Artist Bio

ALISON NEWTH

Alison Newth is a local artist, living in beautiful Fort St. John, which is located in northeastern British Columbia, Canada. This area is know for its stunning sunsets, striking northern lights, long summer days and cold winter nights.

Alison usually works in acrylics, painting local landscapes and wildlife; however, she recently started experimenting with oils. Her favourite subject is the Peace River valley, which is at risk due to the controversial construction of the Site C dam.

Alison is a member of the Federation of Canadian Artists, Peace River Chapter of the Federation of Canadian Artists, and Flying Colours Artist Association.

Plein air painting during Darryl Funk's oil painting workshop (2019).

Opening night! April 2023.

Raft Baby: a novel

Written by Bonnie Dunlop.
Cover art by Alison Newth.

Raft Baby is a sprawling historical novel set in the Peace River country in the early 1900s, a period and a place that tested the mettle of all who came there. The novel is complex and layered, with multiple narrators and interwoven stories. Its main story, though, is the mystical tale of a young girl straddling two worlds in ways of which she is not always aware, with elements of love, sacrifice, greed, envy, heartbreaking sorrow, and unexpected twists in plot. The novel is set mostly in the past and chronicled through various voices that tell of the Raft Baby’s amazing journey. We also hear directly from the Raft Baby herself, both at the beginning of the novel and at the end. Her voice is vital, true, and clear and it validates the novel’s history and circumstances in the gentlest of ways.

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MEMBERSHIPS

Flying Colours Artists
2014-current

Federation of Canadian Artists (FCA)
2016-current

Peace River Chapter of FCA
2017-current

MEDIA

"Local artist captures beauty of the North in first solo exhibit," Alaska Highway News. April 2023.

"Local artist's first solo exhibit at Peace Gallery North," Energetic City News. Mar 2023.

"City Unveils Public Art For New Plaza," Alaska Highway News. Dec 2, 2020.

"Alison Newth - Artist Interview," Peace River Chapter Federation of Canadian Artists. December 2020.

"Raft Baby", novel cover art, released September 2020. View book on amazon.ca.

"Nature Captured in Prints And Paint", Alaska Highway News. Aug 8, 2018.

"Pull of the Peace, spirit of the North captured in new exhibit", Alaska Highway News. July 17, 2018.

"Local artists interpret Canada in new exhibit", Alaska Highway News. Feb 1, 2017.

"True patriot love at latest art exhibition", Alaska Highways News. Feb. 8, 2017.

"Points of View 3 showcases unique perspectives of local artists", Alaska Highway News. Apr 6, 2016.

"Featured artist on Artsyshark.com", October 2016.

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