Lori Harrison

Lori Harrison is a multi-disciplinary artist with a studio practice in Toronto. Lori first gained recognition through her award winning textile and furniture design work, which has been featured in prominent publications such as House and Home, Toronto Makes and others. Beginning in 2018 Lori shifted to making art and since then her work has been acquired by private collectors and public institutions across North America. She has exhibited in numerous juried group shows and recently had her first solo show.

My work explores the intersection of the natural world and the manufactured world through the lens of entropy and disruption.

I choose to depict this intersection with beauty, celebrating the intimate tension we sense, and how it manifests in the real world around us. To me, this beauty is material and analog. My work is tactile; I use textures – pieces of fabrics sewn together, plaster, paints and found objects – to give physicality to this tension.

Currently, I am examining the concept of the “landscape painting”. What is a landscape during the Anthropocene, where lies the opposing forces of entropy and disruption, and how can landscapes provide instruction, reverence and hope for us all during this time of massive environmental dislocation?