These 7 Amazing Artists Are Changing the Conversation About Animal Rights

One Green Planet named Dana Ellyn among seven artists worldwide who are using their work to change how people think about animals — alongside photographer Jo-Anne McArthur, cartoonist Dan Piraro, and pop artist Peter Max.

The piece traces Dana's path to painting full-time in 2002 after leaving a corporate career, and singles out the way her work confronts the exploitation of animals head-on rather than looking away from it. It notes that she sharpened her focus on animal rights specifically in 2013, and that the paintings are built to start conversations — not to lecture.

"Her work truly comes from her heart and desire to change the world while expressing her views on society."

The feature frames art itself as a distinct kind of advocacy — one that lets viewers sit with a hard subject and draw their own conclusions, rather than being told what to think.

See new work as it's painted — updated several times a week — at new.danaellyn.com