Penny McElroy is an artist and teacher. After earning a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, and working as a counselor for 5 years, Penny entered the graduate graphics program at the University of Wisconsin / Madison. Since earning her MFA in 1984, Penny has taught graphic design, printmaking and book arts at Betha… Read More
Penny McElroy is an artist and teacher. After earning a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, and working as a counselor for 5 years, Penny entered the graduate graphics program at the University of Wisconsin / Madison. Since earning her MFA in 1984, Penny has taught graphic design, printmaking and book arts at Bethany College in Kansas and at the University of Redlands in California.
Penny’s artwork has been exhibited throughout the United States and abroad, including recently at the Huntington Beach Art Center, Cal State Channel Islands, Gallery 825 in Los Angeles, Brand Library Art Gallery in Glendale, galerie
sei-un-do in Zurich, CH, and the Riverside Art Museum.
Penny also maintains an active graphic design practice - 5&dime design. Recent projects include the cover art and design of the Gorsky Press reissue of Strange Toys by Patricia Geary, and the cover art for Camera Obscura, a Noemi Press title by Rebecca Bednarz. Read Less
