About the Artist: Dana Todd Pope

About the Artist:


 

Dana Todd Pope CV- b. Dana Todd, 1978

Public Art Experience-

2023-present; Women’s LIVE Artist Studio at Navy Pier, Co-founder and Co-owner

2025; Two Murals, K.I.P.P. Bloom Primary School

2025; “Giving Her Her Flowers: A Fine Art Portrait Exhibition Chicago Edition, Three Month Run, Curated by Dana Todd Pope, Navy Pier Chicago

2024 Exhibiting Artist/ Co-curator; 60th Venice Biennale, European Cultural Center, Seven Month RunCurated by Dana Todd Pope and Martha A. Wade

2024; “Giving Her Her Flowers: A Fine Art Portrait Exhibition, Curated by Dana Todd Pope, Oak Bluffs Public Library, Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts

2024; Commission, Building Brighter Futures Foundation, Midway Center, 6 works, Hand-Carved Wooden Wall Figures, 16 Total Works Commissioned of 2 years

2023; Commission, Metropolitan Family Services, Midway Center, 5 works, Hand-Carved Wooden Wall Figures, 44 Total Works Commissioned of 12 years

2023; Mural, Walgreens and Vitamin Angels

2022; Mural, Walgreens and Vitamin Angels

2021; Chicago Pedway Mural in partnership with Paint the City and the Chicago Loop Alliance

2020; Paint the City: Joffrey Ballet Mural, Erikson Institute Murals, Lyft Live Paint

2020; McKenzie Boys and Girls Clubs of America; Sun Prairie, WI

 

Awards and Honors-

2023 SCOPE International Contemporary Art Show Curatorial Award

2022; Amazon Black Business Accelerator Connect 100 Fellow and Grant Recipient

2022; Sponsored by SECC and Pigment International to attend the Venice Biennale for 10 days

2022; Black Girl Ventures Chicago Pull Up and Pitch 1st Place Winner

2022: Chi Biz Strong Grant Recipient

2021: Sunshine Enterprises and AKArama INC Shark Tank Pitch Competition 1st Place Winner

2021; VISA She’s Next Grant Recipient

2021; SECC Equitable Investment in the Arts Fellow and Grant Recipient

2021; Black Girl Ventures Foundation sponsored by Nike Change Agent Fellow and Grant Recipient

2020; Odyssey Media Keys to Success Recipient

2020; Richard and Tina Knowles Lawson WACO Wearable Art Gala Auction Artist

 

Publications-

Todd Pope, Dana; “Know Money, Growww Money” Children’s Picture Book, 2012

Todd Pope, Dana; “It’s the Way You Treat Him” Children’s Picture Book, Coming Spring 2025

Romain, Jonathon, “Change That Narrative” Book, 2024

 

Documentaries-

2023; “Dear Black Artist,” Rachel Gadson, ILA Creative Studio

2023; “Tracing Our Path Through Bronzeville,” Reginald Rice, Feels So Reel Productions

Notable Exhibitions

2024; Exhibiting Artist/ Co-curator; 60th Venice Biennale, European Cultural Center

2024; “Giving Her Her Flowers: A Fine Art Portrait Exhibition, Curated by Dana Todd Pope

2021; Richard and Tina Knowles Lawson WACO Wearable Art Gala Auction

2021, 2019; Spectrum Art Fair (Art Miami/ Art Basel)

2019; Twitter Corporate Offices Blackbirds Art Exhibition

2019; DuSable Museum of African American History- A Smithsonian Affiliate, 1619 Exhibition for Black Fine Art Month

2019; Afropunk, Brooklyn

2019; Afropunk, Paris, France

 

Speaking Engagements-

2024; BESLA Featured Speaker, Chicago Regional Fireside Chat, Bridgeport Arts Center

2024; ILA Panelist, Connect Gallery

2022; Black Girl Ventures, Chicago Cohort, Girls Just Wanna Have Funds Guest Speaker

2022; Black Girl Ventures, The Omi Show Chicago Guest Host

2021; The Audacity, Sunshine Enterprises Annual Convening Around Supporting Entrepreneurs in Chicago’s Under-Resourced Communities, Metropolitan Club of Chicago

2021; Moderator, Black Girl Ventures Chicago Pitch “CEO Talk” Panel

2021; SBA Small Business Week Access to Capital for Black and Brown Founders Sponsored by VISA

2021; Techstars Chicago Startup Week Panelist- Behind the Art: The Intersection of Art, Technology and Entrepreneurship

 

Press-