
Hannah Carrick
Painting
b. 1988, Australia
Lives and works in Byron Bay, NSW, Australia
Hannah Carrick (b. 1988, Australia) is a Byron Bay-based artist known for her exploration of biophilia—the innate connection between humans and nature—and the healing potential of the creative process. Her work invites introspection, often weaving together themes of femininity, emotion, and the body as landscape.
“Creating with my hands is a kind of therapy,” Carrick says. “Painting becomes a place of solitude, healing, and release. Each piece is like a window into warmth, nostalgia, and renewal.”
Carrick’s bold use of color and layered textures—built up then scraped back using oil and mixed media—reflect a process as raw as it is intuitive. For her, painting is a ritual of uncovering, a personal excavation. “To resolve a work, I often need to face what’s buried. Each layer reveals something new about myself—and lets something old go.”
She has exhibited in four solo shows, including at Yeah Nice Gallery (Byron Bay), Rainbow Studios (Sydney) and Saint Cloche (Sydney), and has been featured in group exhibitions across Los Angeles, Paris, and Hong Kong. Her work is represented internationally by Tappan (Los Angeles, CA). Select publications include Harper’s Bazaar and Gourmet Traveller.
STATEMENT
“For me, the process of creating and using my hands generates a sense of healing and solitude. Painting and colour is my therapy, my escapism during darker times. I see my works as little windows of sunshine, nostalgia and inspiration.” - Hannah Carrick
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023, A One Nighter, Yeah Nice Gallery, Byron Bay, AU
2022, After Dark, Rainbow Studios, Sydney, AU
2021, Holiday, Yeah Nice Gallery, Byron Bay, AU
2018, Hotel Paradiso, Jardan, Sydney, AU
2016, Blooming, Saint Cloche, Sydney, AU
ARTICLES & FEATURES
2022, Hunter & Folk - Leif x Hannah Carrick Collaboration 2022, Russh - Merci Maison Artist Residence Feature
2022, Merci Maison Artist Residence Program
2021, Bassike - Artikle
2021, Hunter & Folk - Journal
2020, Partnership with Vida Glow - by Vogue Australia 2020, Vogue Australia - VOSN
2020, Worn For Good - Stories
2020, Bed Threads - Home Tour - Interview
2018, Jardan - The Good Life 2018
2018, Harper’s Bazaar
2018, Homes To Love
2017, Chronicles Of Her
2017, Yen 2017
2017, Gourmet Traveller
COLLABORATIONS
2022, Bassike
2022, Leif
2020, Bed Threads
2017, Bravado Universal Music, AU 2016, Bravado Universal Music, AU
RESIDENCIES
2019, Santa Barbara, California, CA
EDUCATION
2011-2013, CATC Design Collage, Brisbane, AU
CHARITY & VOLUNTEER WORK
2022, Original artwork auction, Northern Beaches Women’s Shelter, Sydney, AU
2021, ‘We Are The Sun’ original collection, 100% proceeds for UNHCR
2021, ‘Heroine’ original collection 20% donations for Dress for Success, Sydney, AU
2021, Original artwork donation ‘The Atlantic x Surf Aid Charity Art Exhibition, Byron Bay, AU 2019, Original artwork donation, ‘Bushfire Relief ’, Sydney, AU
2019, Painting Classes, Lou’s Place Women’s Shelter, Sydney, AU
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