Michi Meko

Michi Meko
Michi Meko
	Meko in 2019
Born	1974 (age 51–52)
Education	Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting
Alma mater	University of North Alabama
Known for	Painting and sculpture
Awards	Atlanta Artadia Award, Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant
Website	michimeko.com

Michi Meko (born 1974) is an American multidisciplinary artist based in Atlanta, Georgia. He is the recipient of the Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant and the Atlanta Artadia Award as well as a finalist for the 2019 Hudgens Prize. His work incorporates the visual language of naval flags and nautical wayfinding, combined with romanticized objects of the American South. Throughout his various platforms, his work engages contradictions and paradoxes that he uncovers through examining his personal history, African American folk traditions, and narratives that confront or circumvent established narratives.

In 2019, Meko was featured on Hulu streaming as an Artist in Residence.

Grants and awards

2019: The Hudgens Prize, finalist
2018: Working Artist Project, Museum of Contemporary Art, Georgia
2017: Atlanta Artadia Award
2017: Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant
2015: DashBoard Co-Op Residency Grant
2013: Wonderroot CSA Grant
2013: Flux Projects Grant
2011: Studio Artist in Residence, Atlanta Contemporary
2010: BeltLine Atlanta Grant
2010: Idea Capital Grant
2008: Forward Arts Foundation, finalist
2005: Forward Arts Foundation, finalist

Solo exhibitions

2025: So Black and So Blue, SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah, Georgia
2023: The Burden of Wait (with Jodi Hays), Susan Inglett Gallery, New York
2022: Dark was the Night, Cold was the Ground, Kavi Gupta, Chicago, Illinois
2020: Black and Blur, Clark Atlanta University Art Museum, Atlanta, Georgia
2019: Out Here by Myself, Alan Avery Art Company, Atlanta, Ga
2019: When It's Black Outside, Chimento Contemporary, Los Angeles, Ca
2019: And Then There Was Sky, Sumter County Gallery of Art, Sumter, South Carolina
2018: It Doesn't Prepare You for Arrival, Museum of Contemporary Art, Georgia, Atlanta, Ga
2018: Like A Weird Sweet Spot, Westobou Gallery, Augusta, Ga
2017: One Last Smile Before the Undertow, Dodd Gallery, University of Georgia, Athens, Ga
2016: Circle of Rivers, University of North Georgia, Dahlonega, Ga
2015: Pursuit: Almost Drowned, Alan Avery Art Company, Atlanta, Ga
2010: Navigating this American Landscape, Archetype Gallery, Atlanta, Ga
2009: Fear Kills Pursuit: A Mighty Roar and the Magic Inside, Beep Beep Gallery, Atlanta, Ga
2008: Comfort Kills Pursuit: Fight!!!, EyeDrum, Atlanta, Ga

Group exhibitions

2022: The Dirty South: Contemporary Art, Material Culture, and the Sonic Impulse, Crystal Bridges Museum, Bentonville, Arkansas
2021: Realms of Refuge, Kavi Gupta, Chicago, Illinois
2021: The Dirty South: Contemporary Art, Material Culture, and the Sonic Impulse, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia

Collections

References

↑ Foundation, Joan Mitchell (14 November 2017). "Artist Programs » Artist Grants". joanmitchellfoundation.org. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
↑ "Michi Meko". Artadia. 20 November 2017. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
↑ "The Hudgens Prize". Hudgens Center for Art & Learning. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
↑ Hulu (2019-02-19), Artist In Residence • Atlanta • Michi Meko, retrieved 2019-06-04
↑ "The Hudgens Prize". Hudgens Center for Art & Learning. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
↑ "WAP: Michi Meko". MOCA GA. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
↑ "Michi Meko". Artadia. 20 November 2017. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
↑ Foundation, Joan Mitchell (14 November 2017). "Artist Programs » Artist Grants". joanmitchellfoundation.org. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
↑ Studio, Familiar. "Michi Meko". Atlanta Contemporary. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
↑ "THE BURDEN OF WAIT: PAINTINGS FROM THE NEW AMERICAN SOUTH | 8 December 2022 - 28 January 2023 - Overview". Susan Inglett Gallery. Retrieved 2026-05-23.
↑ "Michi Meko, Dark was the Night, Cold was the Ground". Kavi Gupta. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
↑ "Opening Reception - Michi Meko and Guy Gabon". www.cau.edu. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
↑ "Past Exhibitions | Atlanta | Alan Avery Art Company". Alan Avery Art Company | Atlanta Art Gallery. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
↑ "Artists". CHIMENTO CONTEMPORARY. Archived from the original on February 3, 2018. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
↑ "Current Exhibitions". sumtergallery.com. 2017-07-12. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
↑ "WAP: Michi Meko". MOCA GA. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
↑ "Michi Meko: Like a Weird Sweet Spot Curated by Shannon Morris :: Westobou :: Augusta, GA". Retrieved 2019-05-30.
↑ "Michi Meko: One Last Smile Before the Undertow | LAMAR DODD SCHOOL OF ART". art.uga.edu. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
↑ "Art Gallery Past Exhibits". University of North Georgia. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
↑ "Past Exhibitions | Atlanta | Alan Avery Art Company". Alan Avery Art Company | Atlanta Art Gallery. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
↑ "The Dirty South, Contemporary Art, Material Culture, and the Sonic Impulse". Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. 28 February 2022.
↑ "Realms of Refuge". Kavi Gupta.
↑ "The Dirty South: Contemporary Art, Material Culture, and the Sonic Impulse". Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. 6 September 2021.
↑ "The Standard". High Museum of Art. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
↑ "Meko, Michi - A Coded Message to Escape". mocaga.pastperfectonline.com. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
↑ "Collections Gallery". Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Retrieved September 21, 2022.

