Emilie Maguin

Emilie Maguin is a French visual artist working in Perth, on Whadjuk Noongar Country.

She acquired her artistic training in Aix-en-Provence, and her influences include Matisse, Hockney, Vanessa Bell, Grayson Perry , European Pop Culture, decorative textiles and Naive Art. She graduated with a Masters of Art History from the University of St Andrews , Scotland.

Emilie's work is bold and playful with a focus on strong colour and pattern. Symbolism and storytelling are the heart of each composition where layers of heavy acrylics, oil pastels and ink build up the textural plane of the canvas, adding to the visual interest and tactility of the paintings.

In 2022 and 2023, she was a finalist in the portrait category in the Bluethumb Art Prize. Emilie's works have been exhibited at the Affordable Art Fair Melbourne and the Affordable Art Fair Sydney in 2022, 2023 and 2024.

She is represented by the Toowoomba Gallery in Queensland, Jumbled in New South Wales and the White Brick Gallery in Perth, Western Australia.

Emilie’s pieces live in collections all over Australia, as well as in the U.K, Switzerland, France and Japan.