Leila McIlwaine b. c.1840

Also known as Leila Bowkett, Leila M. Mcllwaine
  • Artist (Painter)
Leila McIlwaine's skills were beyond that of the average amateur but it is not known whether she trained as an artist in England before coming to Australia in the early 1880s. She lived close to ten years in the north of Queensland, which was a popular escape for International and Australian artists.
associate of
Winifred Rumney
1870
Artist (Painter)
associate of
William Jamieson Allom
1832
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Edward Bevan
1854
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
sibling of
Dr William D. Bowkett
Other occupation
spouse of
Arthur Mackay McIlwaine
Other occupation