Else Meidner (born Else Meyer; 2 September 1901 – 7 May 1987) was a German-Jewish painter.

Meidner was born in Berlin and studied there between 1918 and 1925 before spending two years in Cologne.

[2] In 1927 she married the painter Ludwig Meidner and they emigrated to England in August 1939.

[3] After World War II the couple drifted apart, both emotionally and artistically and Ludwig returned to Germany in 1952 while Else stayed in London.

[2][3] In 1951 the Meidner's son, David (born 1929), emigrated to Israel.