The power to choose.
The courage to be.
The Collaboration
AUTONOMY × Body Positive
Autonomy is a solo exhibition by Brisbane mixed-media artist Carissa George exploring identity, resilience, freedom and the process of reclaiming ourselves.
Opening in November 2026 at Kaye West Studios in Brisbane, Autonomy brings together figurative works, symbolism and layered mixed-media pieces that reflect the many ways women navigate change, adversity and transformation. Throughout the collection, recurring imagery including birds, butterflies, flowers and the female figure becomes a visual language for freedom, vulnerability, strength and self-determination.
The artworks featured in this limited-edition Body Positive collaboration have been taken from Carissa's Autonomy collection and transformed into wearable pieces — allowing the work and its message to exist beyond the gallery walls.
But Autonomy is about more than an exhibition.
The project is being created in partnership with Lovewell Foundation, a Brisbane-based organisation supporting women rebuilding their lives following adversity, including domestic and family violence, homelessness and other significant life challenges. As part of the collaboration, Carissa is also working directly with women from Lovewell to create artworks that will be exhibited alongside her own work during Autonomy.
The exhibition brings together art, community and conversation, creating space not only to view stories of resilience, but to recognise the autonomy, creativity and identity of the women behind them.
Through this special Body Positive collaboration, the artwork can continue that conversation beyond the exhibition — while also helping support the purpose behind Autonomy.
AUTONOMY
Carissa George Art
Kaye West Studios, Brisbane
8–22 November 2026
VIP Event: 14 November 2026
The Artworks
Two pieces, made wearable
The Pause
The Pause explores the quiet space between what has been and what comes next.
The figure sits in stillness, accompanied by the swan — a symbol of transformation, grace and the strength that can exist beneath a seemingly calm surface. The work reflects those moments when moving forward doesn't necessarily mean taking action. Sometimes reclaiming autonomy begins with simply having the space to stop, reflect and choose what happens next.
Faith
Faith is about trusting in what lies beyond the place you currently find yourself.
Through its imagery and symbolism, the work explores hope, freedom and the courage required to move toward something not yet fully known. It speaks to the idea that rebuilding doesn't happen all at once — sometimes faith is simply believing that another version of your life is possible.
$5 from every collaboration tee sold through the BDYPos online store will be donated to Lovewell. 
Both tees are $59.95, in black and white, cut to fit AU 8 to 24.
