Elisa Harkins
Artist and Composer
Elisa Harkins (Cherokee, Muscogee) is an artist, singer, electronic music composer, and curator. Her work is concerned with the body, language revitalization, and Indigenous music. She has exhibited and performed at Crystal Bridges, The Getty, Portland Institute of Contemporary Art, MoMA, Spoleto Festival, and REDCAT. Harkins has received awards from Creative Capital, the Foundation for Contemporary Arts, the Harpo Foundation, and the Mid-America Arts Alliance. Her work has also been commissioned and performed by the Kronos Quartet as part of the Three Bones program at Carnegie Hall. In addition to her artistic practice, she serves as a visiting lecturer at various institutions, fostering dialogue around Indigenous music and arts. Harkins is an enrolled member of the Muscogee Nation and lives and works on the Muscogee Reservation.