Joy Harjo
Class of
2022
Joy Harjo
Wherever I go in my widely-traveled story the path always connects back to here, to Oklahoma. It is my beginning place and where I will rest when this chapter is done.
Joy Harjo, 2022
Biography
Fun fact
Joy Harjo had an asteroid named after her in 2022.
Oklahoma connections
I was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, at St. John's Hospital. I am an enrolled member of the Mvskoke or Muscogee Creek Nation, the first artist-in-residence for the Bob Dylan Center, a member of Hickory Ground Ceremonial Grounds. Wilma Mankiller was a hardworkin
Relevant Exhibits
this universe is you
Featuring the artwork of five contemporary Indigenous women of Oklahoma, this exhibit focuses on themes of history, memory and identity.