Elisha McGuckin is a contemporary pop artist based in South Western Australia.

Elisha specialises in traditional still life paintings with a unique pop art twist, her eye-catching acrylic paintings are loaded with vibrant colours.

Having qualified and working as a florist early on, Elisha moved into high end fashion retail giving her an extensive understanding of colour and design.

Elisha has refined her own unique style, she applies expressive brushstrokes whilst respecting the influence of her fathers’ technical drawing skills and the signwriting techniques passed on from her grandfather.

Though not professionally trained, she has continued to practice the arts alongside her working career for the most part of her life. Having attended the Fremantle Art Centre for several years under the guidance of fabulous tutors, she decided in 2016 that it was time to start making steps towards pursuing a career as an artist.

This decision aligned with that of starting a family in 2018, slow gradual steps and the influence of family life, lead to her first solo art exhibition “Argh! What A Mess” in 2022. After a successful show that shared her own personal journey of motherhood, Elisha was hooked. Another solo show “All Consumed” delving further into the world of consumerism and pop art followed in 2023. Just a few months later, a group show “Through Her Eyes” allowed Elisha to share an extension of her earlier motherhood collection.

She has developed a signature, contemporary style that shows off her incredible brush skills in her smooth glossy vibrant pop art paintings, her specialty and she sees potential in every otherwise “mundane” subject.

In contrast her attention to detail and colour in her still life paintings, leave viewers in awe as she captures sincere, relatable domestic scenes. A value that she demonstrates so well in her artwork, is honesty, this is her way to communicate her personal struggles as a mother.

Having successes in art awards and respected by her peers Elisha is constantly driven to create more work, she is a disciplined practitioner who works a delicately balanced lifestyle of artist and mother.

Forever torn between journaling her family life through painting snapshots of everyday and capturing the vibrant world of consumerism and pop culture with electric colours, she continues to evolve as an artist. An exciting journey ahead.