Marisha Matthews is a South Australian visual artist who primarily works in oils. Her practice focuses on the play of light on objects, with an emphasis on transparency, reflection, and surface texture. Her paintings, often of glass, silver objects, and native plants, are lush and painterly, revealing architectural forms through light and shadow.

Marisha has painted since childhood and became a full-time artist in 2005. She has lived and worked in the UK, Iran, and China, and spent years in the building industry, specializing in feature art and Roman-style mosaics. She recently contributed to the restoration of Ayres House, restoring elaborate painted ceilings.

In 2019, Marisha graduated with Honours from Adelaide Central School of Art. She has held multiple residencies, including at Pembroke School and St Ignatius College, and is currently the artist-in-residence at Loreto College. Since 2022, she has also been the curator for Loreto Contemporary Art, one of South Australia's largest group exhibitions.

Marisha has worked in film art departments for over 25 years, including as the artist for Hotel Mumbai and as a backdrop painter for Netflix’s My Brilliant Career (2025). In 2020, she completed a major commission for the Botanica Apartments in Glenside, featuring magnolia flowers and fruit across multiple panels.

She has won awards, including the exhibition prize at the Friends of the South Australian School of Art in 2019, and has been a finalist in the Adelaide Park Lands Prize.