Keenan O’Toole

Keenan O’Toole is a Toronto-based artist working primarily in ceramics and sculpture. She earned her MFA from Kent State University in 2025, following a Bachelor in Craft and Design from Sheridan College (2019) and further studies at Alberta University of the Arts (2020). Her work has been exhibited in cities including Toronto, Cincinnati, New York, and Cleveland.

O’Toole’s practice explores form, colour and scale through traditional ceramic building methods. She engages in a cyclical process of translating structural references into both two- and three-dimensional compositions, utilizing abstraction to explore how physical frameworks influence perception, memory and movement. Geometric shapes and modular systems echo the underlying infrastructures of pipes, grids and conduits, calling attention to how we subconsciously navigate space. Lines function in her work as directional signals, guiding flow through material and form. Through iterative repetition, she builds a visual language that references universal spatial markers — horizontal and vertical divisions, containment and extension. Her sculptures and drawings operate like fragmented maps or speculative models, inviting viewers to reflect on the systems that structure both built environments and internal experiences.