Richard has held a number of solo exhibitions over the years:
- “Reflections on Ireland: Landscapes and Music,” Burns Library at Boston College, March 1-31, 2008
- “Reflections of Scituate: Paintings by Richard Toomey,” Scituate Maritime and Irish Mossing Museum, July-August 2004.
- “Under Blue Skies,” Artica Gallery, Duxbury, July-August 2003.
- “Recent Paintings,” Thayer Gallery, Thayer Academy, January 1995.
- “Paintings, Drawings, and Collage,” Cohen Arts Center, Tufts University, December 2 – 14, 1974.
- “Thesis Exhibition,” Exhibition Gallery, Boston State College, May, 1972.