Raisa Gates

Raisa Gates is a Filipina American artist based between Arizona and Paris.

Gates’ artistic narrative is an exploration of the self and our connections with others. The body serves as her foundation, and her painted figures — bare, gathered, resting in one another’s presence — are able to inhabit a realm beyond language.

Through her work, she extends an invitation to viewers to ponder the nuanced intricacies of human relationships. Her art serves as a mirror, reflecting the universal journey of seeking connection and navigating moments of solitude. Moving between presence and absence, her practice meditates on the shifting rhythms of relationship — revealing the profound, often tender beauty that emerges in the ebb and flow between ourselves and the world around us.