William O'Toole is a Dharawal-based artist working primarily in paint, watercolour and charcoal. His work focuses on meditations of the everyday, and the relationship between man and nature in contemporary settings. Inspired by artists such as Eberhard Havekost and James Rosenquist, his large-scale works negotiate the line between realism and abstraction, using alternative supports to create more evocative depictions of his subject matter.
Education
University of Wollongong
Bachelor of Creative Arts with Distinction (Visual Arts)
Exhibitions
Hazelhurst Arts Centre: Vital Signs 2023
PICA: Hatched National Graduate Show 2023
Bad News Gallery: Nothing is Real(ism) 2023
Smoke & Steel: Volume 8 2023
Project Contemporary Artspace: Still Life Painting Prize 2023
Shellharbour Imaginarium: Showcase 2022
Wollongong Gallery: Postcards From The Edge
Project Contemporary Artspace: Still Life Painting Prize 2022
Project Contemporary Artspace: Summer Members Magic 2021
Project Contemporary Artspace: Autumn Members Magic 2019
Wollongong Gallery: Locals on Board 2018 - 2019
University of Wollongong
Bachelor of Creative Arts with Distinction (Visual Arts)
Awards
Hazelhurst Arts Centre Artist in Resident Prize
Diana Wood Conroy Prize
NAVA Ignition Award for Professional Practice
University of Wollongong: Dean's Merit List
Hazelhurst Arts Centre Artist in Resident Prize
Diana Wood Conroy Prize
NAVA Ignition Award for Professional Practice
University of Wollongong: Dean's Merit List
Exhibitions
Hazelhurst Arts Centre: Vital Signs 2023
PICA: Hatched National Graduate Show 2023
Bad News Gallery: Nothing is Real(ism) 2023
Smoke & Steel: Volume 8 2023
Project Contemporary Artspace: Still Life Painting Prize 2023
Shellharbour Imaginarium: Showcase 2022
Wollongong Gallery: Postcards From The Edge
Project Contemporary Artspace: Still Life Painting Prize 2022
Project Contemporary Artspace: Summer Members Magic 2021
Project Contemporary Artspace: Autumn Members Magic 2019
Wollongong Gallery: Locals on Board 2018 - 2019