Born in Cape Town, South Africa, in 2001, Gina-Rose Bolligello graduated with a BFA from the University of Cape Town’s Michaelis School of Fine Art in 2024. She was awarded both the Simon Gerson Prize and the Director’s Award for her final body of work.

Her current practice is centered around hauntology and the colonial histories that surround the Cape, highlighting untold historical narratives as a means to educate audiences and keep the memory and work of colonised people alive. In areas where there is a lack of visual documentation, she uses ‘ghosts’ to narrate and imagine the lives that once were and which are perhaps still present in alternative forms. Her practice explores various media, including photography, video, and printmaking.