Keenan Anasstasia O’Toole
Education
2023-25 MFA Candidate, Ceramics Major, Kent State University, Kent, OH
2019-20 Special Student, Ceramics Major, AU Arts, Calgary, AB
2015-19 Bachelor of Craft & Design, Ceramics Major, Sheridan College, Oakville, ON
Selected Exhibits
2024 Juried Student Annual Exhibition, Center for the Visual Arts Gallery, KSU, Kent, OH
Subtractia, Troppus Project, Kent, OH
2023 Connect Online, FUSION Clay & Glass Association
Aggregate, KSU Downtown Gallery, Kent, Ohio
Lushly, The Green House, Iowa City, IO
Other Tigers, The Lost and Found Gallery, Toronto, ON
Fireworks, FUSION Clay & Glass Association, Neilson Park Gallery, Gardiner Museum
DesignTO Festival, Broadview Hotel, Toronto, ON
2022 Go Ahead, Shoot! Gift Shop, The Run Gallery, Toronto, ON
2019 Loops In My Head, Ivan Gallery, Calgary, AB
Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Toronto, ON
Craft and Design Graduation Exhibition, Oakville, ON
AA16, You Know What I Mean, Gardiner Museum, Toronto, ON
Ceramic Exhibition, Sheridan Gallery, Oakville, ON
2018 Final Show, Sheridan Gallery, Oakville, ON
Ceramics Exhibition, Sheridan Gallery, Oakville, ON
Henderson Brewery/Gardiner Museum Ceramic Fermentation Collaboration, Toronto, ON
2017 Ceramics Exhibition, Sheridan Gallery, Oakville, ON
2016 Craft and Design, Sheridan Gallery, Oakville, ON
2015 Culture and Identity, Gardiner Museum, Toronto, ON
Professional Experience
2024 (Upcoming) Guest Speaker, Mississauga Potters Guild, ON
2023-25 Instructor of Record — Ceramics 1, Kent State University, Kent, OH
2022 Studio Manager/Technician, Clay Arts Studio, Toronto, ON
2021-23 Senior Ceramic Instructor, Clay Arts Studio, Toronto, ON
2019 Studio Technician Student Assistant, AU Arts, Calgary, AB
Studio/Museum Liaison, Gardiner/Sheridan, Toronto, ON
2018 Studio Assistant/Technician, Gardiner Museum, Toronto, ON
2017 Instructor/Teacher, Crack Pot Studios, Oakville, ON
2016 Studio Assistant, Alexx Rcboisjoli, Toronto, ON 2024
Clay Club Executive, Sheridan College, Oakville, ON
Awards/Grants
2024 Graduate Student Senate, Domestic Travel Award, Kent State University
First Runner Up, Graduate Student Annual, Kent State, OH
Anderson Ranch Scholarship, Kent State University
2022 Award of Excellence, Wychwood Art Advisory Board
2019 Joan Bennett Award, Sheridan College
2018 SkyDivers Award, Sheridan College
2016 Peter Valley School of Craft Scholarship, Sheridan College
Commissions
2023 Product Design, Bar Raval, Toronto, ON
2022 Production Design, Quetzal, Toronto, ON
Product Design & Fabrication, Herradura Tequila