Emma May Martin

Emma May Martin
Image of Emma May Martin as young girl
BornJanuary 3, 1865
Toronto
DiedFebruary 10, 1957
EducationToronto Art School
Known forwatercolorist
Emma May Martin, Ontario Society of Artists, 1930

Emma May Martin (January 3, 1865 – February 10, 1957) was a Canadian artist best known for her work in watercolor, primarily depicting landscapes and still life scenes. Martin also occasionally worked in oil and china painting.

Born in Toronto Ontario, Martin began her training with her father, Thomas Mower Martin. Martin later studied at the Toronto Art School under Marmaduke Matthews and George Reid. Martin began exhibiting in 1883, and would continue to show her work for the next sixty years. A member of the Ontario Society of Artists, Martin also had a long teaching career, particularly in the field of watercolor.