5 questions for ceramist and ocean advocate Courtney Mattison

Between passion for marine science and art

Courtney Mattison, artist and ocean advocate from the United States. Photo © Amanda Brooks

1.Tell us what you do and your beginnings.

I am an artist and ocean advocate who creates large-scale, intricately detailed ceramic sculptural works inspired by the fragile beauty of coral reefs and the human-caused threats they face—namely climate change.

I’ve always…