Born
Laurence James O'Toole, born 1968, Bray, Co Wicklow.
Studied
Self-Taught Artist
Awards and Nominations -
1990 Member of Californian Artist Guild
Runner up in National "Irish Arts Compendium" 2008
Represented Ireland in Televised "Isole- Festival of Art Competition", Italy. Awarded 2nd Prize 2003
“Titles” Published by OPW 2010
Received Award from Royal Ulster Academy 137th Exhibition 2016
Best in Show, Signal arts centre Bray 2020
Winner - Silver medal, RUA 139th Annual show, Belfast 2020
Shortlisted for RCSI award at the 192nd RHA Annual show 2023
Part of the Lunar Codex that landed on the moon, establishing a library of the arts for the future.2024
Selected Solo Exhibitions –
2024 This Land. Signal Arts Centre. Bray. Ireland
2022 Escapism and other desires, Hambly and Hambly, Enniskillen, Northern Ireland
2021 Framing the Landscape, Signal Arts Centre, Bray, Ireland
2020 2 person show, Signal Arts Centre, Bray, Ireland
2012 Wealth in Society Manhattan NYC.
2011 Conditions Gormley Galleries, Belfast, N.Ireland
2011 Carousel Series Gormley Galleries Dublin, Ireland
2010 Michael Smyth and Laurence O Toole, Gormleys Fine Art, 24 South Frederick Street, Dublin
2007 Without Borders - Oisin Gallery, Westland Row, Dublin
2005 Running too fast - Oisin Gallery, Westland Row, Dublin
2005 Light and Hope - Kilkenny Arts Festival
2003 Masie J - Oisin Gallery, Westland Row, Dublin
2003 The nature of all - Methatron Gallery, Enniskerry, Co Wicklow
2001 Life of Colour - Cudios Gallery, Mount Usher, Co Wicklow
2001 Great Heights - Grafton gallery, Grafton St, Dublin
1998 Pastel and Paint - Signal Arts Gallery, Co Wicklow
1997 Dreams - Bobby Dawson Gallery, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin
1996 Beginnings - Escape Gallery, Bray, Co Wicklow
1986 Force - Bank of Ireland, Bray, Co Wicklow
Selected Group Exhibitions –
2024 Royal Ulster Academy Annual show. Belfast
2024 Finalist in the Australian Lethbridge 20000 art awards. Australia
2024 International show, Muscles and Mind. WGOA. Work bought for Waterford Collection
2024 Member of the Tuscany Biennale, Italy
2024 Member of the International Guild of Realism
2024 Royal Hibernian Academy 194th Annual show, Dublin
2023 Woven, Group show in Chateaux De Mornay, France
2023 Artists Portraits, Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art Wisconsin USA
2023 Woven, Group show in Sassi Museum of Contemporary Art. Los Angles, USA
2022 PTFN, Group show at the Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art Wisconsin USA
2022 Royal Ulster Academy Annual show. Belfast
2022 Royal Hibernian academy, 192nd Annual Show
2022 Royal Scottish Academy, 195th Annual show, Edinburgh, Scotland.
2021 20th Anniversary of 9/11 - 60 invited international artists. Dallas Texas. USA
2021 Lethbridge Annual Show, Brisbane, Australia
2021 Royal Ulster Academy Annual show. Belfast
2021 Iconic, Group show at the Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art Wisconsin USA
2021 Au Natural, 33 Contemporary, Chicago, USA
2021 Florals, Contemporary, Chicago, USA
2020 Shelter, 33 Contemporary, Chicago, USA
2020 Royal Ulster Academy, Belfast. Annual show
2020 Lethbridge Annual Show Brisbane, Australia
2020 Royal Aberdeen Art Society, Scotland
2020 Leighbridge Gallery, Melbourne Australia
2020 Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2019 Royal Ulster Academy, Belfast, Annual show
2019 Signal Arts Centre, Bray, Annual show
2019 Adorn me, PoetsArtists Publication Zhou B Art Centre, Chicago, USA
2018 Royal Ulster Academy Belfast, Annual show
2018 Artworks Annual show, Visual Arts centre, Carlow
2018 Royal Hibernan Academy Dublin, annual show. Dublin
2017 Royal Ulster Academy annual show, Belfast Museum
2017 2 month residency Japan, Group show, Fukuoka. Japan
2016 Royal Ulster Academy 137th exhibition
2016 2 Month residency New Zealand, Group show, Wellington. NZ
2015 Royal Ulster Academy 136th exhibition
2014 Barbara Stanley Gallery London
2013 Sharon O Farrell Gallery NYC
2010 Red Rag Galleries England
2009 Group Show, Gormleys Fine Art, Dublin Belfast, Omagh
2009 Gallery 13, California
2009 Red Rag Galleries England
Collections -
Private and Coporate Collections in Ireland, UK, Europe, California and South Africa
Philips Electronics, Dublin
Permanent Collection of Isole, Italian Festival of Arts
Jim Sheridan, Film Director
Banc de Italiano Bank
Office of Public Works (Ireland)
Charlie Mc Creevey
Offices of HSE
Ronnie Drew Music
Publications -
2022 Fine Art Collector, American art Monthly
2020 Poets/Artists American art magazine
2011 Office of Public Works - Titles
2011 Landscape Painters - Best of
2009 House & Home - Features
Laurence James O'Toole, born 1968, Bray, Co Wicklow.
