Cause: Marine Conservation

Ian Daniell is a British artist and ocean explorer living and working in Wooditchup | Margaret River, WA. His practice, Life-Size Ocean Art, is a celebration of Australia’s iconic marine life and an ode to encounters in the wild.                                                           

Having grown up by the north east coast of England, Ian studied at both Chelsea and Camberwell College of Arts in London between 2006 and 2010. The sculptor and painter produced solo exhibitions and featured in several group shows, including the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, during a twelve year spell in the UK capital. He also worked as an art technician and project manager during this time, producing work for the likes of Sir Anish Kapoor and the British Museum.                                                               

In 2018 the artist travelled to Western Australia. Subsequent encounters with wild orca, whale sharks and giant manta rays inspired him to relocate and begin producing his current series of ocean inspired work. Several exhibitions throughout the Margaret River Region followed in 2021 and 2022. In the past 18 months Ian has taken part in group shows; Bunbury Biennale 2023 at BRAG, Art Is at Christian Fletcher Gallery, Dunsborough, Coalesce at FORM Gallery, Claremont, and Walyalup Waters at PS Art Space, Fremantle, as well as producing two solo exhibitions OCEAN and, later, SWIM at Kamilė Gallery, Perth. Krill (2022), a work depicting thousands of tiny krill at 1:1 scale, was recently acquired by WA Museum | Boola Bardip and is set to be displayed alongside Otto the Blue Whale.