Penny Meagher

Elma Penelope Meagher (1935 – 5 June 1995^[2]), better known as Penny Meagher, was an Australian painter.

Elma Penelope Meagher
Born	Elma Penelope Moss 1935 Sydney, Australia
Died	5 June 1995(1995-06-05) (aged 59–60) Sydney, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Known for	Painting
Spouse	Roddy Meagher ​ (m. 1962)​ [1]

Penny Meagher was born in Sydney, and started drawing from an early age.^[3] She was educated at Ascham School, Edgecliff and Frensham School, Mittagong. She studied economics at the University of Sydney.^[3] In 1952, she went on a trip to London, where she enrolled at the Chelsea School of Art. From 1960 to 1962, she studied at the East Sydney Technical College, and later did a graduate course in painting at the University of New South Wales.

In the late 1960s, Penny Meagher became a director of the Macquarie Galleries in Sydney.^[3] Her work has been exhibited only rarely and at occasional group exhibitions, this included the important STILL LIFES at David Jones Gallery in 1984.