Oriana Poindexter is an 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
