Studied from 1895-1898 at the Slade School of Fine Art, London under Henry Tonks, who gave priority to the technical solidity of drawing.
Moved to Paris in 1898 and studied under Whistler at the Académie Carmen
After returning to England briefly in 1899 and exhibiting at the NEAC in 1900, John left permanently for France in 1904. In the same year she became acquainted with the sculptor Rodin, for whom she posed as the ‘Muse’ of his Monument to Whistler.
In 1911 she moved to Meudon, converting to Catholicism in 1913 and maintaining close links with the Dominican Sisters of the Presentation at Meudon until her death. Her output declined over the last quarter of her life and by 1932 she had ceased to produce works of art.
John painted a limited number of small-scale subjects, rarely signed and never dated, often choosing the same model and repeating objects and themes across compositions.
