Margert Early (1951- ) is an Australian artist and book illustrator. Born in the New England region of New South Wales, she was educated at the New England Girl’s School; Sydney University (BA); the Shillito Design School (diploma); and at St Martin’s School of Art in London (post-graduate diploma). She was married to the Irish artist Michael Farrell, and has lived for many years in France, in the village of her Huguenot ancestors. She has published six children's books, originally through the Walter McVitty publishing house in Australia, and through Harry N. Abrams in the USA. Since 1976, her paintings, done in a medieval style, have been included in numerous group exhibitions, and she has also had many individual exhibitions, most recently at the Robin Gibson Gallery in Sydney.