ABOUT
Toby Gawler (b. 1987) is an Australian-born British artist living and working in Margate, UK. After completing a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting at the University of Sydney in 2007, Toby moved to Europe and later trained in traditional oil painting methods at London Fine Art Studios, where he now also teaches.
Originally immersed in tattooing for over a decade, Toby returned to painting in recent years with a focus on working from life. His practice explores themes of selfhood, memory, narrative, and nostalgia, drawing inspiration from 20th-century Australian portraiture and classical masters such as Sargent, Sorolla, and Goya.
Toby's work invites viewers to connect emotionally through shared experiences and personal reflection. His debut solo exhibition, Dialogues, examines the dynamic relationship between artist, subject, and medium.
He has exhibited with the Royal Institute of Oil Painters, Royal Society of British Artists, New English Art Club, and Chelsea Art Society. His accolades include the de Laszlo Young Artist Award at Green & Stone and an appearance on Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year.
Photo by: Kevin Kremer
Solo Exhibitions
Group Exhibitions
2025
Dialogues, Kavel Rafferty Gallery, Margate UK
2024
Royal Institute of Oil Painters (ROI) Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London UK
Green & Stone Summer Exhibition, Green & Stone, London UK
Chelsea Art Society Summer Exhibition, Old Chelsea Town Hall, London UK
Royal Society of British Artists (RBA) Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London UK
2023
Royal Institute of Oil Painters (ROI) Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London UK
”Otherlands” Exhibition, Green & Stone, London UK
The New English Art Club (NEAC) Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London UK
The de Laszlo Scholar Exhibition, Green & Stone, London UK
2022
Green & Stone Summer Exhibition, Green & Stone, London UK
Chelsea Art Society Annual Exhibition, Old Chelsea Town Hall, London UK
Royal Society of British Artists (RBA) “Rising Stars” Exhibition, Royal Over-Seas League, London UK
2021
Royal Institute of Oil Painters (ROI) Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London UK
The Lido Open Exhibition, Hera Gallery, Margate UK
Lovely’s Gallery 130 exhibition, Lovely’s, Margate UK
2012
Sea is for Change group exhibition, Lo-Fi Collective, Sydney AUS
2011
Give heART group exhibition, Lo-Fi Collective, Sydney AUS
2007
Sydney College of the Arts Graduation Exhibition, SCA, Sydney AUS
Media
2023
Landscape Artist of the Year, Season 8, Episode 2.
Awards
2023
The de Laszlo Foundation Scholarship, Awarded by London Fine Arts Studios, London UK.
2022
The de Laszlo Foundation Young Artist Award, Awarded for "‘The Last Dinner for a Sorrowing Son’ Exhibited at the Green & Stone Summer Exhibition, Green & Stone Gallery, London UK