Oriana Poindexter is an artist and marine scientist whose studio practice utilizes alternative photographic processes in dialogue with the ocean.
Her current museum show, The Blue Forest, combines cyanotype on textile and paper with an underwater soundscape in a site-responsive exhibit at 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
Recent Press
Smithsonian Magazine: Stunning Seaweed Prints Capture Life Underwater
San Diego Union Tribune: In the Curator’s Words: At Catalina Museum, San Diego-based artist explores California’s kelp forests
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: Four Art Exhibits in Orange County Sure to Spark Inspiration This Winter
C Magazine: Top Five: The November 2025 California Hot List
Variable West: Southern California art picks from Alitzah Oros
Getty.edu: Capturing the Feeling of the Ocean on Paper
