She was born
Emily Louise Orr in
Montreal and studied at the
Ontario School of Art in
Toronto, the
Art Students League of New York and the
New York School of Design. Besides her
oil paintings of figures, landscapes and flowers, she also provided sketches for the
Eaton's and
Simpson's catalogues and illustrated fashion designs for newspapers and magazines. Elliott also wrote a column on boats and boating for the
Toronto Star, composed songs and lectured on art. Her work was exhibited at the
Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, the
Ontario Society of Artists, the
Women's Art Association of Canada and the
Canadian National Exhibition. She was founding chair of the Women's Committee of the
Canadian National Exhibition. Her work is on display in
Victoria College,
Emmanuel College,
St. Hilda's College, the
Queen Elizabeth Hospital and the Toronto Women's Press Club == References ==