ARTIST STATEMENT
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Ethan Estess (b. 1989) is a California-based artist working internationally to raise awareness of ocean issues. Growing up surfing, traveling, and shaping surfboards he developed a deep commitment to understanding and stewarding the ocean from an early age.
His artwork is typically made from reclaimed or found materials such as fishing rope. He has shown in public and private collections between the US, Japan, and Europe including the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum in Hawaii and the Anderson Collection at Stanford University. Estess lives and works out of his studio in Santa Cruz, CA with his wife and two children. He seeks to balance his love for family and surfing with his unrelenting compulsion to create artwork and contribute to the global conversation around ocean sustainability. |
Exhibitions & Events Schedule
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8-11 May 2026 public sculpture installation for Reef Week w/ the Mega Lab at the Ritz Carlton Maui, Kapalua
30 May 2026 solo exhibition at Ron Herman Japan Shichirigahama store w/ beach cleanup and printmaking activity. June 25th - July 1st 2026 pop up solo show at Sarah Shepard Gallery in Larkspur, CA. June 27th 2026, 1-3 PM printmaking activity with Outerknown and Sarah Shepard Gallery at Larkspur Landing, CA. 10 & 11 October 2026 Santa Cruz Open Studios 17 & 18th October 2026 Santa Cruz Open Studios 7 November 2026 Opening for Sustainable Coastlines Hawaii 15th Anniversary Group Show at Capitol Art Museum Honolulu, Hawaii December 2026 solo show at Wallbox Gallery in South San Francisco, CA. 8 April 2027 solo show at Santa Barbara Maritime Museum 15 May - 27 June 2027 solo show at Marianna Stark Gallery in Half Moon Bay, CA. |
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