Janetta Gillespie

Janetta Susan Gillespie (1876–1956) was a Scottish artist. Her still lives were exhibited in Scotland and at the Walker gallery in Liverpool.

Biography

Gillespie was born in Bonnybridge in Stirlingshire into a family of artists. Both her brother, Alexander Gillespie and her younger sister Floris were also artists and the three would sometimes exhibit together.[1][2]

Gillespie attended the Glasgow School of Art in 1913 and then again from 1915 to 1917.[1] She taught for a time at Bonnybridge School and lived in the town throughout her life.[3] She mostly painted flowers and still life pieces in an often bold and dashing style with a highly accomplished use of chiaroscuro.[4] A still life, Moon Pennies, received good reviews when shown at the Royal Scottish Watercolour Society in 1952.[4] Gillespie exhibited with, and joined, the Glasgow Society of Women Artists, winning their Lauder Award in 1934.[1] She also exhibited with the Royal Scottish Academy, the Royal Scottish Watercolour Society, the Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts, at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool and with the Aberdeen Artists Society.[4]

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References
  1. David Buckman (2006). Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 1, A to L. Art Dictionaries Ltd. ISBN 0 953260 95 X.
  2. Grant M. Waters (1975). Dictionary of British Artists Working 1900–1950. Eastbourne Fine Art.
  3. Paul Harris & Julian Halsby (1990). The Dictionary of Scottish Painters 1600 to the Present. Canongate. ISBN 1 84195 150 1.
  4. Peter J.M. McEwan (1994). The Dictionary of Scottish Art and Architecture. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 1 85149 134 1.
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