Artist Bio – Sherry McGuire

Sherry McGuire is a multimedia artist and the creator of Alchemic Artisan, a body of work that transforms relics, raw materials, and forgotten matter into soulful objects steeped in story. Her mixed media creations weave together paint, wood, metal, ephemera, and found objects—each piece a portal into the archetypes that shape our shared human experience.

She is also the creator and curator of Scarlett Cougar, a pop art gift line known for its whimsical yet snarky edge. Featuring greeting cards, tea towels, aprons, and more, Scarlett Cougar celebrates humor, boldness, and the art of not taking this mortal coil too seriously.

In addition to her work as a fine artist, Sherry spent 18 years as an AVEDA salon owner in San Jose and built a career as a Marketing Creative Art Director in Silicon Valley, specializing in packaging design. Today, she continues her craft in hair design at her private studios in Morgan Hill & Paso Robles, where artistry, storytelling, and transformation remain at the heart of her work. That same spirit of reinvention now defines and enriches her artwork.

Her current series, Archetypes, explores 52 symbolic figures..
part myth, part personal memory - brought to life as layered, tactile compositions. Each archetype carries its own narrative, inviting viewers to recognize fragments of themselves in the work.

Sherry describes her art as “a conversation between what was and what might be” - where forgotten objects are reborn with new resonance, and the stories of the past find a modern pulse. She lives and works in Paso Robles, California, where she continues to craft pieces that are at once whimsical, profound, and unapologetically human.