Wender·Vista
Georgia Aquarium
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileUnited States
in downtown Atlanta, at Pemberton Place

Georgia Aquarium

— — the room where whale sharks pass overhead.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.
— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand
— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines
— Beside the kettle, a 12-inch propped
— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall
— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround
— a note from the studio

“A ten-million-gallon building in downtown Atlanta, opened in November 2005 as a gift from Home Depot co-founder Bernie Marcus to the city. Inside, the Ocean Voyager gallery holds 6.3 million gallons in a single tank, with a 100-foot acrylic tunnel underneath. Whale sharks and manta rays pass overhead in slow blue traffic. Few rooms in any American city ask you to look up the way this one does. from the studio

from the studio
Georgia Aquarium
— bring it home

Georgia Aquarium, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?
One tile — square or rectangle.
How big?
the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand
6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb
Surface finish
A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.
How it sits
A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.
$58
Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.
— size
6 × 6 in
15 cm
— weighs
1.6 lb
solid in the hand
— surface
ceramic, hand-finished
art rests beneath a thin glossy finish
— from
Knoxville, TN
our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies
— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about Georgia Aquarium

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.
— the place

The Georgia Aquarium stands at 225 Baker Street in downtown Atlanta, on the north edge of Pemberton Place beside the World of Coca-Cola. It opened on 23 November 2005 after a $250 million gift from Bernie Marcus, co-founder of The Home Depot, and held the title of largest aquarium in the world from its opening until 2012. The building covers about 600,000 square feet on a 9-acre site and contains roughly 10 million gallons of fresh and salt water across seven permanent galleries.

— the water

Ocean Voyager, the central gallery, holds 6.3 million gallons in a single tank designed by Peter Doolittle and built around the largest collection of whale sharks outside Asia. Visitors pass under a 100-foot acrylic tunnel and through a 23-foot by 61-foot viewing window, the largest of its kind in the western hemisphere at opening. Manta rays, hammerhead and zebra sharks, and Atlantic goliath grouper share the tank. The water reads a deep filtered Atlantic blue, lit from above by the gallery's high cove lights.

— informed by Ocean Voyager exhibit
— the visit

Open daily, generally 09:00 to 18:00 with extended evening hours in summer; check the official site before travel. Timed-entry tickets run roughly $43 to $50 for adults depending on day, with discounts for Georgia residents and children. The Pemberton Place site sits a five-minute walk from Centennial Olympic Park and the Civil and Human Rights Center. Most visitors give the building two to three hours; the Ocean Voyager gallery alone repays a slow forty minutes near the main viewing window.

— where
United States · Atlanta, Georgia
— elevation
320 m · 1,050 ft
— position
33.7634° N · 84.3951° W
— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.
at the lake
World of Coca-Cola
Pemberton Place museum
at the lake
Centennial Olympic Park
downtown Atlanta park
1 km SW
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta sports venue
N
Georgia Aquarium
World of Coca-Cola
Centennial Olympic Park
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Georgia Aquarium — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

It is known for the Ocean Voyager gallery, a 6.3-million-gallon tank holding the largest collection of whale sharks outside Asia, viewed through a 100-foot acrylic tunnel and a wide front window.

The aquarium stands at 225 Baker Street in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, on the north edge of Pemberton Place beside the World of Coca-Cola and Centennial Olympic Park.

The aquarium opened on 23 November 2005, funded by a $250 million gift from Home Depot co-founder Bernie Marcus. It was the largest aquarium in the world from opening until 2012.

The building covers about 600,000 square feet on a 9-acre site in downtown Atlanta and contains roughly 10 million gallons of fresh and salt water across seven permanent galleries.

Yes. The Ocean Voyager exhibit holds whale sharks alongside manta rays, hammerhead and zebra sharks, and Atlantic goliath grouper. It is one of very few aquariums outside Asia to keep whale sharks.

Most visitors spend two to three hours across the seven galleries. The Ocean Voyager gallery on its own repays a slow forty minutes at the main viewing window.

— about the piece in your home

It carries well for anyone who has stood at the Ocean Voyager window. The deep filtered blue and the silhouette of a whale shark read instantly to anyone who knows the room. A Small or Medium with a handwritten note from the studio is a steady choice.

The piece sits cleanly in Modern-Coastal, Biophilic-Modern, and Atlanta-Loft rooms. The deep-blue palette also holds in a Library-Traditional or Mid-Century space with brass and walnut.

Yes. Biophilic-Modern continues to gain ground in residential design, drawing on water, deep blues, and living-systems imagery. The aquarium-blue palette here lands cleanly in that direction.

Above a standard sofa, a single Large reads from across the room. For a long wall, a 4-tile Mural carries the front-window horizontal. Above a console, a Medium or a 9-tile Mural gives the strongest grid.

Yes. Choose the Dura Satin or Matte finish for any wet or vertical install — backsplash, shower wall, powder room. The colour is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, so humidity and steam do not affect it.

A soft microfibre cloth with plain water is enough for routine cleaning. For kitchens, a mild non-abrasive surface cleaner works. Avoid abrasive pads and bleach.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is made in our single studio in Knoxville, Tennessee, under the eye of Reid Wender. There is no licensing and no third-party printer.

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