Alison Houston Lockerbie Newton | |
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Born | Alison Houston Lockerbie 1890 Leith, Scotland |
Died | 1967 (aged 76–77)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Nationality | Canadian |
Known for | Painter, Printmaker |
Spouse |
Stanley Newton (
m. 1916) |
Alison Houston Lockerbie Newton (1890–1967) [1] was a Canadian painter known for her watercolours and woodblock prints. [2]
Newton was born in Leith, Scotland in 1890. [1] From 1900 to 1905 she studied at Trinity Academy in Edinburgh. [2] Newton emigrated with her family to Manitoba, Canada, in 1910. Her first artistic employment was illustrating for the T. Eaton Company. [2]
In 1916, Newton married Stanley Newton. [2] After her marriage she returned to university, studying at the Winnipeg School of Art. Her teachers included Alexander J. Musgrove, LeMoine FitzGerald, Frank Johnston, and Walter J. Phillips. [2]
From 1930 through 1948 Newton exhibited with the Art Association of Montreal, and in 1941 she exhibited at the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. [2]
She was a member of a number of art associations including the Manitoba Society of Artists, the Federation of Canadian Artists, the Winnipeg Sketch Club, the Canadian Arts Council, and the Arts Council of Manitoba. [2]
Newton died in 1967 in Toronto, Ontario. [2]
Newton was included in the 2013 exhibition Herstory: Art by Women in The University of Winnipeg Collection at Gallery 1C03 at the University of Winnipeg. [3]
Alison Houston Lockerbie Newton | |
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Born | Alison Houston Lockerbie 1890 Leith, Scotland |
Died | 1967 (aged 76–77)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Nationality | Canadian |
Known for | Painter, Printmaker |
Spouse |
Stanley Newton (
m. 1916) |
Alison Houston Lockerbie Newton (1890–1967) [1] was a Canadian painter known for her watercolours and woodblock prints. [2]
Newton was born in Leith, Scotland in 1890. [1] From 1900 to 1905 she studied at Trinity Academy in Edinburgh. [2] Newton emigrated with her family to Manitoba, Canada, in 1910. Her first artistic employment was illustrating for the T. Eaton Company. [2]
In 1916, Newton married Stanley Newton. [2] After her marriage she returned to university, studying at the Winnipeg School of Art. Her teachers included Alexander J. Musgrove, LeMoine FitzGerald, Frank Johnston, and Walter J. Phillips. [2]
From 1930 through 1948 Newton exhibited with the Art Association of Montreal, and in 1941 she exhibited at the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. [2]
She was a member of a number of art associations including the Manitoba Society of Artists, the Federation of Canadian Artists, the Winnipeg Sketch Club, the Canadian Arts Council, and the Arts Council of Manitoba. [2]
Newton died in 1967 in Toronto, Ontario. [2]
Newton was included in the 2013 exhibition Herstory: Art by Women in The University of Winnipeg Collection at Gallery 1C03 at the University of Winnipeg. [3]