Born at Williamstown, South Australia in 1894, McNamara studied under James Ashton, Dattilo Rubbo and James R. Jackson. The winner of numerous prizes, she exhibited in Sydney, Melbourne and London and in a special exhibition of artists of the British Empire in 1920. She was a member of the Royal South Australian Society of Artists. Leila McNamara died in Adelaide in 1973. Edit or add to this biography
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| Total number sold | Number with images | Highest price | Recent average price* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 34 | 8 | A$2,600 | N/A |
| Works on Paper | 1 | 0 | A$200 | N/A |
* Calculated on sales over the last three years, where there are a sufficient number of sales over that period.
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