Makiko Harris (she/her) is a Japanese + American multimedia visual artist working across painting, sculpture, installation,FILM, and sound.
Makiko earned her MA in Contemporary Art Practice from the Royal College of Art in London and her BA in Philosophy and Studio Art from Tufts University in Boston, MA.
Her practice explores contemporary feminism, cultural legacies, desire, and the body. Her work is held in the collection at The Bunker Museum, FL, and in private collections worldwide.
A native of San Francisco, CA, Makiko now lives and works in London, UK. She is represented by Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, with locations in London, Berlin, and Florida, USA.
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SELECTED CV
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Mar 2025 (forthcoming) | Salon, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, West Palm Beach, Florida, USA.
Feb 2025 (forthcoming) | Needle Dance, Makiko Harris Studio x Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery x art’otel Hoxton, London, UK.
Aug 2024 | Lacquered Rebellion, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, London, UK.
Jan 2020 | Truth or Consequences, Magnolia Brewing, San Francisco, CA, USA.
DUO + TRIO EXHIBITIONS
Oct 2025 (forthcoming) | Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, Berlin, Germany.
Aug 2021 | Longevity, Secession Gallery, San Francisco, California, USA.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Sept 2025 (forthcoming) | Trust Me With Your Troubles, Ames Yavuz Gallery, London, UK.
Nov 2024 | Ingram Prize Finalist Exhibition, Unit 1 Gallery, London, UK
Nov 2024 | Confront and Constrain, Ames Yavuz Gallery, Singapore.
Sep 2024 | Kink, Maximillian Wölfgang Gallery, London, UK.
Mar 2024 | Material Instinct, 120710 Gallery, Berkeley, California, USA.
Mar 2024 | Unraveled, Maximillian Wölfgang Gallery, London, UK.
Feb 2024 | PADA 43, PADA Artistic Residency, Barreiro, Portugal.
Jan 2024 | Liminal Dreaming, The Drake Hotel x Ninth Editions, Toronto, Canada.
Nov 2023 | Commonsense Gallery, Vienna, Austria.
Nov 2023 | Mother Tongue: Bodies Beyond Words, Private Gallery Millbank, London, UK.
Oct 2023 | Edge, Gallery G, Hiroshima, Japan.
Jul 2023 | Royal College of Art Degree Show, The Truman Brewery, London, UK.
May 2023 | Texture, Liz Lidgett Gallery, Des Moines, Iowa, USA.
Mar 2023 | Beyond Surface Tactile Presence, screening of Circle Burn, Tate Modern, London, UK.
Mar 2023 | Unfolding Traces presented by Pigeon Park, The Hangar Gallery, London, UK.
Aug 2022 | Beyond Repetition, The Old Chickpea Factory, Messejana, Portugal.
May 2022 | A Line Made By Walking, Upper Gulbenkian Gallery, London, UK.
Jul 2021 | A Joy Unexpected, Root Division, San Francisco, California, USA.
ART FAIRS
Apr 2025 (forthcoming) | Expo Chicago, via Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Jan 2025 (forthcoming) | London Art Fair, via Maximillian Wölfgang Gallery, London, UK.
Jan 2024 | London Art Fair, via Commonsense Gallery, London, UK.
TALKS
Jan 2025 (forthcoming) | Encounters Panel at London Art Fair, chaired by Victoria Comstock-Kershaw, Editor-in-Chief of FETCH London, London, UK.
Sept 2024 | Artist Q&A in conversation with Marcelle Joseph, Lacquered Rebellion, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, London, UK.
Feb 2024 | Bonhams x The Art of Seeing Magazine, The Rosewood Hotel, Munich, Germany.
Oct 2023 | Edge Artist Talk, Gallery G, Hiroshima, Japan.
AWARDS & GRANTS
Nov 2024 | Ingram Prize 2024 Finalist, London, UK.
Aug 2023 | Grand Prize Winner: The HIGH Prize for Excellence, HIGH, London, UK.
May 2022 | Grant Recipient, Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation, London, UK.
RESIDENCIES
Feb 2024 | PADA Artistic Residency, Lisbon, Portugal.
Aug 2022 | Buinho Creative Residency, Messejana, Portugal.
Oct 2019 | Art and Soul International Residency, Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, USA.
COLLECTIONS
The Bunker Museum, Orlando, Florida, USA.
Kaiser Permanente, Walnut Creek, California, USA.
SELECTED PRESS
Sept 2024 | Fetch Magazine: Makiko Harris’ Lacquered Rebellion at Kristin Hjellegjerde
Sept 2024 | Hero Magazine: Weekend Combo Exhibition: Lacquered Rebellion
Sept 2024 | Munchies Art Club Magazine: Makiko Harris: Exploring Feminist Identity Through Monumental Art
Sept 2024 | FAD Magazine: Top 5 Art Exhibitions to See in London in September
Aug 2024 | FAD Magazine: Oversized fingernails, giant knitting needles, chains and aluminium stockings
Aug 2024 | Organ Thing: Five Recommended Art Shows – Makiko Harris at Kristin Hjellegjerde
May 2024 | SuboArt Magazine, On Belonging, Empowerment, and the Color Red
Oct 2023 | HIGH, 2023 Prize Winner Makiko Harris
Sep 2023 | Artiq, In Conversation with Makiko Harris
EDUCATION
2023 | M.A., Royal College of Art, Contemporary Art Practice, London, UK.
2012 - 2019 | Continuing Education, California College of the Arts, Painting, San Francisco, CA
2011 | B.A., Tufts University, Major: Philosophy, Minor: Studio Art, Boston, MA.