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Surf art is popular in Australian culture, with fashion brands like Mambo and artists like Reg Mombassa playing key roles in popularising the genre. In South Australia, the annual Onkaparinga Surf Art Exhibition shows for two months during Port Noarlunga's peak tourist season, and offers contributing artists a prize pool of AUD$2500 and the opportunity to sell their work.
The New York Times called Severson "a pioneer of modern surf culture;" [3] who created "the surf art genre; joined the earliest ranks of surf filmmakers; developed the "Surf Fever" writing font now synonymous with surfing; and started the first major magazine dedicated to wave riding, Surfer, a holy book of the sport.
While riding his bicycle through town, he noticed surf posters with artwork by Rick Griffin stapled to the telephone poles, an early influence on the young artist. [3] A family move to Albuquerque, New Mexico became a formative influence in Short’s work: as a profound melancholy set in, he would find respite in painting and drawing the ocean.
Drew Brophy Retrospective Exhibit at Myrtle Beach Museum of Art 2018. Drew Brophy is an American artist born in 1971. Known as a "surf artist" Brophy is best known for his surfboard paintings and distinctive painting style, using Uni-Posca water-based paint pens.
In 1970, he was co-founder and publisher of the surfing newspaper Tracks, with David Elfick and John Witzig. He is presently working on three books: Essence, a pictorial on flowers and exotic images from his world travels; Surf Art, a portfolio on the work of ten world-renowned surf photographers
In December 2012 during an interview piece regarding his solo showing of surfboard sculptures at Gallery WOA in Lisbon, Fuel TV Europe (a popular action sports channel) declared Ithaka Darin Pappas as "The Godfather of Contemporary Surf Art". [3]
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The Onkaparinga Surf Art Exhibition is an annual group art exhibition held at The Arts Centre, Port Noarlunga, South Australia. The event celebrates surfing and coastal culture in the state, and launches with a party featuring live music and in some years, screenings of surfing movies. In 2019, the event was held for the 26th time. [1]