About
Canadian painter known for her portraits and landscape paintings. She is considered to be British Columbia's first professional female artist. In 1899, she was the first Canadian woman to win the Prix Julian from the Académie Julian for her portraiture.
Before Fame
In 1890, she traveled to London and studied at the South Kensington School of Art and Slade School of Art. By the late 1890s, she was enrolled at the Académie Julian. Upon her return to North America, she continued her studies in San Francisco.
Trivia
She taught painting to local female artists in Victoria, Canada. After her work was exhibited at the Royal Academy in London, she was the first artist from the province of British Columbia to receive international acclaim.
Family Life
In 1905, she married Canon Arthur Beanlands, a widower and Anglican priest. Together, they traveled to India before he died in 1917. Three years later, she married Horace Deane-Drummond.
Associated With
She was a near contemporary of Emily Carr. They spent much of their lives in Victoria, Canada.
