Olivia Gates (born 1997, NSW) is an artist working and living between Ngunawal and Ngambri Country (Canberra) and her home in Kiama on Dharawal Country. Working primarily with glass, Gates’ conceptual interests are rooted in the intersection of post-Mabo white settler (un)belonging anxiety theories (Martina Horakova, 2020), and the contrasting impacts of her convict/settler lineage, both in generational connection to - and ongoing destructive colonial claims on - place. She makes works that gently hold shared space for listening, with intention to open respectful dialogues of shared experience and revised histories. Gates graduated with a Bachelor of Visual Arts (Honours) / Bachelor of Design from the Australian National University in 2021. She has exhibited both locally and internationally and has acquired prizes recognising her work such as the Boronia Prize for excellence in glass, the Corning Museum of Glass / Australian National University School of Art and Design Partner Scholarship, and the Nigel Thomson Travel Grant.