I’m Hosanna, a faith-based artist living in the Gold Coast hinterland.
Although Australia has been home for 30 years, I was born in Seattle, USA. My early years were spent living in India, Europe and the United States and filled with extraordinary challenges and constant upheaval.
At 15, I moved to Australia to live with my mother and siblings. After finishing University, I worked in the financial industry. After working myself into the ground in the corporate world, my body barely coping, I crumbled after chronic illness took hold. I sought healing in many places.
But in 2021, things started to shift.
Picking up a paintbrush, I discovered a joy long buried. Painting offered nourishment for my soul and hope for my future. It reminded me there was still beauty and wonder in life. I began painting as a form of therapy. And it was here that my journey really began.
I found that painting transported me into a different world completely, and afterwards, I would feel a beautiful peace.
Then in 2024, through a profound encounter, I experienced the healing of my heart, and a peace that surpassed all understanding. It gave me hope beyond what I could imagine.
Now, I paint not just as an artist, but as an act of joy and faith – offering a gentle reminder that life holds beauty even in challenging seasons, and a promise that even from brokenness, something radiant can be born.
