Lois Andison

Lois Andison is an installation artist whose mixed materials installations explore intersections of technology, geography and the body.^[1] She currently teaches sculpture and digital media at the University of Waterloo.^[2]

Biography

Andison was born in Smith Falls, Ontario and now resides in Toronto, Ontario. Previous to her artistic career, Andison worked as a professional illustrator and graphic designer.^[3] She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from York University in 1990 with 1st class distinction. Since graduation she has worked as a professional artists,^[4] her first solo exhibition was hosted by Gallery Seventy-Six in Toronto, Ontario.^[5] Her works have been exhibited outside the formal gallery system.^[6]

Education

• Bachelor of Fine Arts at York University in 1990 (graduated 1st class with distinction)^[7]
• 1979 Sheridan College of Applied Arts and Technology (graduated with High Honors and Board of Governors Silver Medal) ^[8]

Quotes

“	My content and my concerns are reactions to personal and social realities: spiritual and physical need, suffering, disease, and bodily breakdown. My interpretations, my impressions of these predicaments/experiences come through a blend of nature and technology, the rural and the urban, in the form of installation art.	”
	— Lois Andison, 1994, [9]

Solo Exhibitions

• 2012 solving man ray’s obstruction. Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, Ontario.
• 2010 what’s in a name. Galerie Art Mûr, Montréal, Québec.
• 2009 moving still. Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, Ontario.
• 2005 time after time. Galerie Art Mûr, Montréal, Québec.
• 2002 autobody. Galerie Art Mûr, Montréal, Québec.
• 2002 Summer Invitational. Sable-Castelli Gallery, Toronto, Ontario. Curated by Barbara Edwards.
• 2001 autobody. The Koffler Gallery, Toronto, Ontario. Curated by Carolyn Bell Farrell.
• 2000 camouflage. The Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge, Alberta. Curated by Joan Stebbins.
• 2000 camouflage 3. The Red Head Gallery, Toronto, Ontario.
• 1998 camouflage 1. Red Head Gallery, Toronto, Ontario.
• 1998 famished. Niagara Artists’ Company, St. Catherine’s, Ontario.
• 1995 piel profunda / skin deep. Galería del Sur, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana- Xochimilco, México City. Curated by the North America Free Artists’ Association (NAFAA).
• 1993 life units. East and West Galleries. Justina M. Barnicke Gallery, Hart House, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario. Curated by Judy Schwartz.
• 1992 the body as glass / in the hour of need. La Centrale, Montréal, Québec.
• 1992 walking on water, straw over concrete. Definitely Superior, Thunder Bay, Ontario.
• 1991 negotiating a path. Gallery Seventy-Six, Toronto, Ontario. Curated by Christine Swiderski and Robert Windrum.

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Notable Group Exhibitions

• 2001: "wildlife: a field guide to the post-natural", Walter Phillips Gallery, Banff Alberta, December 8- February 3
• 2001: "A group of seven: a contemporary look at the Canadian landscape", Art Mur, Montreal Quebec, October 1- November 6
• 2001: "artificial nature", The Tree Museum, Muskoka, Ontario, showed September 23- October 31
• 1994: "The House Project," Toronto Ontario, June 11- July 16
• 1993: The Apartment Show, Toronto, Ontario
• 1992: La Centrale, Galerie Powerhouse, Montreal, Quebec

References

1. "Savoring the simple delight of the fountain." The Globe and Mail. March 15, 1991
2. https://uwaterloo.ca/fine-arts/about/people/faculty/lois-andison
3. Renwick, Arthur. "Naked State: a selected view of Toronto art". Power Plant. 1994: 55
4. Christie, Clair. The House Project. 1994: 8
5. Redrospective. The Red head Gallery Toronto. Ed. Lloyd, S., Johnson, A. Toronto, Ontario. 1999: 23
6. Renwick, Arthur. "Naked State: a selected view of Toronto art". Power Plant. 1994: 55
7. Christie, Clair. The House Project. 1994: 8
8. https://uwaterloo.ca/fine-arts/about/people/faculty/lois-andison/lois-andisons-curriculum-vitae
9. Renwick, Arthur. "Naked State: a selected view of Toronto art". Power Plant. 1994: 13
10. https://uwaterloo.ca/fine-arts/about/people/faculty/lois-andison/lois-andisons-curriculum-vitae