ALLI JOHNSTON
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Visual Artist - Newfoundland
I am a visual artist based in Newfoundland and Labrador. I was born and raised in southern Ontario and have called Newfoundland home for over 20 years. I now split my time between my homes in Corner Brook, on Exploits Islands, and on Fogo Island.
My multi-disciplinary art practice focuses on my sense of place, as well as my connection with and responsibility to nature. I work with watercolour, textiles and printmaking to explore and capture the essence of the magical natural world that I'm part of.​
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I've held two solo exhibitions at the Corner Brook Rotary Arts Centre and was the featured artist for the Writer's at Woody Point Festival in 2018. I'm the recipient of three ArtsNL Professional Project Grants and a Creative Gros Morne Project Grant for my installation "...and still the wildflowers grew." I was awarded a Newfoundland & Labrador Arts & Letters Award in 2022.
In the fall of 2023 I mounted a solo exhibition of textile work at the Craft Council of Newfoundland & Labrador's Main Gallery entitled "The Bridge." This work was also show at the Gander Arts & Culture Centre in the summer of 2024.
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My watercolour painting "Big Dipper Watches Over the Forest" is the album artwork for the latest release from award-winning Newfoundland band The Once.
Photo: Samantha Martin