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Davina Fulton Brown (31 May 1871 - 24 November 1950) was a Scottish artist and carpet designer. She is known as an artist for her paintings of flowers. She is the sister of William Fulton Brown; and the niece of David Fulton.

Life
Her father was James Jenkins Brown (born 4 September 1837), a master grocer.

Her mother was Margaret Finlay Fulton (c. 1838). Margaret and James married on 7 October 1861 in Bridgeton, Glasgow. They had six children.

Davina Fulton Brown was born on 31 May 1871 in Glasgow. Originally the family stayed in Anderston at 21 Houldsworth Street, but they moved to the southside of Glasgow staying at 10 Titwood Place and then 4 Leslie Street in Pollokshields.

Her uncle was David Fulton, another artist, he also stayed in those households with the family. Both Davina and her brother William also became artists.

Davina took her flair for art and design and not only painted, but designed and weaved carpets by trade. She latterly moved to 40 Lawrence Street in Hillhead, her last move of address.

In October 1936 she gifted the Glasgow Art Galleries one of her late uncle David Fulton's paintings, the oil painting Seascape. In addition she gifted a painting by her brother William Fulton Brown (1873 - 1905), a watercolour The Prodigal Son.

Art
RGI 1910. Phlox and Carnations.

RGI 1915.

Paisley Art Institute 1928. Geraniums and Chrysanthemums and Anemones.

RGI sales 1935 Sweet William and Larkspur

Death
She died on 24 November 1950 at her home in 40 Lawrence Street in Glasgow aged 79. She died of cardiac failure.