Artist in pen and ink and watercolour and teacher, born in Bowhousebog, Lanarkshire, married to the artist Duncan Shanks. She studied in the textile department of Glasgow School of Art, lectured in art at Hamilton College of Education until 1984, then became a full-time illustrator and artist. She was a member of RSW, also showing with RSA, Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts, Talbot Rice Art Centre in Edinburgh and in Glasgow at both Fine Art Society and Roger Billcliffe Fine Art. Showed solo with Roger Billcliffe, also at Scottish Art Shop, Edinburgh. Lived at Crossford, By Carluke, Lanarkshire.