Toni Gallagher Artist and Director of The Pear Tree Open Gallery
Toni grew up in rural Buckinghamshire and moved to London after gaining a BA in graphic design and advertising at Brunel university. A stint working as an ice sculptor although short lived led to an opportunity in 2009 to be part of Anthony Gormley’s One and Other project on the Fourth Plinth. Coming in from the cold she worked as an art director on commercials before her ambitious and adventurous nature saw her relocate to Los Angeles. Whilst living in L.A she involved herself in art directing, set building and teaching. Toni spent the last 2 years studying under renowned artists David Mach RA, Liane Lang and Bob Matthews. Her work crosses several disciplines most notably photography and sculpture. Following a solo exhibition at the Horse Hospital in Bloomsbury in 2012, Toni had a residency at the Century Club, shown alongside the London Group at the Cello Factory, and exhibited multiple times at the Venice Biennale.
In 2020 the world changed and during lockdown Toni started to view the spaces around her differently. It was then she was inspired to team up with the Essential School of Painting and use the outside space at her Kensington home as an art gallery.
Bringing together her skills as an Art Director, Artist and Curator Toni is looking forward to working with contemporary artists and providing a stage for them to exhibit their work.
EXHIBITIONS
ESOP End of Year Student Exhibition 2021
Vroom – Vanya Balogh – January 2019
Empire II world tour, Mexico – February 2019
Q park Chinese new Year of the Pig – February 2019
Minuscule part 2 – Cumbria – March 2019
upcoming Minuscule Venice -2019
Qpark – Chinese new Year of the Dog – Jan 2018
Arms Around the Child – Lee Sharook – 2018
Empire II World Tour, Thalin – 2018
Q park , Anti Frieze October 2018
Strangelands – group show – Shotgun Gallery – September 2017
Anxiety – Fall of the Rebel Angels II – Venice Biennale – 2017
Big Deal 7 – location to be announced – December 2106
Drive thru – Cavendish Square car park- October 2016
Contemporary Vanitas Group show, lights of Soho April 2016
Residency Home House members club Jan– June 2016
Residency at Century Club, Soho sep 2014 – may 2016
Fall of the Rebel Angels, group show, Venice Biennale 2015
There’s A Good Girl, group show, Saatchi and Saatchi, London – November 2014
We Could Not Agree, group show, London – October 2014
You Only Live Once, group show, London – September 2014
Big Deal, group show, London – July 2104
Parallel Lines show – London – May 2014
Art Below Summer exhibition, London – June 2014
Chinese Open , London – January 2014
The Century Members Club, resident artist, London – Dec 2013/to date
Schwartz Gallery , London. Hot 100 – July/August 2013
The Other Art fair Ambika P3, Marylebone – April 2013
Solo show ‘The Gluttonous Lady That Swallowed A Fly’ at the Old Horse Hospital Bloomsbury – November 2012
Signed to Debut contemporary – November 2011/2012
The Other Art Fair – October 2011
See Me , Long Island NY – June 2013
One and Other, Fourth Plinth, sculpted figure from half ton block of ice – Oct 2009