William Toney

I am an artist, educator and arts administrator with a Master’s Degree in Photography and Sculpture. I have more than 10 years of experience exhibiting my photographs in fine art exhibits. I have also spent the last 12 years working as a museum professional and have experience leading teams of multidisciplinary artists, museum staff and contractors to manage projects, meet deadlines and open exhibits on time. I’m currently a freelance exhibition photographer with a commitment to visual storytelling.

• 2024, Intermission, Temple Contemporary, Philadelphia, PA
• 2022, Proof of Concept, HAW Contemporary, Kansas City, MO
• 2021, Grayscale, UMKC Gallery of Art, Kansas City, MO
• 2019, Social Fabric, Kiosk Gallery, Kansas City, MO
• 2017 Against the Screen curated by Lynnette Miranda, Charlotte Street Foundation, Kansas City, MO
• 2016 Kansas City Flat file, H&R Block Artspace, Kansas City, MO
• 2016 Crit Night #6, presented by Archive Collective, Drugstore, Kansas City, MO
• 2015 Busman's Holiday, Kemper Museum of Contemporary art, Kansas City, MO
• 2014 Kansas City Flat file, H&R Block Artspace, Kansas City, MO
• 2014 Busman's Holiday, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO
• 2013 Inside Out, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO
• 2012 Undergraduate Juried Exhibition, George Bingham Gallery, Columbia, MO
• 2012 Most Utmost group show, Tellers Gallery and Bar, Columbia, MO
• 2011 Most Utmost group show, Ragtag Cinema, Columbia, MO
• 2011 Undergraduate Juried Exhibition, George Bingham Gallery, Columbia, MO
• 2014 Academie Lafayette, Kansas City, MO
• 2017 Informality blog, "Encountering the Black Everyday in William Toney's Photography," by Henry Murphy
• 2017 KC studio magazine, "Toward a New Identity: Contemporary Photography in Kansas City," by Lynnette Miranda
• 2016 KC studio magazine, “2016 Kansas City Flat file," H&R Block Artspace," by Elisabeth Kirsch

2017 The Drugstore KC artist in residence. Recipient of the Gift of Faith award.