ABOUT

Meg O’Hara is an artist and environmentalist whose work focuses on ocean conservation in the polar regions.

In 2022, Meg was an Artist-in-Residence aboard the Polar Prince icebreaker in the Atlantic Ocean during an Ocean Conservation Expedition with the SOI Foundation. Later that year, she was one of ten Canadians selected for a delegation to Antarctica to examine the impacts of climate change on the region.

In 2023, she became the inaugural Artist-in-Residence at the Canadian Ice Core Lab, collaborating with glaciologist and National Geographic Explorer Dr. Alison Criscitiello. That same year, she was a Featured Artist for Ocean Week Canada, where her work was included in the James Cameron exhibit.

In 2024, in partnership with 11th Hour Racing, Meg served as the Artist-in-Residence during the Ocean Science Expedition, joining an eight-person crew sailing up the west coast of Greenland to collect microplastic samples in collaboration with The Ocean Race. She also presented at the Canadian Embassy in Iceland on the importance of ocean conservation that same year.

In 2025, Meg was named an Ocean Leaders Fellow with the Sustainable Ocean Alliance, in partnership with Dona Bertarelli Philanthropy. As part of the Fellowship, she participated in the Our Ocean Youth Leadership Summit in South Korea and the United Nations Ocean Conference in France, where she presented her work from Antarctica. That same year, she presented her art and storytelling at New York Climate Week and The Explorers Club, in collaboration with 11th Hour Racing and Protect Our Winters.

Meg was named to the BCBusiness 30 Under 30 list in 2021 and received the Woman of the Year award in 2023. She is a Fellow of both the Royal Canadian Geographical Society and the Royal Geographical Society, and a Member International at The Explorers Club. She also serves as a WINGS Women of Discovery Flag Carrier, a Creative Ambassador for Protect Our Winters, a Brand Ambassador for Baffin, and an Ambassador for 11th Hour Racing. Meg holds a Bachelor of Arts in Art History and Theory from the University of British Columbia.

Her mission is to inspire others to seek adventure in nature, and reflect on their role in preserving it.