Art of Todd Lawson - Contemporary, internationally exhibited Artist

The Spirits Collection (2021+)

Collection Statement

When we remember the places we once visited we are often struck by a child like wonder wrapped in a feeling of nostalgia. Places we may visit again but never with the same sense of “new” as the first time. It is as if our memories are locked to our younger perceptions of ourselves and our lost past.

We distort and individualize places, amplifying the good and slowly forgetting the bad. This series of works manifest those feeling through small, innocent child-like “Spirits” as they return to places where people once visited. For these initial paintings they wonder New Orleans. A city I have a fond memory of visiting with my family, rich in history and personality and vibrant with the life of its people.

**Steps From The Mississippi River**
(30″ x 40″ + Floater Frame)

**Green Goddess**
(30″ x 40″ + Floater Frame)

**Chalmette Battlefield**
(60″ x 40″ + Floater Frame)

**Home Of Jax**
(30″ x 40″ + Floater Frame)

**Cafe Beignet**
(30″ x 40″ + Floater Frame)

**Spirit Of Bourbon Street**
(30″ x 40″ + Floater Frame)

**Saint Louis Cathedral**
(30″ x 40″ + Floater Frame)

The Theme Parks & Landmarks Collection (2010-2021)

**The Visitor**
(36″ x 48″ + Floater Frame)

**Visitors Hike Blue Mountain**
(60″ x 40″ + Floater Frame)

**Visitors Board Union Station**
(60″ x 40″ + Floater Frame)

**Visitors Climb Parliament Hill**
(30″ x 40″ + Floater Frame)

**Visitors Relight Peggy’s Cove**
(30″ x 40″ + Floater Frame)

**One Hand In The Future**
(48″ x 36″ + Floater Frame)

**Visitors Walk The Strip**
(48″ x 36″ + Floater Frame)

**Revel In The Maker’s Wake**
(48″ x 36″ + Floater Frame)

**Visitors At The Gate**
(48″ x 36″ + Floater Frame)

Selected Works & Collections

The Idols Collection (2019-2020)

**Secret Bear Idol**
( 30 x 40 x 1.5″ + Frame )

**Crayon Economy**
( 30 x 40 x 1.5″ + Frame )

**Idol Woody”**
( 60 x 40 x 2″ + Frame )

**Reconstructing Hope**
( 60 x 40 x 2″ + Frame )

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Past Works Archive (Since 2004)

View 90+ pieces of artwork created since 2004 – all publicly exhibited in various galleries through out North America and London since 2004.

Off Is Her Gentle Man (2007) By Todd Lawson

I Am No House Wife (2007) By Todd Lawson

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Latest Website Updates

PRESS RELEASE: 2022 ‘Spirits’ Solo Exhibition by Todd Lawson at Elaine Fleck GalleryJune 19, 2022
This July I will be exhibiting new and recent work at my third solo exhibit to open at Elaine Fleck Gallery located in the Parkdale neighbourhood of Toronto. This year marks a continued evolution of my work as I move away from the “visitors” in past works to “spirits”.
PRESS RELEASE: 2021 ‘Visitors’ Solo Exhibition by Todd Lawson at Elaine Fleck GalleryFebruary 17, 2021
I have faced two culture shocks in my life. The first was moving to Florida at age 9 and being dumped into an alternate universe where tourism, retirees and locals intentionally segregated themselves into cultural bubbles and where I…
VideosSeptember 12, 2020
Various videos from my YouTube Channel. I am hoping to create more time lapse and talking presentation videos in the future.