Lois Trader creates layered sculptural works that examine resilience, memory, and transformation. Through intuitive mixed-media forms, her exhibitions invite reflection on vulnerability, strength, and the complexity of being human.
2026 Exhibitions
Angel of Resolve – Certificate of Excellence
The Tennessee Juried Open Art Show
January–February 2026
“Angel of Resolve” received the Certificate of Excellence in the Tennessee Juried Open Art Show. The sculpture reflects themes of strength, perseverance, and the quiet determination required to move forward through adversity. Through textured form and symbolic presence, the work honors the inner resolve that emerges when life demands courage.
Forgotten Letter
Inn at Cedar Bluff
February–March 2026
A curated exhibition of mixed-media and sculptural works exploring emotional depth, individuality, and self-expression. Through layered materials and symbolic form, Lois Trader invites viewers to honor emotion as sacred and to embrace the courage to stand apart rather than blend in.
Unique Unveilings
Cookeville Art Studio & Gallery
May 2026
A solo exhibition of wall works and sculptural pieces highlighting vulnerability, resilience, and the quiet complexities of the human experience. This curated presentation reveals new forms and narratives through textured surfaces and table-mounted sculptures.
Solo Exhibition
Tomato Head West
September–October 2026
A curated collection of mixed-media and sculptural works exploring expression, individuality, and the beauty of imperfection. Installed within the vibrant restaurant setting, the exhibition offers guests an opportunity to engage with art that feels both accessible and reflective.
Enigma
The Emporium Center Atrium | Arts & Culture Alliance
November 2026
A major solo exhibition featuring twenty sculptures and wall works displayed in the iconic Emporium Atrium. Enigma presents some of Trader’s most layered explorations of memory, identity, and the human condition through immersive scale and symbolic form.
2025 Art in Galleries & Shows
- 15th Annual Abstract Only at Wailoa Center in Hilo, Hawaii: Grasping (SOLD) – August
- Arts and Cultural Center, Ancient Wisdom, Knoxville, TN
- NAMI Knoxville: 2025 Pathways to Hope Conference, Art and Speaking, Knoxville, TN.
- Clear Story Arts Month Exhibition – Void, Mother’s Heart and Broken Hearted – Chattanooga, TN.
- Clayton Center for the Arts – September-October: My Therapist, Yearning, Mother’s Day, Broken Hearted, Girlfriend – Standing Sculptures on display through October – Maryville, TN.
- OakRidge Art Center – Annual Juried Show – Angel of Resolve
- 5 October, Market Square – NAMIWalks, Knoxville, TN – full booth of art.
- ‘The art that gets us through’ Clear Story Arts – Gripping Guilt, Puzzling Dementia, and Don’t Blend In, Chattanooga, TN.
- Tennessee Craft Annual Juried Members Show, 27 October – 11 December 2025, Brokenhearted -Pryor Art Gallery, Columbia, TN.
- Tennessee Artist Association Annual Members Show – Knoxville, TN Becoming and Contemplation
- 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 202
- Juried into Abnormal Market and Uncommon Bazaar 2025, Piedmont Park -Midtown, Atlanta, Ga – August
- Juried into Oakridge Art Center’s Annual Show – Angel of Resolve
- Tennessee Craft Annual Juried Members Show, 27 October – 11 December 2025, Brokenhearted -Pryor Art Gallery, Columbia, TN.
2025 Online Exhibitions
- Exhibizone – Emptiness 2025 – Broken Hearted
- Femina – 2025 (4th Juried Annual Exhibition) – Miriam
- Naturalist Gallery Absurd Exhibition – 6 Art Pieces were selected:
- Miriam, I Don’t Feel Right, Spent, Broken Hearted, My Therapist, and I’m Not Ready
- Issue 008 Novum Artis – two-page layout
- Even Angels Cry, and Puzzling Dementia
- Believe 2025 – Even Angels Cry, Gallerium Art Exhibitions
- Summer 2025 – The Owl and The Frog, Exhibizone Zoom
- Life and Death – 2025 – Broken Hearted – Gallerium Art Exhibitions
- Creative Minds 2025, Exhibizone’s prestigious international juried exhibition: Ancient Wisdom
- “Monochromica – The Journal Of Monochrome Art” Issue 004 – GREEN Art – Constant Restraint
2024 Art in Galleries & Shows
- 50th Issue of Artistonish 2024 Exhibition and Publication. September
- I Don’t Feel Right
- Issue 008 Novum Artis – two-page layout, Even Angels Cry, and Puzzling Dementia
- 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
- Anti-War Exhibition – War
- Never Give Up CANCER – Miriam, married to Fiddler on the Roof
- 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
- Loudon County Magazine – 4-page story with my art
