Space (UK)

2022    Conference Chair, Loughborough University, ‘Ecologies of Drawing: Mapping Environments’

2020    Artist Talk- Visual Arts Ireland

2019    CCA-Derry-Londonderry and IMMA for IMMA, National Drawing Day

2018    Conference presenter, Arts in Education, Maynooth University

2017    Conference presenter, Drawing Conversations II, Coventry University (UK)

2017    Panellist, Visual Arts Ireland, Get Together, Creative Ireland, Dublin

2017    Panellist, Bart Lodewijks’ exhibition Sligo Drawings, The Model

2017    Artist talk. The Drawing Box _Online

2017    Artist talk. Drawing deCentered, The Courthouse Gallery

2017    Artist talk. Art Walk Porty, Edinburgh, (SCT)

2017    Drawing as Wonder, The Hunt Museum, Limerick

2017    Sonic Drawing, Leitrim Sculpture centre

2015    Artist select from the Model Home of the Niland Collection

2015    Artist talk. Visual Arts Ireland, Show & Tell, The Model, Sligo

2015    MART Gallery & Visual Arts Ireland, Dublin

2014    Gorey School of Art, Wexford

2013    Conference presenter, The Institute of Global Irish Studies, University of

NSW (AUS)

2013    Guest lecturer, Avondale College, NSW (AUS)

2013    Artist talk. Mount-Kuring Regional Gallery, (AUS)

2011    Conference presenter, National Museum of Australia, (AUS)

 

 

BIBLIOGRAPHY

 

2022    Catalogue, Beyond Drawing, designed by Oonagh Young, Published by Uilleann,

West Cork Arts Centre, Produced by Drawing deCentered

2021    Profile: Irish Arts Review, Summer Edition, ‘Public Wonders’. June-July

2021    Book Chapter: Anywhere IV, Project Anywhere. www.projectanywhere.net

2020    Article: NINE, The Visual Arts Newsletter, Visual Arts Ireland;

https://visualartists.ie/out-now-january-february-issue-of-the-visual-artists- news-sheet/,

2020    Book Chapter: “Drawing Conversations 2: Body, Space Place 2’ Ed by Jill

Journeaux, Helen Gorill and Sara Reed, Published by Cambridge Scholars, Jan

2020    Profile; Visual Arts Ireland Cafe’ 16th June

2020    Profile: Inside the Studio, Supported by Artist Network Sligo

2020    Review: Not Beyond Reach, Visual Arts Ireland News Sheet, July-Aug

https://issuu.com/visualartistsireland/docs/van_ja_2020__print_

2019    Article: Drawing deCentered, Visual Artist Ireland News Sheet,

https://issuu.com/ visualartistsireland/docs/van_ma_2019_full, March-April 2019

2019    Profile: Inside Make shift Studio during Covid19 crisis.

2019    Article: Drawing deCentered, Visual Artist Ireland News Sheet

https://issuu.com/visualartistsireland/docs/ van_nd_2019__print_, Nov-Dec

2019    Profile: The Drawing Box https://www.facebook.com/groups/449614368434500/

2018    Profile : ‘Warning’, Visual Arts Ireland News Sheet, https://

issuu.com/visualartistsireland/docs/ van_nd_2019__print_,

2017    Academic Journal: TRACEY: Drawing and Presence, peer reviewed

Journal for Contemporary Drawing. Loughborough University, UK.

2017    Profile: CYBER CRAIC - A DIGITAL IRISH ARTS FESTIVAL.

 https://www.solasnua.org/cyber-craic-a-digital-irish-arts-festival-2020/

2015    Radio: Arts House Podcast, June 29th, https://www.oceanfm.ie/2018/06/29/

2015    Profile: Betwixt and Between, Visual Arts News sheet: Catalogue; Jan-

2015    Catalogue: Betwixt and Between, Essay by Brian Fay, Nov

2014    Catalogue : Drawing Conversation, Centre for Creative Practices,

2014    TV: Nationwide, RTE, Centre for Creative Practices, Dublin

2013    Radio: Kiera O'Toole & Annemarie Murland, ABC Central Coast,

2013    Book: Greetings from the Irish in Australia, Edited by Kiera O’Toole and

DrAnnemarie Murland forward Noel White, Ambassador of Ireland AUS,

2013    Radio. Australia, 92.5 FM, Lines of Inquiry, Coast Arts, February

2013    Review: The Star’ newspaper, Newcastle, Australia

2012    Review: Central Coast Express Advocate. June, 34

2012    Review: Newcastle Herald Newspaper. Beyond the Pale: Australia, Dec

2011    Catalogue : Homeward Bound, RYSS, NSW, Australia, October 2012

2011    Catalogue: Impressability, RYSS, NSW, Australia June 2011

2011    Catalogue: Not just Ned: the true history of Irish in Australia, National Museum of

Australia. https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/not-just-ned-irish-in-australia-series, 2nd1