Painter in oil and watercolour; teacher of art and crafts. Born in Glasgow, daughter of the artist James Kay, she studied at Glasgow School of Art, 1931–3, under William Somerville Shanks and W O Hutchison. Exhibited RSW, of which she was made a member shortly after World War II, during which she did war work, Paisley Institute, RSA and Glasgow Lady Artists’ Club. She joined in 1935 and won its Lauder Award in 1948. The Pilgrim Trust and Paisley Corporation bought her work. Lived at Garelochhead, Dunbartonshire, but died in Helensburgh.