Mary Dawson Elwell, born 13 August 1874, was a British painter. She is best known for her landscapes and interior portraits.
Elwell née Bishop was born on 13 August 1874 in West Derby, England, a suburb of Liverpool. She attended Ellerslie Ladies' College in Manchester.
She was first married to Arthur Holmes and after his death she married fellow artist Frederick William Elwell. She was a member of the Society of Women Artistsand exhibited with the Royal Academy of Arts and the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts.
Elwell died on 29 August 1952 in Beverley. Her paintings are held at Beverley Art Gallery, the Paisley Museum and Art Galleries and North Lincolnshire Museum.
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