"Seeking to understand that which was not articulated, Lister became the chronicler of the self-deluded; the recorder of internal deception...Highly observant and fearless when it comes to what is within limits to talk about, Lister's work encourages not cynicism but engagement."

-Lisa Steele, "Shake It Up, Baby: Works of Intervention by Ardele Lister", Images Catalogue 1992