Oriana Poindexter is a photographic artist and marine scientist whose studio practice utilizes alternative photographic processes in dialogue with the ocean.
Her current museum exhibit, The Blue Forest, brings together sound, hand-printed textiles and works on paper in a site-responsive installation for the Catalina Museum for Art & History.
Recent Exhibits
The Blue Forest, 2025 | Catalina Museum for Art & History, Avalon, CA
Cascadia Coast Exposures, 2025 | Oregon State University, Newport, OR
Hold Fast, 2024 | Birch Aquarium @ UC San Diego, San Diego, CA
Recent Press
San Diego Union Tribune - In the Curator’s Words: At Catalina Museum, San Diego-based artist explores California’s kelp forests
Smithsonian Magazine: Stunning Seaweed Prints Capture Life Underwater
REI Wild Ideas Worth Living: Merging Freediving and Art with Oriana Poindexter
High Country News: The California artists illuminating kelp
See Great Art: Artist/scientist Oriana Poindexter takes visitors to Catalina Island’s kelp forests
Modern Luxury - 4 Art Exhibits in Orange County Sure to Spark Inspiration This Winter
Variable West: Southern California art picks from Alitzah Oros
Getty.edu: Capturing the Feeling of the Ocean on Paper
