ALISON NEWTH
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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.
EXHIBITS & SHOWS
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2020 365 Online Exhibition and Calendar Project 2020, FCA Online Exhibition
2020 Points of View 7, Peace Gallery North, Fort St. John, BC
2019 A World of Contrasts, Centre for Creative Arts, Grande Prairie, AB
2019 Spring Fling, Dawson Creek Art Gallery, Dawson Creek, BC
2019 Artist's Choice, Peace Gallery North, Fort St. John, BC
2018 Imagine, Beaverlodge Cultural Centre, Beaverlodge, AB
2018 Points of View 5, Peace Gallery North, Fort St. John, BC
2017 365 Online Exhibition and Calendar Project 2017, FCA Online Exhibition
2017 Our Home and Native Land, Dawson Creek Art Gallery, Dawson Creek, BC
2017 Points of View 4, Peace Gallery North, Fort St. John, BC
2017 My Canada, Peace Gallery North, Fort St. John, BC
2016 Points of View 3, Peace Gallery North, Fort St. John, BC
SOLO & DUO EXHIBITIONS:
2019 Alison Newth Solo Exhibit, Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, Grande Prairie, AB
2018 Alison Newth and Diana Hofmann present: Nature Captured in Print & Paint, Peace Gallery North, Fort St. John, BC
2020 365 Online Exhibition and Calendar Project 2020, FCA Online Exhibition
2020 Points of View 7, Peace Gallery North, Fort St. John, BC
2019 A World of Contrasts, Centre for Creative Arts, Grande Prairie, AB
2019 Spring Fling, Dawson Creek Art Gallery, Dawson Creek, BC
2019 Artist's Choice, Peace Gallery North, Fort St. John, BC
2018 Imagine, Beaverlodge Cultural Centre, Beaverlodge, AB
2018 Points of View 5, Peace Gallery North, Fort St. John, BC
2017 365 Online Exhibition and Calendar Project 2017, FCA Online Exhibition
2017 Our Home and Native Land, Dawson Creek Art Gallery, Dawson Creek, BC
2017 Points of View 4, Peace Gallery North, Fort St. John, BC
2017 My Canada, Peace Gallery North, Fort St. John, BC
2016 Points of View 3, Peace Gallery North, Fort St. John, BC
SOLO & DUO EXHIBITIONS:
2019 Alison Newth Solo Exhibit, Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, Grande Prairie, AB
2018 Alison Newth and Diana Hofmann present: Nature Captured in Print & Paint, Peace Gallery North, Fort St. John, BC
MEMBERSHIPS
Flying Colours Artists - since 2014
Federation of Canadian Artists (FCA) - since 2016 Peace River Chapter of FCA - since 2017 PAGS - since 2018 |
MEDIA
"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.
"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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