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Alison was born 1957 and raised in the panhandle town of Plainview, Texas. She studied painting at West Texas State University in Canyon, Texas, under David Rindlisbaucher and philosophy at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. In the late 70's, early 80's at The University of Houston she was one of the students involved with the original Lawndale Art Annex, ( Houston's first alternative space ) where she studied under Richard Stout, Gail Stack, John Alexander, and James Surls. As a student she had the opportunity to participate in a number of professional exhibits at, and organized by, Lawndale.

In 1985, Alison was recognized as the youngest artist in "Fresh Paint: The Houston School", curated by the highly regarded Barbara Rose and writer, co-curator, Susie Kalil. The prestigious exhibition opened at the Fine Arts Museum in Houston, then traveled to New York to the alternative space, PS1. Two works were shown "Barking Bitches" and "Sunday". Her figurative work, then influenced by the German Expressionist movement, exhibited an unashamed passion and directness; buildings, streetwalkers, barbed wire, cruise missiles and barking dogs filled the large canvases.