Evening of Aloha and Art Auction

Internationally renowned marine life artist Wyland is an innovative painter, sculpture, writer, photographer, philanthropist, and filmmaker. He captured the imagination of people everywhere by completing over one hundred monumental marine life murals around the world from 1981-2008. The project, known as the Whaling Walls, remains one of the largest public arts projects in history and continues to be seen by an estimated one billion people each year.

An avid SCUBA diver and world traveler, the Detroit-born artist has been hailed as a "Marine Michaelangelo" by USA Today and recognized for his art and conservation efforts by the United Nations and on the floor of Congress. Wyland's early inspiration grew upon seeing the ocean for the first time during a family visit to Laguna Beach, Calif., in 1971, when he was fourteen years old. 

In 1993, he founded the non-profit Wyland Foundation as part of his continuing effort to inspire millions of people to take action to ensure clean water and a healthy planet through art, science, and conservation. Today the artist is one of the most collected and appreciated artists in the world with artwork in museums, corporate collections, private homes and more than 100 countries.

Tina Christiansen is a water media artist who is fascinated with the play of light on the human figure, the earth, and the sea. Tina's watercolor and acrylic paintings exhibit a strong sense of color, composition, and form. She is a registered architect who resides in Coronado, California. She holds a Master of Architecture from Virginia Tech and a Bachelor of Architecture and Environmental Design from the University of Florida.

She has been painting professionally for 30 years. Her work has been published in Rock and Ice Magazine and exhibited at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado. She moved to Coronado in 1990. She owned and operated the Tina Christiansen Art Gallery in Coronado until 2011 where she taught art and exhibited the work of local artists. She has exhibited at galleries, hotels, libraries and banks.

You can find her work at: www.tinachristiansen.net

Born in California, I spent half of my life here and half in Hawaii, with a 5-year stint in Colorado before moving back to SoCal. Coronado is the perfect home for me. My love of the ocean and my love of color guides me to create paintings of places to immerse myself in – whether a beach scene, a mountain landscape, or a spot under the sea. Looking at these scenes brings me peace, and I like to think they do the same for others. If I could, I would embed the sounds of the waves or the wind into the artwork.

You can find Teresa’s work at www.teresaespaniola.com

Ana Violeta Horta is a Mexican-American eco-artist who invites you to explore a world where art and sustainability unite. Inspired by her multicultural journey through cities like San Diego, London, Monterrey, Boston and Austin, her work tell a story of resilience, innovation, and environmental consciousness.

Creating her own natural pigments and paints, blending ancient techniques with modern artistry, her intricate layers, organic textures, and transformative doodles reveal the delicate interplay between humanity and nature, addressing social and environmental issues with raw emotion and authenticity.

Ana Violeta’s art is more than a visual experience – it’s a call to action. Each piece challenges viewers to embrace sustainability to appreciate the profound impact of mindful living. For collectors seeking meaningful, transformative works that merge beauty with purpose, her creations offer a powerful connection to the earth and its future.

You can find Ana Violeta’s work at: www.anavioleta.art

As a Creative Advisor, Karrie Jackson offers a range of experience from coaching individual studio art practice, public art projects, community art events, and arts program development. Mastering the Art of individualized support, Ms. Jackson specializes in inspirational counsel, authenticity, transformation, passion and joy with a distillation of creative processes through diving deep into intent development making room for intrinsic creative expression.

Ms. Jackson has over 25 years of experience as a Creative. Ms. Jackson is in her 14^th year as the CoSA Visual Arts Conservatory Chair and CoSA Office Coordinator. She completed her undergraduate training at California College of the Arts, San Francisco, With Distinction; obtained a Master of Education, Curriculum & Instruction - Integrated Teaching through the Arts, from Lesley University; and a Single Subject Teaching Credential in Visual Art from Point Loma Nazarene College. She has been a freelance artist in addition to being an educator and leader.

Wendy Colt Kleine was born in Encino, California, and lived in Southern California until she was seven years old and then moved with her family to Chicago, Illinois.  While she had been influenced by her mother’s love of art as a small child, she was also inspired by her many trips to Chicago Art Institute.  In 1972 she and her family moved to the small mountain town of Lake Arrowhead, California, where she attended the Art program at Rim of The World High School. Here she fell in love with the beauty of Nature.  Wendy moved to San Diego, California to attend Grossmont College and earned an AA degree in Art with an emphasis on ceramics. She was a Teacher’s Aide at a local High School for 9 years then opened a Custom Do-It Yourself picture frame and gallery in Hillcrest, California for 10 years.  Later she stayed home with her daughter and began working from home creating Jewelry and Interior Design. For the past 15 years she has been teaching acrylic and watercolor to children and now adults.  In 2015 Wendy began focusing on her own work using acrylic, watercolor and mixed media.  She divides her time between San Diego and Lake Arrowhead where she is continually inspired by the beauty of Nature. You can find Wendy’s work in home décor catalogs as well as HGTV shows and Apple TV “Shrinking”.

Follow her on Instagram at: Wendy Colt Kleine

Luciano Mancilla is a senior at Coronado High School and has a passion for wildlife and visual arts. He is enrolled in multiple AP and honors courses and various extracurricular activities, such as CoSA Visual Arts, the National Honor Society, and Stop the Sewage club. 

Luciano's work revolves around his interests and the way he views them, which circle around science and nature. There has always been a great fascination with wildlife and the complex lives they’ve lived present when painting. In his work, he seeks to capture and illustrate scenes in nature through various mediums, attempting to compact them into miniature works despite their stories being so grand.

Open to commissions, can be contacted via text message, email, or instagram messages.

Text: (619) 932-1648        Email: Lam18.art@gmail.com         Instagram: @m_luciano.18

I have had a camera in my hands since high school in the early 1980’s – that’s pre-digital for some of you -- and I am constantly in awe of the world that we live in. With my wife Marlis by my side, I have traveled throughout North America, Europe and most recently Asia. My specialties are in the areas of Fine Art, Landscape, Wildlife, Travel, Nature, and People. I have sat with Elk grazing in Yellowstone, produced a smile from an elderly caretaker off a cliff top church in Sicily, waited for hours for a pod of Killer Whales that never appeared only to be spellbound by a lighthouse and a sunset, and to have been licked by a hungry giraffe. 

My images have been featured in the Los Angeles Times, Lonely Planet travel books, and CNN to name a few. 

You can find Matt’s work at: https://matt-swinden.pixels.com

My life started in San Diego, California and since then my parents have shown me the world and taught me how important it is to explore it. I have been lucky enough to see amazing countries, their people and their culture. Now, through the use of photography, I am trying to capture the world in the way I see it. I hope you enjoy! 

You can find John’s work at: https://jwgallery.org