Danielle Eubank

Danielle was the Expedition Artist with The UNESCO approved Borobudur Ship Expedition, an international expedition originally conceived by Briton Philip Beale[10] and launched by the President of Indonesia on August 15, 2003. The ship sailed from Indonesia to Seychelles,[11] Madagascar, South Africa, and the expedition culminated in Ghana. The ship, a replica of an 8th-century trading vessel based on carvings found on the Borobudur temple, travelled a total of 10,000 miles, the expedition ended on February 23, 2004.[12] During the expedition, Eubank produced over 100 paintings and photographs, which were presented as a solo exhibition in central London. In addition to her role as Expedition Artist, she was the official advance liaison with legations in each country including the legations for Indonesia, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the countries visited.[12]

In 2005, a group of five patrons sent Eubank to the island of Bali to create a series of 20 paintings.[13] She was based in Ubud, for 3 months.

Danielle Eubank on stage

Eubank was an expedition artist and crew member on the Phoenician Ship Expedition,[11] a re-creation of 600 BCE Phoenician vessel that sailed 20,000 miles over 2 years, the second of Eubank's expeditions with Philip Beale. The Phoenician Ship Expedition departed from Arwad, Syria in August 2008, sailed through the Suez Canal, around the Horn of Africa and down the east coast. The voyage continued up the west coast of Africa, through the Straights of Gibraltar and across the Mediterranean, returning to Syria in November 2010. Eubank's experience on the ship has been covered by publications such as the Los Angeles Times, LA Weekly and UCLA Magazine.[14] Thompson's Gallery in central London hosted Eubank's 2011 solo show as an expedition artist.[12]

In 2014, Eubank joined The Arctic Circle, an expeditionary program that puts artists and scientists together to explore the High Arctic. Eubank was one of 27 artists and scientists on board the Antigua, a three-masted barquentine tall ship. The ship sailed through the international territory of Svalbard, an arctic archipelago north of Norway.[15] Eubank sailed only 10 degrees latitude from the North Pole, documenting climate change and its effects on the ocean.

Eubank sailed from Ushuaia, Argentina, across the Drake Passage, and as far south as Detaille Island, which took her across the Antarctic Circle. Eubank crossed the Neumayer Channel and Gerlache Straight, arriving at Melchior Islands, crossing the Drake Passage for a second time, and returning to Ushuaia. Eubank's expedition to the Antarctic Circle ended her 20-year quest to paint all the world's oceans.[16]

Oil on linen paintings of Antarctica by Danielle Eubank

One Artist Five Oceans was a 20-year project in which Eubank sailed and painted the waters of every ocean on Earth to raise awareness about climate change. Her paintings of water led to an invitation to serve as the expedition artist on the Borobudur Ship Expedition in 2004, which sailed from Indonesia to Ghana. The success of these paintings led her to paint the other oceans of the worlds, next circumnavigating Africa on a replica of a 2,500 year old Phoenician ship.[2] She sailed and painted the High Arctic and travelled to the northernmost settlement on earth. One Artist Five Oceans ended with a 2019 Antarctic expedition to paint the Southern Ocean.[17] Eubank sailed over 30,000 miles, painting more than 200 bodies of water across 22 countries.[18]