Ocean Artists Society ™

Using ocean art to inspire people around the world to a greater awareness of our need to preserve our natural world.

FOUNDERS

Founded October 2003

Founded in 2003 by marine life artist Wyland, renowned nature photographer Bob Talbot, and legendary sport-fishing artist Dr. Guy Harvey, the society recognizes individuals for their contributions to the ocean arts and their commitment to raising global awareness of our ocean issues. The society was conceived in an effort to organize a dedicated group of ocean artists that could, together, be a voice and platform to further the reach of artists so that they may inspire people around the globe to a greater awareness of our need to protect and preserve our natural world. "Each of us had already dedicated much of our time toward ocean conservation," marine life artist Wyland says. "This is intended as a way to give us a larger voice to reach new audiences about the marine art experience."

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  • Wyland

    Marine Life Artist Wyland has earned the distinction as one of America’s most unique creative influences, and a leading advocate for marine resource conservation. An accomplished painter, sculpture, photographer, and SCUBA diver... Learn More

  • Guy Harvey

    Guy Harvey’s soaring pelagic fish defy gravity in ways that would turn engineers at NASA green with envy. A native of Jamaica, Harvey’s passion for marine life developed early, leading to an undergraduate degree in marine biology, and later... Learn More

  • Bob Talbot

    For over twenty years Bob Talbot's whale and dolphin photographs have inspired wonder in people around the world. From the first time he ventured into the ocean with a snorkel at age eight, Talbot has been fascinated by the sea and... Learn More

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