Born in Smiths Falls, Ontario.
Represented by
Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, ON (2007 ~ )
Art Mûr, Montréal, QC (2000 - 2021)
Sable-Castelli Gallery, Toronto, ON (2002 – 2004, year the gallery closed)
Education
B.F.A., Honours Programme in Visual Arts, York University, Faculty of Fine Arts. Graduated First Class with Distinction
Sheridan College of Applied Arts and Technology. Graduated with High Honours. Board of Governors Silver Medal
Teaching
2022 ~ Professor, Studio. Department of Fine Arts, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
2012/22 Associate Professor, Studio. Department of Fine Arts, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
2007/12 Assistant Professor, Studio. Department of Fine Arts, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
2006 Sessional Instructor, Studio. Department of Fine Arts, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
2002/06 Sessional Instructor, Art & Art History Program, a collaborative program between the University of Toronto and Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, Oakville, ON
Upcoming Solo Exhibitions
2023 Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, Ontario.
Solo Exhibitions
2019 an accumulated life. Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, ON
2019 all the world began with a yes. Kitchener Waterloo Art Gallery, Kitchener, ON. Curated by Crystal Mowry
2019 tree of life. Bank of Montreal Project Room, Toronto, ON. Curated by Dawn Cain
2017 move forward, look back. Art Mûr, Montréal, QC
2015 text, combs, wheels & poems. Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, ON
2014 relay. Mid-career survey show. Doris McCarthy Gallery, University of Toronto Scarborough, Scarborough, ON; Rodman Hall Art Centre, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON; University of Waterloo Art Gallery, Waterloo, ON. Curated by Ann MacDonald, Marcie Bronson and Ivan Jurakic
2012 solving man ray’s obstruction. Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, ON
2010 what’s in a name. Art Mûr, Montréal, QC
2009 moving still. Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, ON
2005 time after time. Art Mûr, Montréal, QC
2002 Réaction programmée. Art Mûr, Montréal, QC
2002 Summer Invitational. Sable-Castelli Gallery, Toronto, ON. Curated by Barbara Edwards
2001 autobody. The Koffler Gallery, Toronto, ON. Curated by Carolyn Bell Farrell
2000 camouflage. The Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge, AB. Curated by Joan Stebbins
2000 camouflage 3. Red Head Gallery, Toronto, ON
1998 camouflage 1. Red Head Gallery, Toronto, ON
1998 famished. Niagara Artists’ Company, St. Catharines, ON
1995 piel profunda / skin deep. Galería del Sur, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Xochimilco, D.F. México. 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, ON. Curated by Judy Schwartz
1992 the body as glass / in the hour of need. La Centrale, Montréal, QC
1992 walking on water, straw over concrete. Definitely Superior, Thunder Bay, ON
1991 negotiating a path. Gallery Seventy-Six, Toronto, ON. Curated by Christine Swiderski and Robert Windrum
Selected Group Exhibitions
2021 A GUEST + A HOST = A GHOST. An exhibition to honour Robert McKasell. Embassy Cultural House. Online exhibition. Curated by Ihor Holubizky and designed by Oliva Mossuto
