| Alison Houston Lockerbie Newton | |
| Birth Name: | Alison Houston Lockerbie |
| Birth Date: | 1890 |
| Birth Place: | Leith, Scotland |
| Death Place: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Nationality: | Canadian |
| Education: | Winnipeg School of Art |
| Field: | Painter, Printmaker |
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]