“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 and Health Policy 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

Carissa’s current body of work explores themes of autonomy, identity and becoming, portraying women in moments of pause, reflection and quiet strength. Each piece is created as an invitation to reconnect with self, to trust ones own voice and to find meaning beyond expectation. Her work sits at the intersection of art and lived experience, offering space for both personal reflection and broader conversations around resilience, agency and healing.