About

Marisa S. Swangha (pronounced "swan" like the bird, and "ga" like galaxy) is a self-taught multi-disciplinary Canadian artist (b. Quebec City, Canada).
She has lived most of her life in Montreal, with some years in London (UK) and New York City. She currently lives and works in Ottawa.

Her work is heavily informed and impacted by design, science, nature, winter, and urban spaces. Canadian identities, histories, and geographies are explored through layers, textures, and geometrical abstractions.

Marisa has exhibited in galleries and public spaces in Toronto, New York City, Montreal, Berlin, and San Diego.
Collectors and commissions of Swangha’s artwork can be found in Canada, the U.S., the UK, Japan, Brazil, France, and Australia.

She is, for more than a decade, a proud supporter of Visual AIDS which provides support to HIV+ artists and helps preserve their legacies.

Bees (circa 2067)

Bees (circa 2067)

abeilles, acrylic, bees, Canadian artist, contemporary art, disappearing fauna, lyrical abstraction, modern abstract, nature, painted on paper, scraped paint, white yellow black

Our Bones

biology, black and white painting, Canadian artist, history, marisa swangha, painting on paper, porous, sculpted paint, textured paint, white abstract painting

Our Skeletons

biology, black and white painting, Canadian artist, contemporary art, history, human, lyrical abstraction, marisa swangha, modernist, painting on paper, porous, science, sculpted paint, textured paint, white abstract painting

Into the Northern Night VII (Ongoing Series)

Into the Northern Night VII (Ongoing Series)

arctic night, black and white painting, Canadian artist, contemporary art, lines, marisa swangha, North, Nunavut inspired, patterns, scratched paint, sculpted paint, sgraffito, small square painting, textures

Deep Blue Night (Coppermine River)

Deep Blue Night (Coppermine River)

arctic night, arctic waves, blue and white painting, blue river at night, Canadian artist, Canadian seascape, Coppermine river, Kugluktuk, marisa swangha, northern waterscape, Nunanvut inspired, polar night, shadows and light, textured painting, water, winter river painting, woman artist

Into The Northern Night – Series (ongoing)

Into The Northern Night – Series (ongoing)

arctic, black and white painting, Canadian artist, lines, marisa swangha, Nunavut inspired, patterns, scratched paint, sculpted paint, sgraffito, small square paintings, textures, white abstract painting

Lunar Topography - Series of 4 / Topographie lunaire - Série de 4

Lunar Topography - Series of 4 / Topographie lunaire - Série de 4

abstract painting, Canadian artist, circles, contemporary art, geological surface, inspired by astronomy, marisa swangha, modern, monochromatic art, moon close-up, moon craters, moonscape, textured, white painting

Into the Northern Night VIII (Ongoing Series)

Into the Northern Night VIII (Ongoing Series)

arctic night, black and white painting, Canadian artist, contemporary art, lines, marisa swangha, North, Nunavut inspired, patterns, scratched paint, sculpted paint, sgraffito, small square painting, textured

Into the Northern Night V (Ongoing Series)

Into the Northern Night V (Ongoing Series)

arctic night, black and white painting, Canadian artist, contemporary art, lines, marisa swangha, North, Nunavut inspired, patterns, scratched paint, sculpted paint, sgraffito, small square painting, textured

Interplanetary / Interplanétaire

Interplanetary / Interplanétaire

astronomy, black and white painting, Canadian artist, concentric circles, contemporary art, galaxy scape, marisa swangha, modern abstract, modernist, science