Makiko Harris (b. 1989, The Netherlands) earned her Masters in Contemporary Art Practice from the Royal College of Art, London, in 2023, following her studies in painting at the California College of the Arts, and her Bachelors in Philosophy and Art with a focus on feminist philosophy and aesthetics from Tufts University, Boston, in 2011. An interdisciplinary artist exploring themes of feminism, identity, and desire, Harris has earned significant recognition for her work across painting, moving image, sculpture, and sound.
Solo exhibitions include Salon, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, West Palm Beach, Florida, USA (2025); Needle Dance, Makiko Harris Studio x Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery x art’otel Hoxton, London, UK (2025); Lacquered Rebellion, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, London, UK (2024); Truth or Consequences, Magnolia Brewing, San Francisco, CA, USA (2020).
Group exhibitions include (Upcoming) Body Archive, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, Berlin, Germany (2025); (Upcoming) Trust Me With Your Troubles, Ames Yavuz Gallery, London, UK (2025); (Upcoming) Abenteuer Körper (Magical Body), Kunstverein Wolfsburg, Wolfsburg, Germany (2025); (Upcoming) EXPO Chicago, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, Chicago, IL (2025); Ingram Prize Finalist Exhibition, Unit 1 Gallery, London, UK (2024); Confront and Constrain, Ames Yavuz Gallery, Singapore (2024); Kink, Maximillian Wölfgang Gallery, London, UK (2024); Material Instinct, 120710 Gallery, Berkeley, CA, USA (2024); Unraveled, Maximillian Wölfgang Gallery, London, UK (2024); PADA 43, PADA Artistic Residency, Barreiro, Portugal (2024); Liminal Dreaming, The Drake Hotel x Ninth Editions, Toronto, Canada (2024); Winter Exhibition, Commonsense Gallery, Vienna, Austria (2023); Mother Tongue: Bodies Beyond Words, Private Gallery Millbank, London, UK (2023); Edge, Gallery G, Hiroshima, Japan (2023); Royal College of Art Degree Show, The Truman Brewery, London, UK (2023); Texture, Liz Lidgett Gallery, Des Moines, IA, USA (2023); Beyond Surface Tactile Presence, screening of Circle Burn, Tate Modern, London, UK (2023); Unfolding Traces presented by Pigeon Park, The Hangar Gallery, London, UK (2023); Beyond Repetition, The Old Chickpea Factory, Messejana, Portugal (2022); A Line Made By Walking, Upper Gulbenkian Gallery, London, UK (2022); A Joy Unexpected, Root Division, San Francisco, CA, USA (2021); Longevity, Secession Gallery, San Francisco, CA, USA (2021).
Highlights and Collections
Her first artist film premiered at Tate Modern in March 2023 as part of the Tate Lates series, a significant milestone that signaled her rapid rise in the international art scene. Harris has received numerous prestigious accolades, including the Grand Prize at The HIGH Prize for Excellence (2023), a grant from the Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation (2022), and residencies such as PADA Artistic Residency (2024) and Buinho Creative Residency (2022). She was a finalist for the Ingram Prize in 2024, where her sculpture Sewing Needle 2 (Black and Gold) earned critical acclaim. Harris’ work can be found in international, private, and public collections, including The Bunker Artspace Museum, Florida, USA and Kaiser Permanente, Walnut Creek, California, USA.