Studied
Self-Taught Artist
Awards and Nominations -
1990 Member of Californian Artist Guild
Runner up in National "Irish Arts Compendium" 2008
Represented Ireland in Televised "Isole- Festival of Art Competition", Italy. Awarded 2nd Prize 2003
“Titles” Published by OPW 2010
Received Award from Royal Ulster Academy 137th Exhibition 2016
Best in Show, Signal arts centre Bray 2020
Winner - Silver medal, RUA 139th Annual show, Belfast 2020
Shortlisted for RCSI award at the 192nd RHA Annual show 2023
Part of the Lunar Codex that landed on the moon, establishing a library of the arts for the future.2024
Selected Solo Exhibitions –
2024 This Land. Signal Arts Centre. Bray. Ireland
2022 Escapism and other desires, Hambly and Hambly, Enniskillen, Northern Ireland
2021 Framing the Landscape, Signal Arts Centre, Bray, Ireland
2020 2 person show, Signal Arts Centre, Bray, Ireland
2012 Wealth in Society Manhattan NYC.
2011 Conditions Gormley Galleries, Belfast, N.Ireland
2011 Carousel Series Gormley Galleries Dublin, Ireland
2010 Michael Smyth and Laurence O Toole, Gormleys Fine Art, 24 South Frederick Street, Dublin
2007 Without Borders - Oisin Gallery, Westland Row, Dublin
2005 Running too fast - Oisin Gallery, Westland Row, Dublin
2005 Light and Hope - Kilkenny Arts Festival
2003 Masie J - Oisin Gallery, Westland Row, Dublin
2003 The nature of all - Methatron Gallery, Enniskerry, Co Wicklow
2001 Life of Colour - Cudios Gallery, Mount Usher, Co Wicklow
2001 Great Heights - Grafton gallery, Grafton St, Dublin
1998 Pastel and Paint - Signal Arts Gallery, Co Wicklow
1997 Dreams - Bobby Dawson Gallery, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin
1996 Beginnings - Escape Gallery, Bray, Co Wicklow
1986 Force - Bank of Ireland, Bray, Co Wicklow
Selected Group Exhibitions –
2024 Royal Ulster Academy Annual show. Belfast
2024 Finalist in the Australian Lethbridge 20000 art awards. Australia
2024 International show, Muscles and Mind. WGOA. Work bought for Waterford Collection
2024 Member of the Tuscany Biennale, Italy
2024 Member of the International Guild of Realism
2024 Royal Hibernian Academy 194th Annual show, Dublin
2023 Woven, Group show in Chateaux De Mornay, France
2023 Artists Portraits, Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art Wisconsin USA
2023 Woven, Group show in Sassi Museum of Contemporary Art. Los Angles, USA
2022 PTFN, Group show at the Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art Wisconsin USA
2022 Royal Ulster Academy Annual show. Belfast
2022 Royal Hibernian academy, 192nd Annual Show
2022 Royal Scottish Academy, 195th Annual show, Edinburgh, Scotland.
2021 20th Anniversary of 9/11 - 60 invited international artists. Dallas Texas. USA
2021 Lethbridge Annual Show, Brisbane, Australia
2021 Royal Ulster Academy Annual show. Belfast
2021 Iconic, Group show at the Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art Wisconsin USA
2021 Au Natural, 33 Contemporary, Chicago, USA
2021 Florals, Contemporary, Chicago, USA
2020 Shelter, 33 Contemporary, Chicago, USA
2020 Royal Ulster Academy, Belfast. Annual show
2020 Lethbridge Annual Show Brisbane, Australia
2020 Royal Aberdeen Art Society, Scotland
2020 Leighbridge Gallery, Melbourne Australia
2020 Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2019 Royal Ulster Academy, Belfast, Annual show
2019 Signal Arts Centre, Bray, Annual show
2019 Adorn me, PoetsArtists Publication Zhou B Art Centre, Chicago, USA
2018 Royal Ulster Academy Belfast, Annual show
2018 Artworks Annual show, Visual Arts centre, Carlow
2018 Royal Hibernan Academy Dublin, annual show. Dublin
2017 Royal Ulster Academy annual show, Belfast Museum
2017 2 month residency Japan, Group show, Fukuoka. Japan
2016 Royal Ulster Academy 137th exhibition
2016 2 Month residency New Zealand, Group show, Wellington. NZ
2015 Royal Ulster Academy 136th exhibition
2014 Barbara Stanley Gallery London
2013 Sharon O Farrell Gallery NYC
2010 Red Rag Galleries England
2009 Group Show, Gormleys Fine Art, Dublin Belfast, Omagh
2009 Gallery 13, California
2009 Red Rag Galleries England
Collections -
Private and Coporate Collections in Ireland, UK, Europe, California and South Africa
Philips Electronics, Dublin
Permanent Collection of Isole, Italian Festival of Arts
Jim Sheridan, Film Director
Banc de Italiano Bank
Office of Public Works (Ireland)
Charlie Mc Creevey
Offices of HSE
Ronnie Drew Music
Publications -
2022 Fine Art Collector, American art Monthly
2020 Poets/Artists American art magazine
2011 Office of Public Works - Titles
2011 Landscape Painters - Best of
2009 House & Home - Features