{{Short description|Canadian installation artist}} '''Lois Andison''' is an installation artist whose mixed materials installations explore intersections of technology, geography and the body.<ref>"Savoring the simple delight of the fountain." The Globe and Mail. March 15, 1991</ref> She currently teaches sculpture and digital media at the University of Waterloo.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uwaterloo.ca/fine-arts/about/people/faculty/lois-andison|title=Lois Andison|date=4 July 2013|website=Fine Arts}}</ref>
== 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.<ref name="auto">Renwick, Arthur. "Naked State: a selected view of Toronto art". Power Plant. 1994: 55</ref> She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from York University in 1990.<ref name="auto1">Christie, Clair. The House Project. 1994: 8</ref> Since graduation she has worked as a professional artist,<ref name="auto1"/> with her first solo exhibition hosted by Gallery Seventy-Six in Toronto, Ontario.<ref>Redrospective. The Red head Gallery Toronto. Ed. Lloyd, S., Johnson, A. Toronto, Ontario. 1999: 23</ref> Her works have also been exhibited outside the formal gallery system.<ref name="auto"/> In 2019, her work ''tree of life'' was exhibited at BMO Project Room in Toronto.<ref name="Canadian Art">{{cite web |last1=Myers |first1=Christiana |title=Lois Andison |url=https://canadianart.ca/reviews/lois-andison-2/ |website=Canadian Art |access-date=10 September 2021}}</ref>
==Collections== Andison's work is included in the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gallery.ca/collection/artist/lois-andison|title=Lois Andison|website=www.gallery.ca}}</ref>
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==External links== * [http://www.tree-of-life.ca/ tree of life] website
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