🪡 Spotlighting ‘Costume for a Seahorse’ by Russian artist and painter Natalia Goncharova from 1916! Originally designed for Serge Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes, this striking costume transforms the graceful silhouette of a seahorse into a wearable work of art 🔗(https://ow.ly/QoW450ZuoqK)

Ever wondered what it would look like if seahorses could fly? 🪽💜 Illustrator Abolfazl Shamsadini, from Yazd, Iran, brings that idea to life with this whimsical seahorse, soaring through pastel pink and violet clouds. Learn more: https://ow.ly/VFz650ZryB4

Turning shoreline treasures into art for #IconicFishes! 🌊 Check out this breathtaking seahorse made with smoothed beach stones! The creative family behind this piece uses the coast as their canvas, hoping every piece brings a little joy & inspires us all to appreciate & protect nature.

Watch this Persian Gulf seahorse come to life through oil pastels! 🪸 Marine scientist and biology student, Nasrin Heidari, combines scientific inspiration with artistic expression in hopes of inspiring greater appreciation for one of the ocean’s most remarkable marine species!

✨ Spotlighting this painting by Chevelle M. Caumeran from our inspired by #IconicFishes workshop in the Philippines! Take part in the arts movement inspired by  #IconicFishes  and share your creativity with the community. https://www.iconicfishes.art 

✨🐉 Spotlighting this leafy seadragon illustration by fossil forager! Artist and naturalist Nicole perfectly captures the textured, armored body and delicate, leaf-shaped appendages of one of the ocean’s most magical creatures in this striking golden palette! Learn more: iconicfishes.art

Spotlighting ‘Sunlight Zone Fishes,’ a beautiful illustration by Auni Adyla, capturing two of our favourite #IconicFishes, the trumpetfish and seahorse. In this mesmerizing piece, Auni envisions a bright world, from the water to the creatures, where species thrive happily. 🌊💚

🧡 Spotlighting this whimsical seahorse keychain by gobworm, celebrating our super dads of the sea! Did you know that, only the male seahorses become pregnant? They can give birth from two to five thousand young, depending on the species!

✨ Seahorse painting by Radonaa Maandig from our inspired by #IconicFishes workshop in the Philippines! Take part in the arts movement inspired by  #IconicFishes  and share your creativity with the community: https://www.iconicfishes.art 

🎨 A new mural by students and community members in Handumon village, Jandayan Island, Bohol, Philippines, is bringing #IconicFishes to life. The mural celebrates our iconic fishes and how they’ve shaped the community’s connection to conservation. Learn more (ow.ly/qXKb50Zmevq)

Mural inspired by iconic fishes in Bohol, Philippines — Inspired by Iconic Fishes

In Handumon village on Jandayan Island, Bohol, Philippines, a new mural inspired by #iconicfishes now celebrates the marine life that has long shaped the community’s connection to conservation. 

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Sharing Mayali’s origami of 10 seahorse species found in the Philippines. Mayali was an Environmental Educator Volunteer with Project Seahorse’s team in the Philippines. Which one is your favourite? ✨You can also create or share your own art inspired by #IconicFishes. Learn more: iconicfishes.art

"This helped" by Lauren, inspired by Solenostomus Snuffleupagus, the hairy ghost pipefish, recently named after Sesame Street’s Mr. Snuffleupagus. We hope this poem inspires you to join in our arts movement, create, & help spark more curiosity, joy & care for our ocean. Take Part: iconicfishes.art

🎨 Art featuring our #Iconicfishes from the year 1844. This striking work is from Joseph Benwell Clark & was featured in 📖 “The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen.” It is a reminder of how our fishes have sparked creativity across every era. Feeling inspired to create? Visit iconicfishes.art

🌊 Whether you paint 🎨, dance 💃, doodle ✏️, weave 🧵, write ✍️, design jewellery 💎, compose music 🎶, build Legos 🧩, cut potato prints 🥔or create in ways we haven’t even imagined, this is your invitation to join a global arts movement Inspired by #IconicFishes Take part 👉 www.iconicfishes.art/participate

🧐 Can you spot our #Iconicfishes in Giuseppe Arcimboldo’s 1566 marine composite painting? He cleverly arranges 62 species to create this unique portrait! Thanks to our supporter for bringing this piece to our attention and reminding us how our #IconicFishes have inspired creativity across centuries!