2021 Enchanted. Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, ON.
2021 CONTACT Festival, She Has Something to Say, Olga Korper Gallery, ON.
2020 Art Toronto. Toronto ON. Representation by the Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, ON.
2020 The Uncanny Outdoors. MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie, Ontario. Curated by Emily McKibbon.
2020 The New Normal. Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, Ontario.
2019 Art Toronto. Toronto ON. Representation by the Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, ON
2019 Voices: Artists on Art. Al Fanoun Gallery, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. Touring exhibition curated by Yvonne Lammerich and Ian Carr-Harris
2018 TEXT. Renann Isaacs Contemporary Art, Guelph, ON
2018 Art Miami. Miami, USA. Representation by the Olga Korper Gallery
2018 Voices: Artists on Art. Southern Albert Art Gallery, Lethbridge, AB. Touring exhibition curated by Yvonne Lammerich and Ian Carr-Harris
2018 shades of white. Durham Art Gallery, Durham, ON. Curated by Ilse Gassinger
2017 Voices: Artists on Art. Artport Gallery, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON. Touring exhibition curated by Yvonne Lammerich and Ian Carr-Harris
2017 Ordinary Obsessions. ArtYard, Frenchtown, New Jersey, USA. Curated by Magda Gonzalez-Mora
2016 past PRESENT future. ESP Projects, Toronto, ON. Curated by Erin Stump & Kristin Weckworth
2015 Red Head Gallery 25th Anniversary Exhibition. Red Head Gallery, Toronto, ON
2015 Art Toronto. Toronto, ON. Representation by the Olga Korper Gallery
2015 Imitation of Life. Kitchener Waterloo Art Gallery, Kitchener, ON. Travelled to: Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge, AB. Curated by Crystal Mowry
2015 Forme élargie / Expanded Form. Regart, centre d’artistes en art actuel, Lévis, QC. Curated by Amélie Laurence Fortin
2015 Papier 15. Montréal, QC. Representation by the Olga Korper Gallery
2015 Moving Still / Still Moving. Art Mûr, Montréal, QC. Curated by Anaïs Castro
2014 Context. Art Miami. Representation by the Olga Korper Gallery, Miami, Florida, USA
2014 Somebody Everybody Nobody. Scrap Metal Gallery, Toronto, ON. Curated by Rui Amaral
2013 Toronto International Art Fair. Toronto, ON. Representation by the Olga Korper Gallery
2012 Toronto International Art Fair. Toronto, ON. Representation by the Olga Korper Gallery
2011 Read All Over. Scrap Metal Gallery, Toronto, ON. Curated by Samara Walbohm and Joe Shlesinger
2011 Please Lie to Me. Art Mûr, Montréal, QC 2011 Elements of Chance. 7th Biennale of Montréal. Montréal, QC. Curated by Claude Gosselin and David Liss
2011 Animal. Museum London, London, ON. Travelled to: Kenderdine Gallery, Saskatoon, SK. Curated by Corinna Ghaznavi 2011 STOP. LOOK. LISTEN. Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON. Curated by Patrick McCauley
2010 Toronto International Art Fair. Toronto, ON. Representation by the Olga Korper Gallery
2010 Art of Illusion: Image and I. Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, ON. Curated by Taiga Lipton
2010 Art School {Dismissed}. Decommissioned Shaw Street School, Toronto, ON. Curated by Heather Nicol
2009 Toronto International Art Fair. Toronto, ON. Representation by the Olga Korper Gallery
2008 Useless Beauty: Notions of Beauty and Utility. ScotiaBank Nuit Blanche, OCAD, Toronto, ON. Curated by Johanna Householder and Jennifer Rudder
2008 Toronto International Art Fair. Toronto, ON. Representation by the Olga Korper Gallery
2008 ABRACADABRA. Edward Day Gallery, Toronto, ON 2007 NIGHTLIGHT. Nuit Blanche, Lansdowne / Bloor, Toronto, ON. Curated by Dyan Marie and Orest Tataryn
2007 Beyond/In Western New York. Albright Knox Gallery, Buffalo, NY. Curated by Claire Schneider
2007 Outlook Express(ed). Gairloch Gardens, Oakville, ON. Curated by Marnie Fleming
2007 This is Not a Renaissance Garden. Oeno Gallery, Picton, ON. Curated by Anne O’Callaghan
2006 Toronto International Art Fair. Toronto, ON. Representation by Art Mûr
2006 Art Fiction. Art Mûr, Montréal, QC 2006 The Forest For The Trees. Lonsdale Gallery, Toronto, ON. Travelled to: Il Gabbiano, La Spezia, Italy, 2007; Studio Gennai, Pisa, Italy, 2008; St Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS, 2008. Curated by Jocelyne Belcourt Salem, Francesca Vivenza, Anne Callaghan
2005 Toronto International Art Fair. Representation by Art Mûr, Montréal, QC
2005 green eyes. Dyan Marie Projects, Toronto, ON. Curated by Dyan Marie
2005 A Group of Seven: A contemporary look at the Canadian Landscape. Canadian Embassy, Washington, D.C. Curated by Rhéal Lanthier and François St-Jacques
2004 A Group of Seven: A contemporary look at the Canadian Landscape. Art Mûr, Montréal, QC. Curated by Rhéal Lanthier and François St-Jacques
2004 SPASM II: The Couture of Contemporaneity. PAVED Art + New Media and AKA artist run, Saskatoon, SK
2004 8 at 1444. Dupont Projects, Toronto, ON. Curated by Dyan Marie
2004 HEADspace. Holt Renfrew, Toronto, ON. Curated by Eileen Sommerman
2004 Machine Life. Agnes Etherington Art Center, Kingston, ON. Curated by Jan Allen
2003 This Mortal Coil. Gallery Stratford, Stratford, ON. Curated by Robert Windrum 2003 Artists’ Echoes: Contemporary Responses to the ROM Collection. Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, ON. Curated by The Institute for Contemporary Culture
