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Humpnose Big-Eye Bream

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Aleutian Scorpionfish

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American Paddlefish

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Ash Meadows Amargosa Pupfish

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Banggai Cardinalfish

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Blind Cave Fish

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Blue-lined Goatfish

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Bonytail Chub

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Bushymouth Catfish

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Chain Catshark

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Devil's Hole Pupfish

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Domino Damsel

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Endler's Livebearer

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Freckled Frogfish

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Green Phantom Pleco

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Harlequin Sweetlips

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Knobbed Porgy

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Northern Cavefish

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Pacific Spiny Lumpsucker

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Picasso Triggerfish

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Polar Eelpout

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Pimpled Snailfish

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Red Pigeon Blood Discus

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Short-snouted Seahorse

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Splitfin Flashlightfish

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Tassled Coffinfish

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Stoliczkae's Barb

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Wimple Carp

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Yaqui Chub

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Zonetail Butterfly Ray

- Humpnose Big-Eye Bream - Aleutian Scorpionfish - American Paddlefish - Ash Meadows Amargosa Pupfish - Banggai Cardinalfish - Blind Cave Fish - Blue-lined Goatfish - Bonytail Chub - Bushymouth Catfish - Chain Catshark - Devil's Hole Pupfish - Domino Damsel - Endler's Livebearer - Freckled Frogfish - Green Phantom Pleco - Harlequin Sweetlips - Knobbed Porgy - Northern Cavefish - Pacific Spiny Lumpsucker - Picasso Triggerfish - Polar Eelpout - Pimpled Snailfish - Red Pigeon Blood Discus - Short-snouted Seahorse - Splitfin Flashlightfish - Tassled Coffinfish - Stoliczkae's Barb - Wimple Carp - Yaqui Chub - Zonetail Butterfly Ray

About

Sam Easterson produces collections of imagery that reveal hidden viewpoints or explore unconventional subjects. His projects, often shaped by niche fascinations with nature, have been presented in venues ranging from the Walker Art Center to the Whitney Biennial.

Easterson’s signature works often unfold over the span of a decade and operate much like independent business ventures. He has reached millions worldwide with exhibits, broadcasts, and viral online content produced through his company Animal Vegetable Video and his Museum of Animal Perspectives (MAP).

Sam Easterson’s Fish Studio (2025 - present) is his third major project. The Studio facilitates his interest in aquariums and ichthyology. Sam is also a member of the North American Native Fisheries Association and takes graduate coursework in fish diversity at the American Museum of Natural History.

  • Sam Easterson’s work has been exhibited at major art venues, including the Whitney Museum (NYC), the New Museum of Contemporary Art (NYC), dOCUMENTA (13) (Kassel), the Walker Art Center (MPLS), the International Center for Photography Triennial (NYC), and Museo Tamayo Arte Contemporáneo (Mexico City, MX), among dozens of other US and international museums.

    Sam is also the first video artist to be given a solo exhibition at the National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson, Wyoming.

  • Sam has had his work featured at numerous natural history and science museums, including the American Museum of Natural History (NYC), Te Papa Tongarewa (Wellington, NZ), the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles, the Royal Ontario Museum (Toronto, CN), and the Exploratorium (San Francisco).

  • Sam’s projects have been featured on international outlets like the BBC and Nippon TV, and he's also appeared on US cable and late-night television. His media works have found a their way onto a variety of networks, including the Sundance Channel, The Learning Channel, MTV, Animal Planet, Discovery Channel, and the Sci-Fi Channel.

  • Easterson is the recipient of various grants and awards, including a Creative Capital grant and the Louis Comfort Tiffany Prize, which supports artists working with nature-related themes.

  • Easterson earned his degree from The Cooper Union in New York City.

  • Sam’s projects have also gone viral multiple times, trending on social media platforms, and have been reviewed in numerous publications including the New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, New Yorker Magazine and Vogue Magazine.

Reviews

  • “Arresting and profound”

    - Newsweek

  • “Oddly compelling”

    - The New York Times

  • “Humbling"

    - The Boston Globe

  • “Entrancing”

    - San Diego Union Tribune

  • “An intimate and completely new perspective of animals”

    - Jackson Hole Magazine

  • “Fascinating"

    - Los Angeles Times

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