b. 1879, Toronto, Ontario d. 1915, Swanage, Dorset, England Figure and landscape painter. Became deaf at age two from an attack of scarlet fever. Studied under W. Brymner at Art Association of Montreal, 1899-1902, and at Slade School of Art, London under Brown, 1902-04. Outdoor painting classes with A. Talmage in St. Ives, Cornwall, circa 1905, where she met the English Impressionist, Dorothea Sharp. Lived primarily in England. Painted Impressionist figure studies, landscapes, and beach scenes in London and Yorkshire, France, Italy, Quebec, and elsewhere. Exhibited at Royal School of British Artists, 1913-15; Royal Canadian Academy, 1906-14; Art Association of Montreal; and Ontario Society of Artists, 1910-15. Died prematurely due to complications from diabetes. Memorial exhibition held at the Art Association of Montreal, 1925. (Source: Carol Lowrey, Visions of Light and Air: Canadian Impressionism, 1885-1920. Americas Society Art Galley, New York: 1995. p. 144.) Featured Work: The Apple Gatherer circa 1911 Oil on canvas 107 x 92 cm Art Gallery of Hamilton, Gift of G.C. Mutch, Esq., in memory of his mother Annie Elizabeth