ABOUT

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

In 2022, she was an Artist-in-Residence on the Polar Prince icebreaker ship in the Atlantic Ocean during an Ocean Conservation Expedition with the SOI Foundation. Later that year, she was one of ten Canadians chosen 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. In 2024 in partnership with 11th Hour Racing, she served as the Artist-in-Residence during the Ocean Science Expedition as part of an eight-person crew sailing up the west coast of Greenland, collecting microplastic samples in collaboration with The Ocean Race. That same year, she presented at the Canadian Embassy in Iceland on the importance of ocean conservation.

Meg was a Featured Artist for Ocean Week Canada in 2023. As part of this initiative, her work was included in the James Cameron exhibit, in partnership with COLC, National Geographic, Rolex, the WHOI and others.

In 2025, she was named an Ocean Leaders Fellow with the Sustainable Ocean Alliance, in partnership with Dona Bertarelli Philanthropy. As part of the Fellowship, she will participate in the Our Ocean Youth Leadership Summit in South Korea and the United Nations Ocean Conference in France.

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.