Mekko Harjo

Mekko Harjo’s work weaves personal narrative into expansive considerations of Indigenous resurgence. With his research driven output, Harjo examines subcultures, small histories and anti-capitalist temporalities across a range of ephemeral and physical mediums. Inspired by the misuse and appropriation of consumer technology, the artist collages elements of installation art, spoken-word performance, and familial exposé into conceptually intricate renderings. Harjo is Shawnee, Muscogee, Seminole, Jewish and an enrolled member of the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma.

Mekko Harjo (b. 1987, Los Angeles, CA) attended Bard College, receiving his BA in photography, and recently received an MFA in Studio Arts from the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) in Sante Fe, NM. His works are included in the current iteration of Greater New York 2026 at MoMA PS1, New York, and have performed at institutions such as Dia Chelsea, NY; Creative Time, NY, SITE Santa Fe NM; among others. Harjo has completed residencies and fellowships at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, ME; The Wassaic Project, NY; The Momentary, Crystal Bridges Art Museum, AR; among others. Harjo lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.