Artist, writer, naturalist, and Yale graduate James Prosek made his authorial debut at nineteen years of age with Trout: an Illustrated History (Alfred A. Knopf, 1996), which featured seventy of his watercolor paintings of the trout of North America. MORE >

Current Exhibition

Domestic, Wild, Divine: Artists Look at Animals
November 21, 2012–August 4, 2013
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA

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Upcoming Exhibitions

James Prosek: The Spaces in Between
September 2, 2013–January 5, 2014
Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover, MA
Edward E. Elson Artist-in-Residence this fall

Tandem Pursuits: Armor & Ichthyology
Glyndor Gallery, Wave Hill public garden & cultural center
Bronx, New York
September 15 – December 1, 2013

James Prosek: Ocean Fishes
The Gallery at The Nature Conservancy
The Center for Conservation
East Hampton, NY
June 29 – August 16, 2013

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NATURE: The Mystery of Eels

Exclusive PBS Video: Painting with Eels

Though much of the natural world is discovered and understood, a few great mysteries remain. Consider the eel, we know little about its life -- where it goes, what it does and how it dies.

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Upcoming Event

Screening and discussion of documentary,
The Mystery of Eels
July 5, 2013, 9pm
Mildred's Lane, Beach Lake, PA
For details contact: mildredslane@gmail.com

 

Latest Books

James Prosek Ocean Fishes
Rizzoli Publishers

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Trout of the World: Revised and Updated
Abrams Publishers

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