2002 Animal de compagnie. Art Mûr, Montréal, QC
2002 Artificial Nature (year 2 - land). The Tree Museum, Gravenhurst, ON. Curated by E.J Lightman
2001 TV dinner with landscape. YYZ, Toronto, ON. Curated by Kym Pruessee
2001 Artificial Nature (year 1 - water) The Tree Museum, Gravenhurst, ON. Curated by E.J. Lightman
2001 Abattoirs by Artists. Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, SK. Curated by Sigrid Dahle
2001 DES FINITIONS URBAINES. Art Mûr, Montréal, QC
2001 Wildlife: A Field Guide to the Post-Natural. Textile Museum of Canada.
2000 13 Canadians in NYC. Star 67, Brooklyn, NY 2000 The Fashion Statement. Art Mûr, Montréal, QC
2000 Wildlife: A Field Guide to the Post-Natural. The Museum of Textiles, Toronto, ON. Travelled to: London Regional Art and Historical Museum, London; Dunlop Art Gallery, Regina, SK; Canadian Craft Museum, Vancouver, BC, The Walter Phillips Gallery, Banff, AB. Curated by Lisa Gabrielle Mark
2000 REDROSPECTIVE. The Red Head Gallery, Toronto, ON
1999 bottle/d. Phoebe Street Project Gallery, Toronto, ON
1998 25. Toronto, ON. Curated by Kim Fullerton and Kelly McCray
1998 Canadian Shield. Toronto, ON
1998 the edge of everything. The Koffler Centre of the Arts, Toronto, ON. Curated by John Massier
1997 Visiting Artist Exhibition. Open Studio, Toronto, ON
1995 Skunkworks-Outlaw Neon. Collaboration with “Unbuilding ways: a ritual demolition.” Toronto, ON
1994 Naked State: a selected view of Toronto art. The Power Plant, Toronto, ON. Curated by Louise Dompierre and Arthur Renwick
1994 The House Project. 12 Washington Avenue, Toronto, ON
1994 within/without. In collaboration with Max Streicher. Regis College, Toronto, ON. Curated by Peter Larisey
1994 Propositions sur Papier / Propositions on Paper. Centre Interculturel Strathearn, Montréal, QC. Curated by Michael Molter
1993 Arte Canadiense en la Ciudad de México. Skunkworks-Outlaw Neon. X’Teresa, México City. Curated by the North America Free Artists’ Association (NAFAA)
1993 Freedom to Image. Street poster campaign, Toronto, ON. Curated by Michelle Gay
1993 The Apartment Project. 795 College St., Apt. 7, Toronto, ON
Published Essays
Andison, Lois. “Ladders to the Stars lll, Frank Joseph Malina.” In UNESCO, Art Collection, selected works.UNESCO, Paris, 2021, 411-415.
Catalogues and Books
Voices: Artists on Art. Edited by Yvonne Lammerich and Ian Carr-Harris. Belleville: TfT Works, 2020. Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name, shown at Al Fanoun Gallery in Abu Dhabi, UAE, Southern Alberta Art Gallery in Lethbridge, and Artport Gallery, Harbourfront Centre in Toronto, ON.
Lois Andison: relay. Toronto: Type Books, in association with the Doris McCarthy Gallery, 2016. Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name, shown at the Doris McCarthy Gallery/University of Toronto in Toronto, Rodman Hall Art Centre/Brock University in St. Catharines, and the Olga Korper Gallery/University of Waterloo Art Gallery in Waterloo, ON. Essays by Ann MacDonald, Ihor Holubizky, and Jonathan Shaughnessy.
The Red Head Gallery at 25. Toronto: Red Head Gallery, 2015. Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name, shown at Red Head Gallery in Toronto, ON.
Animals. London, ON: Museum London, 2011. Published in conjunction with the touring exhibition of the same name, shown at the Robert McLaughlin Gallery in Oshawa, the Kenderdine Art Gallery in Saskatoon, SK, and Dalhousie Art Gallery in Halifax, NS. Essays by Corinna Ghaznavi, Alissa York, and Sally McKay.
