Painter, and teacher, born and lived in Glasgow, where she studied at the School of Art under Fra Newbery, 1887–1902, and was a member of Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s circle, like her artist sister Lucy Raeburn. She was president of the Lady Artists’ Club of Glasgow, 1940–3, a member of the council of the RSW, 1948–51, and a member of the SSWA. She won the Lady Artists’ Lauder Award, 1927 and 1951. She was the first art mistress at Glasgow’s Laurel Bank School, 1903–14, returning there, 1939–45. Exhibited extensively with RSW, also with Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts, RSA, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, in the provinces, on the continent and in America. Died in Edinburgh.

Text source: 'Artists in Britain Since 1945' by David Buckman (Art Dictionaries Ltd, part of Sansom & Company)


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