Margaret Gurney (artist)

Margaret Jane Gurney is an Australian artist who lives and works in Melbourne and is an advocate for Australian arts. She represented Australia at the 2009 Florence Biennale. She was one of the first women to work as a graphic artist in Australian television and one of the first women to work in Australia as an art director in advertising.

Gurney worked extensively as both an educator and as an administrator in community arts, and as a program manager in arts adult education. She established her own studio in Melbourne, and has painted full time for many years.