Elizabeth Brophy was born in New South Wales, Australia and studied art at East Sydney Technical College. She moved to Portugal after winning a prestigious Australian newspaper art award. She exhibited at Atelier EC in Colares, and is now living in Co. Wicklow and has become one of Ireland's best known impressionist painters. Her works are in public and private collections in The Museum of Natural History, New York, Australia, Portugal, Spain, France, England and Ireland at The Bank of Ireland and Ulster Bank collections.