Kristina Woods is a Croatian-born painter based in Zagreb whose practice investigates trauma, neuroconnectivity, and psychological reconstruction through a distinctive visual language she terms Neuro-Expressionism.

Working primarily in acrylic, tempera, and watercolour, Woods constructs intricate black linear networks that traverse the surface of her paintings, forming neurological webs that blur the boundaries between stylized figuration and abstraction. Reminiscent of Gothic stained-glass frameworks, these structures operate simultaneously as fracture and integration – mapping emotional memory while suggesting the possibility of reconfiguration.

Informed by long-term engagement with psychotherapy and contemporary trauma research, including the work of Bessel van der Kolk and Gabor Maté, her paintings approach trauma not as spectacle but as an embodied structural condition. The canvas becomes a site of neuroplastic inquiry: figures dissolve into connective systems, and emotional states manifest as spatial architectures.

Alongside this core body of work, Woods is developing a complementary series of intuitive landscapes that translate psychological thresholds into symbolic terrains. These emerging works extend her exploration of the interdependence between internal states and external environments.

Educated in textile design at the School of Applied Art and Design in Zagreb and later in art history and philosophy, Woods combines material sensitivity with conceptual rigor. Currently working across intimate and mid-scale formats, she is expanding her practice toward larger-scale compositions.

Her work engages a global cultural moment increasingly attentive to trauma and healing, while resisting the aesthetic commodification of suffering. Woods is actively pursuing international exhibitions, residencies, and gallery representation.