[1][2][better source needed] Salmond studied at Slade School of Art where her friends included Gwen John and Ursula Tyrwhitt.
They studied at the Académie Carmen, where James Abbott McNeill Whistler taught and Salmond paid John's fees.
[5] Gwen John painted Nettleship and Salmond in Interior with Figures, which has been said to be "symbolic of modern Parisian life.
"[9] Salmond met fellow artist Matthew Smith in 1907 in Whitby and she became his "greatest mentor.
[4] Her works were exhibited at Leicester Galleries, Royal Academy and the New English Art Club (NEAC).