Art School {DISMISSED}. Toronto: Lakeview Press, 2010, 30-33. Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name, shown at the decommissioned Shaw Street School in Toronto, ON. Essays by Heather Nicol, Ian Carr-Harris, Yvonne Lammerich, Murray Whyte and Jessica Vallentin.
The Donovan Collection. Toronto: University of St. Michael’s College, 2010.
Essay. McElroy, Gil. “The Tree Museum, Canada,” in Landscapes for Art: Contemporary Sculpture Parks. Edited by Glenn Harper and Twylene Moyer. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2008.
BEYOND/IN. Western New York, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, 2007. Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo NY.
SPASM 11: The Couture of Contemporaneity. Saskatoon: Paved Art + New Media and Aka Gallery, 2004.
Machine Life. Kingston, ON: Agnes Etherington Art Gallery, 2004. Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name, shown at the Agnes Etherington Art Gallery in Kingston, ON. Essay by Jan Allen.
Autobody. Edited by Carolyn Bell Farrell. Toronto: Koffler Gallery, 2001. Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name, shown at the Koffler Gallery in Toronto, ON.
Artificial Nature. Gravenhurst, ON: The Tree Museum, in association with EJ Lightman and Simone Jones, 2001. Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name, shown at the Tree Museum in Gravenhurst, ON. Essay by David Liss.
Redrospective. Toronto: Red Head Gallery, 2000. Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name, shown at Red Head Gallery in Toronto, ON.
Wildlife: A Field Guide to the Post-natural. Edited by Lisa Gabrielle Mark. Toronto, ON: The Museum of Textiles, 2000. Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name, shown at Museum of Textiles in Toronto, ON.
The House Project. Toronto, ON: 12 Washington Avenue, 1994. Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name, shown at 12 Washington Avenue, Toronto, ON. Essays by Sylvie Fortin and Claire Christie.
Naked State. Edited by Louise Dompierre and Arthur Renwick. Toronto, ON: Power Plant Gallery, 1994. Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name, shown at the PowerPlant in Toronto, ON. Essays by Louise Dompierre and Arthur Renwick.
Exhibition Reviews
Saunders, Erin. “Passing Time.” Canadian Art, 13 May 2020. Web.
Enright, Robert. “Cycling the Life of Language.” Border Crossings 38/1 (2019), 19.
Myers, Christina. “Lois Andison.” Canadian Art, 24 Jan 2019. Web.
Garneau, David. “Wildlife: A Field Guide to the Post Natural.” Border Crossings 20/4 (2001), 70.
Jonsson, Tomas. “Lois Andison.” Espace (Winter 2000-01), 50.
Press
Cummings, Sinead. “Artists turn everyday objects into art for New Jersey exhibition.” Philly Voice, 23 Jun 2017. Web.
Whyte, Murray. “The first-ever Toronto Art Book Fair, and shows opening and ongoing.” Toronto Star, 16 Jun 2016. Web.
Walbohm, Samara and Joe Shlesinger. “Samara Walbohm & Joe Shlesinger: Scrap Metal Gallery.” BMW Art Guide by Independent Curators, 2016. Web.
Balzer, David. “David Balzer’s Best of 2015: Full Nelson.” Canadian Art, 22 Dec 2015. Web.
Reid, Robert. “Back to university means new exhibitions on view.” The Waterloo Record. 26 Sep 2014. Web.
Zimonjic, Peter. “Exploring the Meaning of Life in Kitchener-Waterloo.” National Gallery of Canada Magazine, 20 Oct 2015. Web.
Whyte, Murray. “On the Wall: This week’s gallery openings.” The Toronto Star, 31 Aug 2015. Web.
Gallpen, Britt. “Somebody Everybody Nobody, Scrap Metal Gallery, Toronto.” Esse 22, Mar. 2015
Goodden, Sky. “A Ghostly Form: Scrap Metal Embraces Presence, Absence, and the Space Between.” Momus, 10 Dec 2014. Web.
Dick, Terence. Akimbo. AKIMBLOG 603. “Jinny Yu at General Hardware | Lois Andison at Olga Korper | Christy Langer at Christopher Cutts.” Dir. Kim Fullerton, (Meta Strategies, Michelle Gay), 23 Oct 2012. Web.
Schechter, Fran. “Textual appeal.” NOW, 5-12 Jan 2012. Print.
Whyte, Murray. “Toronto couple opens their own museum.” Toronto Star, 09 Dec 2011. Web.