External links

Official website

[1] Foundation, Joan Mitchell (14 November 2017). "Artist Programs » Artist Grants". joanmitchellfoundation.org. Retrieved 2019-05-29.

[2] "Michi Meko". Artadia. 20 November 2017. Retrieved 2019-05-29.

[3] "The Hudgens Prize". Hudgens Center for Art & Learning. Retrieved 2019-05-29.

[4] Hulu (2019-02-19), Artist In Residence • Atlanta • Michi Meko, retrieved 2019-06-04

[5] "The Hudgens Prize". Hudgens Center for Art & Learning. Retrieved 2019-05-30.

[6] "WAP: Michi Meko". MOCA GA. Retrieved 2019-05-30.

[7] "Michi Meko". Artadia. 20 November 2017. Retrieved 2019-05-30.

[8] Foundation, Joan Mitchell (14 November 2017). "Artist Programs » Artist Grants". joanmitchellfoundation.org. Retrieved 2019-05-30.

[9] Studio, Familiar. "Michi Meko". Atlanta Contemporary. Retrieved 2019-05-30.

[10] "THE BURDEN OF WAIT: PAINTINGS FROM THE NEW AMERICAN SOUTH | 8 December 2022 - 28 January 2023 - Overview". Susan Inglett Gallery. Retrieved 2026-05-23.

[11] "Michi Meko, Dark was the Night, Cold was the Ground". Kavi Gupta. Retrieved September 21, 2022.

[12] "Opening Reception - Michi Meko and Guy Gabon". www.cau.edu. Retrieved 2020-02-25.

[13] "Past Exhibitions | Atlanta | Alan Avery Art Company". Alan Avery Art Company | Atlanta Art Gallery. Retrieved 2019-05-30.

[14] "Artists". CHIMENTO CONTEMPORARY. Archived from the original on February 3, 2018. Retrieved 2019-05-30.

[15] "Current Exhibitions". sumtergallery.com. 2017-07-12. Retrieved 2019-05-30.

[16] "WAP: Michi Meko". MOCA GA. Retrieved 2019-05-30.

[17] "Michi Meko: Like a Weird Sweet Spot Curated by Shannon Morris :: Westobou :: Augusta, GA". Retrieved 2019-05-30.

[18] "Michi Meko: One Last Smile Before the Undertow | LAMAR DODD SCHOOL OF ART". art.uga.edu. Retrieved 2019-05-30.

[19] "Art Gallery Past Exhibits". University of North Georgia. Retrieved 2019-05-30.

[20] "Past Exhibitions | Atlanta | Alan Avery Art Company". Alan Avery Art Company | Atlanta Art Gallery. Retrieved 2019-05-30.

[21] "The Dirty South, Contemporary Art, Material Culture, and the Sonic Impulse". Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. 28 February 2022.

[22] "Realms of Refuge". Kavi Gupta.

[23] "The Dirty South: Contemporary Art, Material Culture, and the Sonic Impulse". Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. 6 September 2021.

[24] "The Standard". High Museum of Art. Retrieved 2020-02-18.

[25] "Meko, Michi - A Coded Message to Escape". mocaga.pastperfectonline.com. Retrieved 2020-02-18.

[26] "Collections Gallery". Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Retrieved September 21, 2022.