Dani Zelko's work is composed of words and people, brought together through various means to generate events and publications in which political tensions and language experiments feed off each other. He has published numerous books, and his visual work has been exhibited throughout the Americas. He has given lectures and presentations at institutions such as the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, Princeton University, and Museo Tamayo (Mexico). Zelko has worked as an art teacher and is part of the Liliana Maresca Secondary School Project in Villa Fiorito, Argentina. He has received recognition from the Visible Award (United States), the Braque Prize, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Ministry of Culture (Argentina), among others.
He taught "La Lengua Encantada", a short course at CLACS in Spring 2023, and spoke about his book "Oreja Madre" in Spring 2025.
