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 (Upcoming) Salon, Kristin Hjellegjered Gallery, West Palm Beach, Florida, USA (2025) Lacquered Rebellion, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, London, UK (2024); Be a Body with Me, Pop-Up private gallery, London, UK (2022); Jewels of Consciousness, Dyson Gallery, London, UK (2021); The Truth or Consequences Series, The Academy SF, San Francisco, CA (2020); The Truth of Consequences Series, Magnolia Brewing, San Francisco, CA (2020); Silent Conviction, Frank Ratchye Project Space, San Francisco, CA (2019).
Group exhibitions include (Upcoming) Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, Berlin (2025); (Upcoming) Trust Me With Your Troubles, Ames Yavuz Gallery, London, UK (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 (2024); Unraveled, Maximilian Wolfgang Gallery, London, UK (2024); Group Show, Commonsense Gallery, Vienna, Austria (2023); Pandora: The Art of Loves, Artiq, London, UK (2023); Mother Tongue: Bodies Beyond Words, London, UK (2023); The Edge, Gallery G, supportred by Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation, Hiroshima, Japan (2023); RCA 2023 Degree Show, The Truman Brewery, London, UK (2023); Texture, Liz Lidgett Gallery, Des Moines, IA (2023); Beyond Surface Tactile Presence, screening of Circle Burn, Tate Modern, London, UK (2023); Beyond Surface Festival, Montez Press Radio, New York, NY and online (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); Hybrid Realities: CAPSalon, Dyson Gallery, London, UK (2022); Falling into Place, Liz Lidgett Gallery, Des Moines, IA (2022); Collected, Liz Lidgett Gallery, Des Moines, IA (2021); 14th Anniversary, Secession Art + Design Gallery, San Francisco, CA (2021);A Joy Unexpected, Root Division, San Francisco, CA (2021).
Highlights
Her first artist film premiered at Tate Modern in March 2023 as part of the Tate Lates series, a significant milestone that signalled 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), receiving a grant from the Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation (2022), and residencies such as PADA Portugal (2024) and the Buinho Creative Residency (2022). A finalist for the Ingram Prize in 2024, her sculpture Sewing Needle 2 (Black and Gold) earned critical acclaim. Her work is held in private collections worldwide, and in 2024 was placed in the permanent collection of The Bunker Museum, Florida.