Collection: Wyland Artist Biography and Art Gallery Collection

Wyland creates detailed and colorful paintings that are expressive, powerful and world famous. Marine Life Artist Robert Wyland has earned the distinction as one of America's most unique creative influences, and a leading advocate for marine resource conservation. An accomplished painter, sculptor, photographer, writer, and SCUBA diver, he has traveled the farthest reaches of the globe for more than twenty-five years, capturing the raw power and beauty of the undersea universe. monumental Whaling Wall mural project by Wyland is an epic series of more than ninety-one life size marine life murals that spans twelve countries on four continents, and is viewed by an estimated 1 billion people every year. The artist's efforts, moreover, have been recognized by the United Nations, Sierra Club, the Underwater Academy of Arts and Sciences, where Wyland is listed among its Diving Hall of Fame, and private and public institutions throughout the world.

Wyland, named a "Marine Michelangelo" by USA Today, artwork is sought by millions of collectors and his galleries throughout the United States are considered a must-see on the itineraries of travelers everywhere. His equally successful Wyland Foundation, in partnership with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, is actively engaged in teaching millions of students around the world about our oceans, rivers, lakes, streams, and wetlands. Listed in Who's Who in American Art, the Guinness Book of World Records, and many other national and international publications, the multifaceted artist has even hosted several series for television, including, "Wyland's Ocean World" on the Discovery Channel's Animal Planet Network. Today, he is considered one of the most influential artists of the 21st Century, with artwork in museums, corporate collections, and private homes in more than one hundred countries.