Martina Dodd is an art historian and curator who specializes in the preservation, study, and expansion of African American-centered collections. She is currently the Curator of Collections & Exhibitions for the the Banneker-Douglass-Tubman Museum (BDTM). Prior to this role, Dodd served as the Program Director of Curation and Object-Based Learning at the Atlanta University Center (AUC) Robert W. Woodruff Library. A Maryland native, she connects art and archival materials to provide nuanced interpretations of African American experiences and contributions. With expertise in African and African Diasporan arts, Dodd employs innovative object-based learning pedagogy to engage diverse audiences.

She has curated exhibitions for BDTM, Clark Atlanta University Art Museum, AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library, Prince George's African American Museum and Cultural Center, Madison-Morgan Cultural Center, Transformer, and DC Arts Center. She routinely partners with academic institutions and art organizations to curate innovative and inclusive conference programming. Her recent programming highlights include “Toward a Radical Imagination: HBCU, Digital Libraries, and Authentic Collaboration” for the Council on Library and Information Resources/Digital Library Federation (CLIR/DLF) and the HBCU Library Alliance in 2023, “Inclusive Innovation: Designing the Future of Atlanta” for the Atlanta Studies Symposium in 2021, “Sustaining Futures” for Common Field Convening in 2021.

In 2019, she was selected as an inaugural mentee for the Association of Art Museum Curators Mentorship Program and a 2022 Authenticity Fellow for the HBCU Library Alliance and the Digital Library Federation. She holds a M.A. in the Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas from the University of East Anglia and a B.A. in Anthropology and International Studies from Johns Hopkins University.