Daryle Locko (b. 2000) is a Washington, D.C.–based artist whose multidisciplinary practice spans drawing, painting, installation, and print-based media. Rooted in explorations of personal experience, identity, and Black joy, his work develops a distinct visual language of stylized, self-referential doodles—recurring caricatures that operate as vessels for memory, vulnerability, and history. Balancing playfulness with emotional depth, Locko’s compositions construct intimate yet expansive narratives of selfhood and belonging.

A graduate of St. John’s College (BA, Liberal Arts, 2023), Locko has presented work in solo and group exhibitions across the United States and Europe, including Touchstone Gallery (Washington, D.C.), Natural Light Studio (Paris), HOIV (Vienna), and Wise & Partners (Washington, D.C.). His work has been commissioned internationally and is held in both private and institutional collections, including St. John’s College, PA Representative Ismail Smith-Wade-El, and Mary Cull.

Locko is a former resident of the Barbès Boulevard Residency in Paris and Hamiltonian Artists, and is currently in residence in Paris at 42 Rue de Saintonge. He was featured in NUNAR Magazine’s 2025 issue “Act Up: Unruled.” His recent work engages themes of home, performance, and liberation through vibrant, shape-driven compositions that emphasize gesture, repetition, and improvisation.

Other notable projects include a collaborative mural for the Mitchell Art Museum (Annapolis, MD), a site-specific sculptural installation in The Forgotten at Adkins Arboretum, and mural commissions for BERHTA in Washington, D.C., and Selina Hotels.