Lois Trader’s art channels raw truth through metaphor, offering a deeply emotional and often surreal reflection of the human experience. Each piece makes visible what many keep hidden—grief, silence, yearning, and resilience—transforming brokenness into beauty with layered symbolism and intuitive storytelling. Her sculptures pulse with spiritual undertones, evoking echoes of sacred texts, golden light, and quiet redemption. Through doll heads, textured forms, and haunting figures, she creates dreamlike narratives that invite reflection and conversation. More than objects, her works are emotional permission slips—whispers saying, “You’re not alone in your pain, confusion, or hope.”
Juried Shows and Exhibitions:
- Foothills Artisan Show at The Venue, March 2024, Lenoir City, TN
- Foothills Artisan Show at the Knoxville Expo Center, November 2024, Knoxville, TN
- Art and Culture Alliance Emporium National Juried Exhibition, February 2023 Piece: Puzzling Dementia
- Art and Culture Alliance Emporium National Juried Exhibition Feb 2024
Broken Hearted - Blue Door Art Center, Yonkers, NY 16th Annual Juried Exhibition Piece: EVE
- Arts in The Airport Exhibition, McGee Tyson Airport, Knoxville, TN: Piece: I Don’t Feel Right
- Tennessee Artist Association: Annual Juried Show 2024 – 2nd place Broken Hearted
- East Tennessee Art Center – 2nd place – Contemplation
- Oakridge Art Center 2025 Annual Juried Show:- – Honorable Mention – Broken Hearted
Festivals & Shows
- March 15 & 16, 2025 The Venue – Foothills Craft Guild – Lenoir City, TN
- April 12 & 13, 2025 Rossini Opera Festival – Knoxville, TN
Big News:
- Juried into Smaller than a Bread Basket – Art & Alliance Center, Knoxville, TN. ‘Enough’- displayed April-May 2025
- Art Scene West – The Surreal Spectacular, 803 West Harbor Drive – San Diego, CA ‘Puzzling Dementia’ April – May 2025
- Juried into Abnormal Market and Uncommon Bazaar 2025, Piedmont Park -Midtown, Atlanta, Ga
Online Exhibitions, Magazines & Print
2024
• 50th Issue of Artistonish 2024 Exhibition and Publication. September 2024 — I Don’t Feel Right
• KB Mart Online Magazine & Gallery – Spent, My Therapist, and Phenomenal Phee
• Naturalist Gallery of Contemporary Art – Naturalist Gallery Absurd Exhibition
– I Don’t Feel Right, I’m Not Ready, My Therapist, Heartbroken, Spent
• ARTSY.net – Juried Online Exhibitions 2024
– Anti-War Exhibition – War
• Never Give Up CANCER – Miriam, married to Fiddler on the Roof- 2024
• Nuditas – Broken Hearted
• Emotions – Even Angels Cry
• Kingdom Animalia – The Owl and the Frog
• Aesthetics – I Don’t Feel Right
• Children – Miriam, married to Fiddler on the Roof
2025
• Exhibizone – Emptiness 2025 – Broken Hearted
• Femina – 2025 (4th Juried Annual Exhibition) – Miriam
• Naturalist Gallery Absurd Exhibition – 5 Art Pieces were selected
• Issue 008 Novum Artis – two-page layout, Even Angels Cry, and Puzzling Dementia
• Believe 2025 – Even Angels Cry, Gallerium Art Exhibitions
