Background
She was born in Montreal and studied at the Art Association of Montreal.
She was born in Montreal and studied at the Art Association of Montreal.
Cleland taught at the Art Association of Montreal from 1898 to 1937. Her students included Nora Collyer, Edwin Holgate and Marian Scott. Cleland painted landscapes in oil and watercolour and portraits in pastel.
She died in Montreal at the age of 83.