Elspeth Penfold is a Bolivian/Argentinian multi-disciplinary artist residing  in the UK since 1970.  She is an elected member of the Royal Society of Sculptors, a member of ArtCan.org, and an alumni of Wimbledon College of Art, Falmouth University and the Turps Banana MASS cc.

Elspeth's work in spinning and knotting draws inspiration from the Incan history and techniques of 'Quipu' (knot work) and the Quechua language of the native Andean people.

Her work is included in  publications like Walking Bodies and Ways to Wander the Gallery by Triarchy Press, and SALT by Art Walks Porty. Her commissions include Reclaiming the Narrative with POW Thanet at Turner Contemporary, Margate; Intertidal Calligraphy with The Museum of London Archeology, Whitstable; Port at Art Walk Porty, Edinburgh; and Walking with Ghosts, a live art commission with The Imperial War Museum, IWM 14-18 NOW Legacy Fund, Folkestone.

In 2025, Elspeth's sculpture Toll has been selected for the 'Sculpture in the Landscape Exhibition 2025', running from April to November at the Himalayan Garden & Sculpture Park in Ripon.