🌊 Sharing a stunning watercolour illustration by Hashime Murayama of six beautiful seahorses drifting along the seagrass. This vintage piece found in author and marine biologist Helen Scales’ “Ocean art” captures the beauty and elegance of one of our favorite #IconicFishes! 💙

✨ Spotlighting “Ocean Life” by James M. Sommerville & Christian Schussele! This 19th-century masterpiece brings the seafloor to life with beautiful illustrations of various marine species, including some of our very own #iconicfishes! How many can you find? Learn more: www.iconicfishes.art

Simon Barker’s art illustration celebrates the Knysna seahorse endemic to South Africa! These #IconicFishes are the world’s only true estuarine seahorse species. We love seeing creativity that celebrates our quirky fishes and hope this inspires you to create! Visit: www.iconicfishes.art

🪸Spotlighting this colorful piece by Mariel Jane Tamakal from our inspired by #IconicFishes workshop in the Philippines! She beautifully captures the seahorse through a whimsical lens, turning one of our ocean’s most enchanting residents into a vivid work of art. Visit: www.iconicfishes.art to join!

Australian artist Vladimir Stankovic’s watercolour artwork celebrates four of our #iconicfishes: the Leafy and Weedy seadragon, and the Banded and Widebody pipefish. We hope this work inspires you to learn more about these iconic fishes & join our growing arts movement too! https://ow.ly/X8fJ50ZagRp

A striking #IconicFishes duo from the Philippines! Breanna Jose brings a leafy seadragon to life in bold colours, while Vanessa Mae Tumang captures a pygmy seahorse clinging to its coral home. You too can create new or share existing art with us! Learn more www.iconicfishes.art

We are excited to share these mesmerizing glass-blown #seahorses from Västervik, Sweden! Jill Elkins beautifully captures the elegance and vibrance of these #IconicFishes in her handcrafted pendants that feel like wearable treasures straight from a fairytale reef! https://ow.ly/fewg50Z9tJj

We are delighted to share a painting by Diandra Madeline, inspired by #IconicFishes for #WorldOceanDay. After visiting UBC’s Beaty Biodiversity Museum and learning about the Inspired by #IconicFishes movement, she was inspired to connect art with conservation. https://ow.ly/MuxF50Z93Z5

This year’s #WorldOceanDay theme invites us to reimagine our relationship with the ocean. For us, that means using art to help people see, love, and protect our #Iconicfishes and their home. Celebrate by joining our global arts movement now! Explore our inspiration kit on www.iconicfishes.art

“A Seahorse Story” illustrated by Ammi (Leong Yoke Mee) & authored by Dr. Adam Lim of Save Our Seahorses Malaysia (SOS), also member of the @iucnseahorse.bsky.social Dive in: https://www.ammileong.com/anak-murid-yang-memakai-kain-cawat

Project Seahorse just had its team building activity at U Paint I Fire in Vancouver, Canada. The team came together to paint pottery inspired by #IconicFishes. It was a good reminder why art matters in conservation and a fun way to discover that our scientists are also good with paintbrushes!

This pair of artworks showcases the diversity of the pipefish family. On top, Mark Anthony Jose captures a pipefish cruising a coral reef. Below, Muhmin Micheal Manting highlights a ghost pipefish adapted to tropical waters. Both Philippine-based artists reveal these hidden residents of our oceans.

We’re thrilled to present Ingrid Wildlines' piece, Inspired by #IconicFishes. She beautifully highlights the pygmy seahorse, a tiny species that spends its life hidden among gorgonian corals. Her work reminds us how art and curiosity can grow into a deeper commitment to protecting our iconic fishes.

The 1859 artwork ‘Ocean Life’ gives a wonderful impression of the real-life complexity which few humans then had the chance to see; Helen Scales describes some of its 75 species. For those of us looking out for #IconicFishes, a #seahorse & #cornetfish stand out. 🧵 3/ #OceanArt #HelenScales #SeaLife

The fish with trumpet-like snout & the "web-footed horse" illustrated by JB Clark for 'The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen' are surely #IconicFishes - & can you find the seahorse in the second image, 'Water' by Giuseppe Arcimboldo? 🧵 2/ #OceanArt #HelenScales #trumpetfish #Arcimboldo