Our Story
Call us a company on a mission. Wyland Worldwide was founded on the efforts of Wyland and a dedicated team of induviduals committed to one purpose: reaching out to people everywhere with a message of art, nature, and community.
Whether it's wall art or sculpture for your home or an art activity for the entire family, Wyland Worldwide delivers the images, resources, and experiences to bring you closer to the beauty of our ocean, lakes, rivers, streams, and wetlands.
Wyland offers high-quality, green-themed sustainable retail products, and engaging, creative art and science events at zoos, aquariums, and museums around the world. You may see us on PBS, Discovery Channel, or in your local news. Around the world or around the corner, it's a daily celebration of the wonder of our blue planet - and it's here for you.
Wyland Accomplishments 1976-2011
2009
- Speaker, Blue Vision Summit in Washington, DC, for national ocean policy
- Painted the largest painting of Earth on top of the Long Beach Sports Arena in celebration of Earth Day 2009
- Restored the Guinness Book of World Record’s Largest Mural, Whaling Wall 33, Ocean Planet, in Long Beach, California
- Created a 4,000-square foot painting entitled, Earth: The Blue Planet, for the world premier of Disneynature’s first feature film, EARTH
- Official judge for the United Nation Environment Programme’s Art Contest
- Launched FOCUS (Forests, Ocean, Climate – and Us) in partnership with the US Forest Service and the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to educate children about the interconnectedness of our natural resources and habitats
- Engage Today presenter with the Dalai Lama, Sir Richard Branson, and other inspiration leaders of today
- Co-creator, South Florida Mayor’s Challenge, an initiative to challenge mayors in 80 cities in South Florida to reduce water waste and consumption. Resulted in a savings of 31,557,845 gallons of water and a reduction of 1,452,522 pounds of landfill waste. Held in conjunction with the South Florida Living Green Fair, Dania Beach, FL
- Wyland: Earth Day named Best Film at the 2009 San Diego Film Festival
2010
- Inducted into the International SCUBA Diving Hall of Fame
- Restored Whaling Wall 56 in Vancouver, Canada in conjunction with wildlife artist Robert Bateman and the 2010 Winter Olympic Games
- Named a USOC official artist for 2010 Olympic games in Vancouver, Canada
- Explorer, Elysium Expedition to the Antarctica Peninsula and South Georgia
- Inducted into the Explorer’s Club as a Fellow National
- 30,000 students across the country participate in the Wyland Foundation’s Oceans mural contest
- United Nations issues a series of commemorative stamps of Wyland artwork to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
- Wyland Living Green Fairs bring together 10,000 people in Long Beach, CA, and Boca Raton, FL, for environmental sustainability
- Boca Raton Museum of Art hosts an exhibit of Wyland's work entitled “Wyland: Art and Conservation”
- Wyland paints with thousands of scouts at the 2010 Centennial Boy Scout Jamboree celebrating 100 years of scouting
- Wyland named official artist for the 28th Annual Hampton Bay Days in Hampton, Virginia
- Welcomed to the Cousteau Divers' Board of of Advisors
2011
- “Wyland’s Art Studio,” an instructional art show for PBS, reaches 62% of U.S. markets
- The Wyland Mayor’s Challenge for Water Conservation drives Southern California residents in 140 cities to pledge a 900 million gallon reduction in water usage over the next year
- “This Is Your Ocean: Sharks” by Wyland, Guy Harvey, Jim Abernethy, George Schellinger and Shawn Heinrichs is recognized by MacGillivray Freeman Films with the Special Achievement Award in Environmental Filmmaking at the Newport Beach Film Festival
- Wyland Records records “Blues Planet” in New Orleans, a blues album written and produced by Wyland who was inspired by the Gulf Oil Spill. The Wyland Blues Planet Band featuring Taj Mahal, Rod Piazza, Willie K and other renowned blues musicians premieres at the Doheny Blues Festival in Dana Point, CA
- Honored by Reef Check Foundation with the Reef Stewardship Award for promoting the urgency of protecting and preserving the world's oceans, waterways and marine life through his artwork and the work of the Wyland Foundation
- 20th Anniversary restoration of Whaling Wall 31 in Redondo Beach for Earth Month 2011
- Recognized 30 Southern California teachers for their environmental efforts, awarding $20,000 in partnership with Toyota
- Wyland presents a super-session at the National Art Educators Association Conference in Seattle
- Featured in the “ART OF THE DIVE / PORTRAITS OF THE DEEP,” a special exhibition of aquatic life
- Featured in the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s Our Changing Seas Exhibition
- Invited to join Artists for Conservation, the world's leading artist group supporting the environment
