Benjamin Harjo Jr. (Absentee Shawnee/Seminole, September 14, 1945 – May 20, 2023) was a Native American painter and printmaker based in Oklahoma.

Interested in pursuing a professional career in cartoon animation, Harjo went to the Institute of American Indian Arts in 1966.

Seymour Tubis was his most influential teacher, and taught him low-tech but highly effective printmaking techniques.

[8] Harjo's chosen media was gouache on paper but he also used oil, acrylic, watercolor, conté crayons, pencil, pen and ink, pastel, printmaking,[1] and occasionally sculpture.

[9] Harjo said: "When you're traveling down the highway, you see an image whether it's dirt on the back of a truck or a splat on a windshield or two birds sitting by the side of the road picking at something.

I feel that my art covers a wide range of emotions, from serious to humorous, and that the colors I used radiate a sense of happiness and joy.

[10] His artwork can be found in many public collections, including the following: Harjo was the 2005 poster artist for SWAIA's Santa Fe Indian Market.