Adams, James. “Culture for nothing and your art for free.” The Globe and Mail, 19 Nov 2011.
McLaughlin, Bryan. “Biennale de Montréal: The Gamblers.” Canadian Art, 19 May 2011, 4 July 2011.
Clément, Éric. “Jeu du hasard à la Biennale de Montréal.” La Presse, 18 Jan 2011. Web.
Katz, Shawn. “Biennale’s Future Left to Chance.” The Rover: Montreal Arts Uncovered, Roverarts, 26 May, 2011. Web.
McLauglin, Bryne. “Biennale de Montréal: The Gamblers.” Canadian Art, 19 May 2011. Web.
Carino, Marites. “Art Mûr turns 15!” The Mirror, 3 Nov 2011.
Johnson, Ashley. Lois Andison.” Canadian Art, Spring 2010: 116.
Sandals, Leah. “Andison on a Roll.” NOW, 28 Oct 2009. Web.
Dault, Gary Michael. Dault, Gary Michael. “Lois Andison at the Olga Korper Gallery.” The Globe and Mail, 17 Oct 2009.
Wyman, Jessica. “Accumulated Outlook and Outlook Express(ed).” Ciel Variable 78, Collectionner La Photographie, Fall 2008: 56-57. Print.
Adams, Bruce. “Beyond/In WNY: Setting Course.” Buffalo Spree Magazine, Nov 2007: 44-47.
Moda, Becky and Eric Jackson-Forsberg. “Into the Biennial.” Art Voice, 27 Sept-3 Oct 2007.
Dabkowski, Colin. “Gusto: Coming Together.” The Buffalo News, 28 Sept 2007: 22-24.
Goddard, Peter. “Buffalo Stampede.” The Toronto Star, 22 Sept 2007.
Dabkowskin, Colin. “At the Albright-Knox, a great ‘Beyond’.” The Buffalo News, 17 Aug 2007.
Dawson, Jessica. “O Canada: Interpretations of Thy Native Landscape.” The Washington Post, 18 Aug 2005.
Jacobson, Louis. “Group of Seven: A Contemporary Look at the Canadian Landscape.” City Paper, 8 July 2005.
Gawel, Anna. “Canada the Beautiful: Seven Contemporary Artists Reflect on Nature and Landscapes.” The Washington Post, August 2005.
Hirschmann, Thomas. “At the ROM.” NOW Magazine, Nov 2003. Web.
McElroy, Gil, “The Tree Museum, Gravenhurst, ON, Canada.” Sculpture Magazine, Jan-Feb 2003.
Dault, Gary Michael. “The Bubbling Banality of Suburbia.” The Globe and Mail, 8 June 2002.
Lamarche, Bernard. “La ferme des animaux.” Le Devoir, 19 May 2002.
Hanna, Deirdre. “Best in Show.” Images, Spring 2001: 50-57.
Charron, Marie-Ève. “Bitume revisité.” Le Devoir, 23 June 2001.
Hanna, Deirdre. (Cover and feature article) “Lois Andison sculpts art that moves.” NOW Magazine, 8-14 Nov 2001, 38-39.
Lamarche, Bernard. “Le survêtement dans tous ses états.” Le Devoir, 1 Oct 2000.
Krishtalka, Sholem. “Brilliant group art.” MIRROR, 5-12 Oct 2000: 43.
Lehmann, Henry. “We are what we wear, artists say.” The Gazette, 17 Sept 2000.
Buttery, Helen. “Manufacturing nature.” National Post, 15 July 2000.
MacKay, Gillian. “A witty look at impossible contradictions.” The Globe and Mail, 10 June 2000.
Dault, Gary Michael. “Animal magnetism in a post-natural world.” The Globe and Mail, 22 July 2000.
Dault, Gary Michael. “The fire beneath the flowers.” The Globe and Mail, 26 Sept 1998.
Bergstrom, Heidi. “Lois Andison, Camouflage 1.” Lola, Winter 1998:68.
Gopnik, Blake. “Toronto is Up to the Eyeballs in Lively and Eclectic Art.” The Globe and Mail, 8 Dec 1998.
MacKay, Gillian. “Canadian eh!.” The Globe and Mail, 17 Oct 1998.
Jordan, Betty Ann. “Tragedy Adds Subtext to Work’s Grief.” The Globe and Mail, 21 June 1997.
