Background
Reid was born in London in 1861, to Scottish parents, and the family later moved to Edinburgh.
Reid was born in London in 1861, to Scottish parents, and the family later moved to Edinburgh.
She studied at the Trustees School of Art, and was also tutored by her brother John.
Later in her life she spent a decade in Cornwall, living in Looe and Polperro. Reid travelled and lived in Norway, France & Belgium, and was in 1900 awarded a gold medal at the Exposition Universelle (1900) in Paris. Between 1895-1932 Reid exhibited six times at the Parisian Salon de Société des Artistes Français, frequently at the Royal Scottish Academy between 1877-1922, and in almost every year between 1880-1938 at the Royal Glasgow Institute. in public collections
The Flemish Lacemaker, Dudley Art Gallery, acquired 1894 by public subscription.
14 Paintings by Flora Macdonald Reid at the Art United Kingdom site.
