Mekko Harjo is an artist based in Brooklyn, NY. Mekko grew up in Los Angeles, CA and attended Bard College, receiving his BA in photography. After 10+ years as a documentary and fashion photographer, he shifted focus to ceramic sculpture and digital media. His practice is a reflection of an ongoing reconciliation of his personal history with his ancestral heritage. Mekko is Shawnee, Muscogee, Seminole, Jewish and an enrolled member of the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma. He is currently an MFA candidate at the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) in Santa Fe, NM.