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Blue Forest Photograms (2021-)
The Iridescent Ones (2020-)
Marine Specimens (2013-)
Fish Market Chronicles (2014-)
Antarctica (2019)
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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 A peek at a growing school of sardines for the upcoming show @catalinamuseum 🫣🐟 #theblueforest #wip #workinprogress
View fullsize The Catalina Museum for Art & History presents: The Blue Forest, an immersive installation by marine scientist and artist Oriana Poindexter, opening November 8, 2025!

The exhibition transports visitors into the underwater
world of Catalina Islan
View fullsize More like this, please

 #icanseeformiles #kelpforestisthebestforest #onebreath #littlepersonbigworld
View fullsize Sometimes things line up ✨ a few views from some gorgeous days in the forest last week 

#kelpforestisthebestforest #onebreath #californiakelpforest #divecalifornia #freedivingphotography
View fullsize A belated August dumparoo from the 14th annual pilgrimage to kelp camp, plus some bonus days with the @catalinaconservancy to host a beautiful cyanotype workshop highlighting the native flora of land and sea 🦋

#kelpcamp #kelpforestisthebestforest #
View fullsize New work! These gilded pieces are a result of a collaboration during my residency at OSU @hatfieldmsc with the Plankton Ecology Lab. They are part of the ‘Cascadia Coast Exposures’ exhibit, which is on view to the public through December

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