Ballina Shire
Kristina Davis is a proud Yuwi Cobble Cobble and South Sea Islander woman from Mackay with bloodties to English, Vietnamese and Chinese ancestry. Kristina embraces all parts of her diverse identity and heritage, which influence her spirituality and artworks. Kristina is a traditional healer specialising in injury, supporting people to come back to right relation with land and themselves.
Kristina came to painting intuitively and as a means to express herself and heal trauma and mental health. Kristina is passionate about art and culture and telling stories through her paintings. She enjoys using big, bright and earthy colours to emphasise the beauty of the country she grew up on. She remembers going to the islands with her mother and seeing the country and the coral reef, which informs her designs incorporating those bright beautiful colours of country. Kristina has also been part of Arts Northern Rivers’ Wandjaarii Maalii workshop program with Spell and Indigenous Fashion Projects; she is excited to apply her learnings and experiment with textiles and fashion.
