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'Stunning Seaweed Prints Capture Life Underwater' by Avery Schuyler Nunn for Smithsonian Magazine

'Stunning Seaweed Prints Capture Life Underwater' by Avery Schuyler Nunn for Smithsonian Magazine

'Kelp forests inspire exhibits' by Pam Kragen for The San Diego Union Tribune

'Kelp forests inspire exhibits' by Pam Kragen for The San Diego Union Tribune

'Scientific Splendor: "The Art of Science"' by Alexandra Wolfe in The Wall Street Journal

'Scientific Splendor: "The Art of Science"' by Alexandra Wolfe in The Wall Street Journal

'Capturing the Feeling of the Ocean on Paper' by Zoe Goldman for Getty

'Capturing the Feeling of the Ocean on Paper' by Zoe Goldman for Getty

Southern California art picks' by Alitzah Oros for Variable West

Southern California art picks' by Alitzah Oros for Variable West

'When Sarcastic Fringeheads Open their Mouths, Watch Out' by Jason P. Dinh for The New York Times

'When Sarcastic Fringeheads Open their Mouths, Watch Out' by Jason P. Dinh for The New York Times

Merging Freediving and Art with Oriana Poindexter: Wild Ideas Worth Living Podcast with Shelby Stanger

Merging Freediving and Art with Oriana Poindexter: Wild Ideas Worth Living Podcast with Shelby Stanger

'The California artists illuminating kelp' by Kate Fishman for High Country News, July 2024

'The California artists illuminating kelp' by Kate Fishman for High Country News, July 2024

UCTV: Hold Fast Opening Lecture with Oriana Poindexter and Mohammad Sedarat

UCTV: Hold Fast Opening Lecture with Oriana Poindexter and Mohammad Sedarat

Beauty and tragedy of San Diego's kelp forest on display at the Birch Aquarium by Thomas Fudge for KPBS Science & Technology

Beauty and tragedy of San Diego's kelp forest on display at the Birch Aquarium by Thomas Fudge for KPBS Science & Technology

'The 'ebb and flow' of kelp in art at UC San Diego exhibit' by Lisa Deaderick for The San Diego Union Tribune

'The 'ebb and flow' of kelp in art at UC San Diego exhibit' by Lisa Deaderick for The San Diego Union Tribune

'This Week in Photography' by Jonathon Blaustein for A Photo Editor

'This Week in Photography' by Jonathon Blaustein for A Photo Editor

'Top 40 Analog Photographs of 2024' - Analog Forever Mag

'Top 40 Analog Photographs of 2024' - Analog Forever Mag

'Hope for Abalone' by Jacquelyn Ross for Bay Nature Magazine

'Hope for Abalone' by Jacquelyn Ross for Bay Nature Magazine

'The Beauty of Art in Science' for Princeton Alumni Magazine

'The Beauty of Art in Science' for Princeton Alumni Magazine

"Oriana Poindexter – Art and Science in Harmony" feature in Golden Ride Magazine

"Oriana Poindexter – Art and Science in Harmony" feature in Golden Ride Magazine

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View fullsize Week one in Newport, Oregon! Settling in nicely @hatfieldmsc for my two-month residency, thanks to the @gemm_lab for a great day at sea on the R/V Pacific Storm!

#artistinresidence #hatfieldartistinresidence #newportoregon
View fullsize This is the last week to see ‘Ed/ge’ in Laguna Beach - closing May 30, 2025 @lagunabeachculturalartscenter

Works available by a range of artists working in oil, photography, sculpture and more, all focused on the Laguna Beach intertidal
View fullsize The last addition to the ‘Forest Bathing’ exhibit in Ventura was this piece created with my freediving fins and a giant kelp holdfast on crepe de chine silk. 

I brought it along at the last minute at the urging of @mariemckenzieart and @
View fullsize Bull kelp! Kelp people! Canada! Tiny little scallops! Giant Costaria! 

Had a really lovely time in Victoria, BC last week attending the @seaweedsymposium and @kelpforestalliance summit on behalf of @mission_blue, talking kelp all week with interesti
View fullsize Forest Bathing - installation views at @643projectspace in Ventura, CA. 

This show brought together my photogram work with @mariemckenzieart oil paintings and @michaelarabinov photography - and includes some brand new pieces from each of us!

For mo
View fullsize Thank you to everyone who joined us for the opening of Forest Bathing in Ventura last night! 

It was a wonderful experience collaborating on this show with Marie and Michaela - two talented women with whom it’s been a joy to share time diving,

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