Gillespie was born in
Bonnybridge in
Stirlingshire into an artistic family. Her brother,
Alexander Bryson Gillespie and her sister
Janetta also became artists and later, the three siblings would sometimes exhibit works together. Gillespie attended the
Glasgow School of Art from 1913 to 1915 and then taught at
Stranraer High School. She mostly painted flowers and still life compositions and, occasionally, landscapes in both oils and watercolours. Gillespie joined the
Glasgow Society of Women Artists in 1928 and won their Lauder Award in 1948. She also exhibited with the
Royal Scottish Academy, the
Royal Scottish Watercolour Society and on a regular basis with the
Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts. Gillespie lived in her native Bonnybridge for most of her life but died in
Edinburgh. ==References==