oil on canvas 35 x 50cm
frame size 46 x 61cm
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
Selected Solo Exhibitions –
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 –
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 Iconic, Group show at the Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art Wisconsin USA
2021 Au Natural, 33 Contemporary, Chicago, USA
2021 Florals, Contemporary, Chicago, USA