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Coos Art Museum - Maritime 2025

Steve was interviewed for this short film about plastic pollution and Washed Ashore's mission to educate people, sparking change in consumer habits... In short, buy less plastic. Especially single use items.

Note: Not all of the art shown was created by Steve, many artists have contributed to Washed Ashore's fleet of sculptures over the years.

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Mutual of Omaha Wild Kingdom Protecting the Wild

Peter Gros and Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant, hosts of the TV show Mutual of Omaha Wild Kingdom Protecting the Wild, join Steve in his studio! Steve was showing them the salmon he was just finishing up for them. "Bill" the Salmon, was named after the original Washed Ashore president of the board and then purchased by the show!

Media and Press

Vlad the Anglerfish

Steve's sculpture, Vlad the Anger was featured in The World News.

During the transition...

"After serving as lead artist for more than a decade, Pozzi is passing this role to Washed Ashore veteran Steve Wright." Oregon Coast Today

Opening of the Washed Ashore - Coos Bay facility

Steve was part of the opening of the Washed Ashore facility in Coos Bay, The World News

Steve at the unveiling of Finnian the Rockfish

Steve was the Lead Artist at Washed Ashore at the time. KMTR Eugene

Metrotown, Vancouver Canada

" For the lead artist, Steve Wright, reaching people is the best part. They built all the sculptures by hand and travelled with the exhibits, setting up and taking them down each time. .DH News

Steve at Metrotown, Vancouver Canada

" Using these pieces of garbage, Lead Artist, Steve Wright designs and builds intriguing and beautiful marine animal sculptures – large in scale but highly detailed. These works of art fuse imagination and education as they showcase creativity along with the need for sustainability and to protect our oceans. VancouverMom

Steve working with Angela Haseltine Pozzi

Curry Costal Pilot

California Condor for Oregon Zoo

The World News