Keenan Anasstasia O’Toole

 

keenan.otoole@icloud.com

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