Toister received his BFA from the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem, his MFA from the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), Los Angeles and his Ph.D. from the University of Sydney. Toister’s artwork has been shown in numerous solo and group exhibitions (including Sandroni.Rey, Los Angeles; Dvir Gallery, Tel Aviv; Kunstahalle Luzern, Switzerland; Bolsky Gallery, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles; Maison Europèenne de la Photographie, Paris; the 11th International Architecture Exhibition at the Venice Biennale; Kunstmuseen Krefeld, Haus Lange, Krefeld, Germany; Israel Museum; Tel Aviv Museum of Art). Toister’s writing has been published in various catalogues and journals (including: Philosophy of Photography, CITAR and the Bezalel Journal for Visual and Material Culture). Toister’s forthcoming book ‘Photography from the Turin Shroud to the Turing Machine’ will be published with Intellect in 2018.