Fortin, Sylvie. “...of a few CLAIMANTS in the SPHERE of DESIRE.” Matriart 5.2, 1995: 6-13.
Girling, Oliver. “piel profunda/skin deep.” Ciudad de México: Galería del Sur, 1995.
Girling, Oliver. “Wired Up From Degree Zero.” EYE Magazine (6 Oct 1994) 46.
Hanna, Deirdre. “Feminist Art Flourishes in Solid House Project.” NOW Magazine, 23-9 June 1994.
Dault, Gary Michael. “Young Toronto.” Canadian Art, Winter 1994: 57-61.
Aquin, Stéphane. “Chasse-Galleries.” VOIR, 11-17 June 1992.
Interviews
Andison, Lois and Sky Goodden. “Interview: Lois Andison Talks Back to Male Modernists.” Momus, 24 Sep 2015. Web.
Residencies
1997 look me in the eye. Artist Residency. Open Studio, Toronto, ON
Invited Presentations, Artists Talks, Symposiums & Studio Critiques
2019 Artist talk. “In Conversation: Lois Andison and Sky Goodden.” Bank of Montreal, Toronto, ON. By invitation of Dawn Cain
2017 Public lecture. “A-B-Z-TLK with Zach Lieberman and Lois Andison.” A-B-Z-TLK and InterAccess, Toronto, ON. By invitation of Greg Smith
2016 Artist talk / Studio Visit. Art Toronto VIP Program, Toronto, ON
2015 Artist talk. “Reflections on the Legacy of Canadian Women Artists: Robin Anthony, Olga Korper and Lois Andison.” Royal Bank Canada Talk, Art Toronto, Toronto, ON. By invitation of Robin Anthony
2015 Artist talk / Studio Visit. MOCA Contemporary Circle (collectors, donors and trustees who support MOCA programming), MOCA, Toronto, ON. By invitation of Su-Ying Lee
2015 Artist talk. Scrap Metal, Villa Toronto, Toronto, ON. By invitation of Rui Amaral
2014 Artist talk. Doris McCarthy Gallery, University of Toronto, Scarborough, ON
2014 Artist talk, studio critiques. Rodman Hall, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON
2014 Artist talk. “SculptureNOW: Lois Andison and Michel de Broin.” University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
2014 SculptureNOW Symposium. University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
2014 Studio visit. Curator, White Cube Gallery, London, England
2013 Public lecture / artist talk / studio critiques. Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, ON. By invitation of Sam Shahsahabi
2013 Artist talk. Art Now! Speakers’ Series, University of Western Ontario, London, ON. By invitation of Colin Carney
2013 Artist talk. Integrated Media, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON. By invitation of Laurel Woodcock
2012 Artist talk. University of Guelph at Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, ON. By invitation of Laurel Woodcock
2010 Visiting faculty (5 day intensive). MFA Program, Maine College of Art, Portland, Maine, USA. By invitation of Rebecca Duclos, Director
2007 Artist talk. “TV Dinner with Landscape.” YYZ, Toronto, ON. By invitation of Matthew Teitelbaum, Director, Art Gallery of Ontario
2006 Artist talk. McMaster University, Hamilton, ON
2005 Artist talk. University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
2004 Artist talk. University of Saskatoon, Saskatoon, SK
2004 Artist talk / Studio critiques. Queen’s University, Kingston, ON. By invitation of Ted Rettig
2004 Artist talk. York University, Toronto, ON
2003 Artist talk. University of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY. By invitation of Reinhardt Reizenstein
2004 Artist talk / Studio critiques. Toronto School of Art, Toronto, ON
1999 Artist talk. York University, Toronto, ON
1998 Artist talk. Sheridan College, Oakville, ON
1998 Artist talk. Niagara Artists’ Company, St. Catharines, ON
1998 Artist talk. York University, Toronto, ON
1997 Artist talk / Studio critiques. Fanshaw College, London, ON. By invitation of Tony McAulay
1996 Artist talk / Studio critiques. Toronto School of Art, Toronto, ON
1995 Artist talk. Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Xochimilco, D.F. México
1994 Artist talk. York University, Toronto, ON
1994 Artist talk. Central Technical School, Toronto, ON
Collections
Bank of Montreal, Toronto, ON
Borden Ladner Gervais, Toronto, ON
Kitchener Waterloo Art Gallery, Kitchener, ON
Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto, ON
The Bailey Collection, Port Hope, ON
