Anika Todd
Anika Todd’s work investigates Western principles of property that authorize human control of earth and sky. Reaching into the air and below the ground, Todd uses sculpture and video to reconfigure materials and imaging techniques historically used for surveillance and control of public space, repurposing them for collective/playful use.
Todd earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts from MassArt, followed by Master of Fine Arts from The University of Texas at Austin. Her work has been presented in solo exhibitions at Flux Factory (N.Y), VisArts Center (Va.) and Co-Lab Gallery in Austin (Texas), the last two shows were reviewed by the Washington Post (2018) and Glasstire (2019) respectively. She has held residencies at StoveWorks (2021), NARS Foundation (2020), and Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture (2019). In 2019, Todd received the Austin Cultural Art Council Award and in 2022 was a finalist for the NYFA Architecture/Environmental Structures/Design Award. She is teaches sculpture as the Louis D. Beaumont Artist-in-Residence for WashU’s Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts.
Select Exhibitions and Presentations
- “Sun Economy,” Lydian Stater, New York, NY, 2023.
- “The Bouyancy Show,” Des Lee Gallery, Saint Louis, MO, 2023.
- “To Hold Water,” Flux Factory, New York, NY, 2021.
Select Awards and Grants
- 2022 — Fellowship: Architecture/ Environmental Structures, New York Foundation of Contemporary Arts
- 2021 — City Artist Corps Grant, New York Foundation of Contemporary Arts
- 2019 — Capacity Building Award, Development funds for photogrammetry research, City of Austin Arts Council Graduate School Continuing Fellowship, College of Fine Arts