Painter, born in Greenock, Renfrewshire, who after a traumatic World War II trained as a nurse and midwife, then married Will Faithful, a Cornish civil engineer. They lived in Bermuda, the Middle East, Cyprus and Jamaica before moving to Canberra, Australia, in 1972, where she was able to concentrate on painting. In 1987, she held her first major exhibition of 30 large works, The Barrier Reef Series, at Holdsworth Contemporary Galleries, Sydney, followed by others at the Eltham and Rathdowne Street Galleries, Melbourne. In 1991 Faithful visited the United Kingdom and the continent for her first overseas exhibitions. Australian Landscapes – Visual Reflections, 29 paintings, was shown in Glasgow, Greenock and at the Australian Embassy, Paris.
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A second show, of 30 smaller works, Gardens & Flowers, was exhibited at Edith Grove Gallery, Chelsea. In 1992 Faithful completed a series on the Brindabella Ranges and showed again at Holdsworth: 20 large canvases, Recent Landscapes, depicting Australian bush and beach scenes. Faithful had a major show of 35 paintings at Daimaru Gallery, Tokyo, in 1993, part of Celebrate Australia, a government initiative to demonstrate the country’s achievements to an important trading partner. There were further shows at Edith Grove Gallery and at Lillie Regional Art Gallery, Glasgow, in 1994, part of the Mayfest. Faithful continued to show in Australia, in 1996 returning to the United Kingdom with 35 large acrylic canvases and 30 watercolours for a combined series called Diversity Exploration of Landscape. Her last exhibition was of the Brindabellas in 1998 at Strathairn Gallery, Canberra. McLean Museum and Art Gallery, Greenock, holds her work.
Text source: 'Artists in Britain Since 1945' by David Buckman (Art Dictionaries Ltd, part of Sansom & Company)