The Donovan Collection, Toronto, ON
The National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, ON
Toronto Dominion Canada Trust, Toronto, ON
Tory’s Law Firm, Toronto, ON
Works held in various private collections in Canada, the United States and Germany
Grants and Awards
2020 University of Waterloo Faculty of Arts: Outstanding Performance Award
2016 Ontario Arts Council Grant, Visual Artists: Established
2015 University of Waterloo Faculty of Arts: Outstanding Performance Award
2014 University of Waterloo: Bob Harding and Lois Claxton Humanities and Social Sciences Award
2013 University of Waterloo Faculty of Arts: Excellence in Arts Research Award
2012 University of Waterloo Faculty of Arts: Outstanding Performance Award
2010 Ontario Arts Council Grant, Visual Artists: Established
2010 Toronto Arts Council Grant, Level 2
2008 Ontario Arts Council Grant, Visual Artists: Established
2008 Toronto Arts Council Grant, Level 2
2007 University of Waterloo: Programs Initiative Funds (PIF Grant)
2006 Ontario Arts Council Grant, Visual Artists: Senior
2005 Toronto Arts Council Grant
2003 Canada Council Grant, Visual Arts - Creation/Production Grants to Professional Artists
2003 Toronto Arts Council Grant
2003 Ontario Arts Council Grant, Chalmers Professional Development Grant
2003 Ontario Arts Council Visual Artists: Senior Grant
2001 Ontario Arts Council K.M. Hunter Artist Award
2001 Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance Grant
1999 Canada Council Grant, Visual Arts - Creation/Production Grants to Professional Artists
1999 Toronto Arts Council Grant
1999 Ontario Arts Council Individual Artist Grant
1996 Canada Council Mid-Career Grant
1996 Toronto Arts Council Grant
1996 Cultural Human Resources Council. Training Initiatives Programme
1995 Canada Council Travel Grant
1995 Ontario Arts Council Individual Artist Grant
1995 Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance Grant
1994 Canada Council Mid-Career Grant
1994 The Canada Council Explorations Grant (The House Project)
1994 Ontario Arts Council Special Project Grant (The House Project)
1994 Toronto Arts Council Interim Cultural Grant (The House Project)
1993 Ontario Arts Council Individual Artist Grant
1993 Canada Council Short Term Grant
1992 Ontario Arts Council Individual Artist Grant
1991 Ontario Arts Council Individual Artist Grant
Memberships, Affiliations and Professional Experience
2012 ~ Permanent Collection Committee. Kitchener Waterloo Art Gallery, Kitchener, ON
2012 AGO Contemporary Circle Host. 1444 Dupont, Unit 29, Toronto, ON
2009/11 Board Member. Contemporary Art Forum Kitchener + Area (CAFKA), Kitchener, ON
2010 Jury Member. Tree Museum, Gravenhurst, ON
2010 Jury Member. RIM Park Public Art Project, Waterloo, ON
2008 Jury Member. Kitchener Artist in Residence Program, Kitchener, ON
2005 Selection Committee for Agents of Change. Ontario Science Centre, Toronto, ON
2000/03 Committee Member. Toronto Arts Council, Visual and Media Arts, Toronto, ON
1998/00 Member. The Phoebe Street Project, Toronto, ON
1995/98 Board Member. Mercer Union Gallery, Toronto, ON
1994/97 Member. Skunkworks-Outlaw Neon Collective, Toronto, ON
1994/97 Program Coordinator and Administrator. Windows. 488 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON
Donations to Fundraising Auctions - Invited
2022 Bruce Bailey’s Fête Champêtre to Benefit the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
2020 16th Annual C Magazine Contemporary Art Auction.
2018 Bruce Bailey’s Fête Champêtre to Benefit the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
2017 Stellar Living 2017. Auction to benefit Mercer Union.
2016 Art Toronto. Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art Benefit Edition.
2015 C Magazine Contemporary Art Auction.
2013 REDROSPECTIVE 2013. Red Head Gallery Fundraiser.
2013 Black & Gold. Kitchener Waterloo Art Gallery Auction.
2013 Gutter Ball Bowling Tournament in support of the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art.
2013 Canadian Art Gallery Hop.
2012 C Magazine Contemporary Art Auction.
2011 Canadian Art Gallery Hop.
2009 Spring Fling 5. C Magazine Fundraiser.