Paul McCann is a Marrithiyel artist born and raised on his family's traditional Country in the Northern Territory. He works across a variety of mediums including textiles (fashion design), gumnut bling (jewellery and accessories) and acrylic paintings. 

McCann studied fashion design at Darwin's Charles Darwin University. In 2021, his Gumnut ball gown appeared in the inaugural First Nations runway event at Australia Fashion Week. McCann went on to win the Cultural Adornment and Wearable Art Award at the 2021 National Indigenous Fashion Awards.