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About The American Society of Marine Artists
In the mid-1970’s a group of artists, illustrators and art directors in Manhattan found themselves drawn together in pursuing their first love –
sketching and painting ships and the sea. United by common persuits and ideals, their informal get-togethers became larger, longer and more
frequent, and thus the American Society of Marine Artists was founded in 1978.
Today, the 570-member ASMA is a non-profit educational organization whose purpose is to recognize and promote marine art and maritime
history, and to encourage cooperation among artists, historians, academics, enthusiasts and others engaged in activities relating to marine art
and maritime history. Since its founding, the Society has brought together some of America’s most talented contemporary artists in the marine
art field. Widely respected by museums, galleries, naval maritime associations as well as devoted maritime art collectors, the American Society
of Marine Artists advances its educational mission through Regional and National Exhibitions hosted by museums across the country and
by publishing related exhibition catalogs as well as a quarterly, ASMA News and Journal. The Society welcomes all to membership who are
interested in America’s rich maritime heritage. One does not need to be an artist to join and support the Society and its mission.
America has a long history as a seafaring nation. Whether our last affair with the sea was a stroll on a sandy beach or an off-shore sail, we
all share a special fascination for the sea and ships. Of course, the special world of marine art is not limited to ‘a painted ship upon a painted
ocean’. As you will see attending the Exhibition in person, or browsing this comprehensive catalog, artists today are inspired as well to depict
breezy seashores, stark lighthouses, rocky coasts, a still pond or the denizens that inhabit the open ocean, and render them in every medium
imagineable.
Within the Society are the Fellows, who are responsible for sustaining and elevating the artistic standards of the Society. This group of 24 active
Fellows and seven Fellows Emeritus confer, through jurying, the Signature Memberships within the Society, as well as select, from hundreds
of submissions, the best of our member’s works for national exhibitions.
A high point for members and marine enthusiasts alike are our National Exhibitions that are hosted every three years by one or more museums.
This one, the 15th, our most ambitious ever, presents 122 works that will be shown over a period of twenty-two months in eight museums
and will cover a distance of nearly six thousand miles. We are proud to have these prestigious museums join dozens that have hosted ASMA
exhibitions for over three decades.
To learn more about ASMA, visit:
www.americansocietyofmarineartists.com
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