Olivia Tawzer is an artist living in Chattanooga, TN. Her work addresses the topics of "Southerness", family, gender, and grief. With painting and sculpture being her main mediums, she often draws from family stories or personal experiences to create her narratives. Olivia graduated from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in the Spring of 2021 with a BFA in Painting and Drawing. She is a contributor for Mineral House Media, a platform that offers digital residencies, conducts interviews, and invites residents to participate in an annual group show. She also works as a licensed tattoo artist in downtown Chattanooga where she runs Grief Garden Tattoo Projects, which aims to create a space to talk about loss and leaves participants with a portable personal memorial.