Lois Andison

Lois Andison portrait

Lois Andison (she/her) is a Toronto-based sculptor and installation artist who uses movement and transformation to offer an evolving, often poetic, experience to the viewer–the work asking for sustained viewing in order to complete itself. Her interest in language as material led her to sculpturally combine text and motion. By systematically deconstructing and recombining words in order to foreground the instability and ephemerality of language, meaning and contexts, she expands the relationship between things and being.

Photo: Susan King

Available Artworks

IOU 2017
iou, 2017
IOU 2017 context
iou, 2017

artwork detail

IOU 2017 detail
iou, 2017

artwork insitu

iou, 2017

Lois Andison
acrylic, LED, electronics, ed. of 7 18” x 12” x 4.25” photo: Michael Cullen
hold on going 2019
hold on going, 2019
hold on going 2019 detail
hold on going, 2019

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hold on going, 2019

Lois Andison
acrylic, Arduino, LED lights, remote, ed. of 3 8” x 36” x 4.75” photo: Michael Cullen
letter through memory 2019
letter through memory, 2019
letter through memory 2019 detail
letter through memory, 2019

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letter through memory 2019 detail
letter through memory, 2019

artwork insitu

letter through memory, 2019

Lois Andison
paper, acrylic, metal, plinth + print 31" x 42" x 21" photo: Michael Cullen
you knew you would be going home 2019
you knew you would be going home, 2019

you knew you would be going home, 2019

Lois Andison
sandblasted mirror 36" x 24" photo: Michael Cullen
all things must past 2019
all things must past, 2019

all things must past, 2019

Lois Andison
sandblasted mirror, ed. of 2 36" x 24" photo: Michael Cullen
excused you while you touch the sky 2019
excused you while you touch the sky, 2019

excused you while you touch the sky, 2019

Lois Andison
sandblasted mirror, metal, ed. of 2 36” x 24” x 5/8” photo: Michael Cullen
long did you run 2019
long did you run, 2019

long did you run, 2019

Lois Andison
sandblasted mirror, ed. of 2 36" x 24" photo: Michael Cullen
for ever young just going to be 2019
for ever young just going to be, 2019

for ever young just going to be, 2019

Lois Andison
sandblasted mirror, edition of 2 36" x 24" photo: Michael Cullen
i can see right through you / you can see right through me, 2019
i can see right through you 2019 detail
i can see right through you / you can see right through me, 2019

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you can see right through me 2019 detail
i can see right through you / you can see right through me, 2019

artwork insitu

i can see right through you / you can see right through me, 2019

Lois Andison
nested glass tubes, plastic, steel, acrylic (diptych) (unique) 36"/ 23" photo: Michael Cullen
time changed not you 2019
Time Changed Not You, 2019
time changed not you 2019 detail
Time Changed Not You, 2019

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time changed not you 2019 detail
Time Changed Not You, 2019

artwork insitu

Time Changed Not You, 2019

Lois Andison
sapphire glass, metal shelves, ed. of 2 24" x 24" - each photo: Michael Cullen
sit tight 2019
sit tight, 2019
sit tight 2019 detail
sit tight, 2019

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sit tight 2019 detail
sit tight, 2019

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sit tight, 2019

Lois Andison
letterpress print, ed. of 20 26” x 12” photo: Michael Cullen
comb (large) 2014
comb (large), 2014

comb (large), 2014

Lois Andison
acrylic, ed. of 4 14” x 36” photo: Michael Cullen
threading water 2014
threading water, 2014
threading water detail
threading water, 2014

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threading water context
threading water, 2014

artwork insitu

threading water, 2014

Lois Andison
single-channel HD video projection (sound), ed. of 9, 2AP 11 min. 52 sec. photo: Michael Cullen
coffee, tea, or tears 2014
coffee, tea or tears, 2014
coffee tea or tears detail 1
coffee, tea or tears, 2014

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coffee tea or tears detail 2
coffee, tea or tears, 2014

artwork insitu

coffee, tea or tears, 2014

Lois Andison
neon, controllers, transformer, acrylic, ed. of 4 5” x 62” x 2.25” photo: Michael Cullen
moon follower 2014
moon follower, 2014

moon follower, 2014

Lois Andison
custom electronics, ed. of 2 18” x 49” x 7” photo: Michael Cullen
opposites attract 2014
opposites attract, 2014
opposites attract detail 1
opposites attract, 2014

