| Born in Derbyshire. Studied at Nottingham School of Art, where she met her future husband Harold Knight. Together they painted at Staithes, near Whitby, where there was a small colony of artists. In 1908-18 they lived in Cornwall.Exhibited first at the RA in 1903, first exhibition with Harold at Leicester Galleries in 1906. Elected RA in 1936, became Dame in 1939. Retrospective exhitibion at Upper Grovesnor Galleries in 1969. Her work is represented in major public art collections, including the Tate Gallery and Imperial War Museum. |
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