Matthew Kirk’s (Navajo Nation) practice combines the materiality of his long-held job as an art-handler with mark-making inspired by comics, abstraction, and Diné (Navajo) visuality.

A 2019 Eiteljorg Fellow, his work was recently featured in The New York Times.

His recent solo exhibition White Snake (2023) was presented at Halsey McKay Gallery in New York City. Kirk was born in Arizona, raised in Wisconsin, and is based in Queens, New York.

<figure id="attachment_14206" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-14206" style="width: 696px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-14206" class="wp-caption-text">Waste Is A Thief, 2023 Wood, acrylic, ink. graphite, leather, coroplast, insulation foam, hardware, wire, canvas 63 x 60.5 x 6 inches (160 x 153.7 x 15.2 cm)</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_14207" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-14207" style="width: 960px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-14207" class="wp-caption-text">Save That Chitter Chatter, 2023 Wood, acrylic, ink, graphite, Nerf, hardware, cotton strap 35.25 x 46.75 inches (89.5 x 118.7 cm)</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_14208" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-14208" style="width: 683px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-14208" class="wp-caption-text">I’ll Sing Along, 2023 Canvas, acylic, graphite, hardware, basketball rim, rope, hardware, wood 58.5 x 35 x 7 inches (148.6 x 88.9 x 17.8 cm)</figcaption></figure>