About

Merritt Eby Gates

I’m a multidisciplinary artist.

My mom says I was born with a pen and paper in my hand, it must be true. I love to draw and paint and write and sing and play the ukulele and play with my dogs and cuddle my cats and watch insects and birds do what they do.


I love storytelling. I love listening to people’s stories, their dreams, and to join them for a moment in the middle of the mess when they share about something they’re figuring out.


I love holding space, especially for the flow of creativity, for the muse to come around, for art and beauty to be recognized and born.


I was born in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, and was raised by world. I thought I’d be a nomad forever, but somehow, East Africa has held on to my hat for almost a decade.