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opposites attract detail 2
opposites attract, 2014

artwork insitu

opposites attract, 2014

Lois Andison
custom electronics, ed. 1/1 47.75” diameter x 6.5” depth photo: Michael Cullen
Mickey 2014
Mickey, 2014
Mickey detail 1
Mickey, 2014

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Mickey detail 2
Mickey, 2014

artwork insitu

Mickey, 2014

Lois Andison
custom electronics, ed. 1/1 21.5” x 54” x 11 photo: Michael Cullen
nudging marcel 2014
nudging marcel, 2014
nudging marcel detail 1
nudging marcel, 2014

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nudging marcel detail 2
nudging marcel, 2014

artwork insitu

nudging marcel, 2014

Lois Andison
bicycle wheels, vintage stools, custom electronics, ed. 1/1 75.25” x 82” x 46” photo: Michael Cullen
good grief, bad grief 2014
good grief, bad grief, 2014
good grief bad grief detail 1
good grief, bad grief, 2014

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good grief bad grief detail 2
good grief, bad grief, 2014

artwork insitu

good grief, bad grief, 2014

Lois Andison
neon, transformers, acrylic, neon controller, ed. of 7 60” x 44” x 3.5” photo: Michael Cullen
fragmented self 2014
fragmented self, 2014
fragmented self detail
fragmented self, 2014

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fragmented self, 2014

Lois Andison
letterpress print on BFK Rives, edition of 21 25 5/8” X 11” photo: Michael Cullen
after sun, after moon 2014
after sun, after moon, 2014
after sun after moon detail
after sun, after moon, 2014

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after sun, after moon, 2014

Lois Andison
letterpress print on BFK Rives, ed. of 9 22 1/8” X 14” photo: Michael Cullen
acts of dissent act I 2021
acts of dissent, act 1, 2021
acts of dissent act I detail
acts of dissent, act 1, 2021

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acts of dissent act I detail
acts of dissent, act 1, 2021

artwork insitu

acts of dissent, act 1, 2021

Lois Andison
fine art prints on Hahnemuehle Photo Rag 308, ed. of 5 2AP
acts of dissent act II 2021
acts of dissent, act 2, 2021
acts of dissent act II detail
acts of dissent, act 2, 2021

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acts of dissent act II detail
acts of dissent, act 2, 2021

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acts of dissent, act 2, 2021

Lois Andison
fine art prints on Hahnemuehle Photo Rag 308, ed. of 5 2AP
acts of dissent act III 2021
acts of dissent, act 3, 2021
acts of dissent act III detail
acts of dissent, act 3, 2021

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acts of dissent act III detail
acts of dissent, act 3, 2021

artwork insitu

acts of dissent, act 3, 2021

Lois Andison
fine art prints on Hahnemuehle Photo Rag 308, ed. of 5 2AP
starlight 2012
starlight, 2012
starlight detail
starlight, 2012

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starlight detail
starlight, 2012

artwork insitu

starlight, 2012

Lois Andison
kinetic light/text sculpture, ed. of 7
candle lamp moon (triptych) 2012
candle lamp moon (triptych), 2012
candle lamp moon detail
candle lamp moon (triptych), 2012

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candle lamp moon context
candle lamp moon (triptych), 2012

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candle lamp moon (triptych), 2012

Lois Andison
letterpress prints, wood frame, glass, ed. of 21 53” x 27” installed
as time aligns 2012
as time aligns, 2012
as time aligns context
as time aligns, 2012

artwork insitu

as time aligns, 2012

Lois Andison
inkjet print, ed. of 21 28.25” x 27.75”
the floor's the limit 2009
the floor’s the limit, 2009
the floor's the limit detail
the floor’s the limit, 2009

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the floor's the limit detail
the floor’s the limit, 2009

artwork insitu

the floor’s the limit, 2009

Lois Andison
3 DVD set, 3 LCD TV’s, 3 Blu-ray DVD players, 2 sound bars, custom TV mount, (3 DVD set), edition of 10 2AP Installation: 138” X 51” X 51”