Alment was a student of Henry MacManus whilst attending the Royal Dublin Society (RDS) School of Design.
She lived for many years at 47 Carysfort Avenue, Blackrock, Dublin, with Elizabeth Alment her niece and fellow artist.
[1] Alment worked primarily in watercolour, producing landscapes and portraits.
Many of her works depicts Dublin and north Wicklow, particularly the area around the River Dodder.
She also painted scenes from north Wales, as from 1873 she made regular visits there.