Lois Andison is an installation artist whose mixed materials installations explore intersections of technology, geography and the body. She currently teaches sculpture and digital media at the University of Waterloo.
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. 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, her first solo exhibition was hosted by Gallery Seventy-Six in Toronto, Ontario. Her works have been exhibited outside the formal gallery system.
Bachelor of Fine Arts at York University in 1990 (graduated 1st class with distinction)
1979 Sheridan College of Applied Arts and Technology (graduated with High Honors and Board of Governors Silver Medal)
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.
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
