“My art isn’t about perfection - it’s about remembrance. It’s about turning survival into something sacred”.

About

Carissa George is a Brisbane based contemporary artist, theatre nurse and advocate exploring the intersection between art healing, and the human experience. Her creative journey began as an act of survival - transforming pain int purpose through colour, texture and symbolism.

What started as a rebellion - in collections like Enough, Fearless Femmes and We No Longer Paint the Roses Red - has evolved into reflection. Her current body of work, Under Her Stars, explores what comes after survival: the quiet rebuilding of self, the rediscovery of connection, and the gentle illumination that follows darkness.

Beyond her art practice, Carissa is completing a Masters in Justice with a Domestic Violence Response Major, with the aim of improving healthcare systems for survivors of domestic and family violence.

As a theatre nurse Carissa has seen how moments of vulnerability in hospital settings can become opportunities for compassion, recognition and change. Her goal is to help shape a future where healthcare environments are safe, trauma-informed spaces- where every patient feels seen and supported.

Through her paintings, journals and community projects she hopes to offer a bridge between the creative and the clinical - a place where storytelling meets advocacy, and where are becomes a language for both healing and awareness.

Current Work - Under Her Stars

Carissa’s current body of work, Under Her Stars, reimagines the zodiac through modern archetypes - portraits that explore identity, healing and transformation. Each muse represents a signs me notional essence, inspired by cultural energies that mirror those traits. These words are fine-art interpretations not affiliated with or endorsed by any individual.