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Art at Wetlands Park: Artist in Residence Program
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Wetlands Park Artist in Residence
Funded by Clark County Public Arts, the WP AIR Program enables a local artist each spring to explore and interpret the natural and cultural resources at Wetlands Park. Artists lead workshops, interact with curious visitors during open studio hours, and create artwork based on their research in the park.
2026 Artist in Residence
Autumn Belleque & Eric Wang
March 1 – May 1, 2026
About the Artist
Autumn Belleque is a multidisciplinary artist working in both traditional and digital media, with a focus on fantasy and world-building concepts. They were accepted into the Las Vegas Academy of the Arts in 2018, where they earned top Advanced Placement scores in AP Drawing (2021) and AP 2-D Design (2022). Belleque graduated from LVA in 2022 with a major in Visual Design/Fine Arts and a minor in Photography. Their work has been featured in numerous exhibitions, including Inversions and Insufficiencies (2022) and the Radiant Gala and Silent Auction (2022). After initially pursuing Environmental Science at the College of Southern Nevada, Belleque transitioned to an Art, A.A. program, recognizing their commitment to creative practice and art education.
While enrolled at the College of Southern Nevada, they earned multiple awards, including Best in Show (2024) and two Juror’s Awards (2024–2025), as well as recognition in the Juried Student Exhibition judged by Megan Heeres and Rebecca Holden. They are currently pursuing an Art, A.A. at the College of Southern Nevada with an expected graduation in May 2026. Belleque also operates their Etsy business, Gardenworms, in Las Vegas and plans to continue their studies at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, toward a Bachelor of Fine Arts.
About the Artist
Eric Wang (b. 2000, Honolulu, Hawai‘i) is an artist whose life experience spans Hawai‘i, Florida, Oregon, Fuqing, China, and Las Vegas, Nevada, where he has lived since 2011. He earned an Art, A.A. from the College of Southern Nevada in 2025. Wang has participated in several exhibitions, including the CSN Juried Student Exhibition and shows at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. His work is currently on view in Memento at the Artspace Gallery at the College of Southern Nevada and in the 2026 Lunar New Year Exhibition: Year of the Horse at the Mayor’s Gallery. He is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Graphic Design and Media.
Upcoming Workshop
Cyanotype & More
Saturday, April 4, 2026 | 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Ages 12+ | Free
This hands-on workshop introduces cyanotype, a historic photographic process that uses sunlight to create prints. After a short demonstration, participants will explore the park to collect fallen natural materials to arrange for printing.
While cyanotypes are exposing, participants will rotate through additional creative activities, including texture rubbings and a guided screen-printing station. Finished prints will be rinsed, dried, and labeled for pickup at the end of the workshop. All materials used are non-toxic. Participants are welcome to bring additional items for printing, such as T-shirts or tote bags.
Open Studio Hours – Meet the Artists
Selected Saturdays at the Nature Preserve
March 7
March 28
April 11
April 18
April 25
2025 Artist in Residence
Megan Heeres
March 15 - May 15, 2025
About the artist
I create sculptures, installations, and collaborative workshops that bring possibility, absurdity, and joy to our complex and tenuous situated-ness within “nature.” I research misunderstood places like fields of invasive plants that depict an imbalance, as well as abundance; or the swamp, dark and unknown, that is also one of the most biodiverse places on earth. I understand these places as teachers, helping us to uncover new definitions and expectations for our environment. This inquiry into nature influences not only my art practice but also my practice in the development and management of public green spaces, people-centered design, and advocacy. Weaving my diverse practices together, I examine the idea of “nature” in the context of history, class privilege, race, gender, and equity.
Megan Heeres’s art practice and professional endeavors have connected into a cooperative way of working with community both inside and outside of the studio. These collaborations engage with place, people, art and plants. Currently, she serves as the Visual and Public Art Supervisor for the City of Henderson. Megan has been an artist-in-residence at the Hambidge Center for Creative Arts and Sciences, the Michele Schara Residency, the Ragdale Foundation, the Santa Fe Art Institute and Women’s International Study Center. She is represented by Materia Gallery in Detroit, Michigan and has works in many private collections. She graduated from the Cranbrook Academy of Art with a Master's of Fine Art in 2009 and from the Residential College at the University of Michigan with a Bachelor's of Art in 2002.
2024 Artist in Residence
Morrigan DeVito
March 1 - April 12, 2024
Morrigan is a naturalist, writer, and environmental educator who was born and raised in Henderson, NV. After getting her B.A in English and Communications from Southern Utah University, she moved back home and discovered the wonders of the Mojave Desert in the city, starting with a snowy egret at Clark County Wetlands Park. Currently, she works for the Red Rock Audubon Society and teaches people about birds, habitats, and conservation in Southern Nevada. In her free time she goes birding, reads, meditates, and explores nature through poetry and nature journaling. Follow her on Instagram @morri.ant
Morrigan led Nature Journaling workshops for kids on March 16 and adults on April 7.
2023 Artist in Residence:
Fawn Douglas
March 29 - May 9, 2023
Fawn Douglas is an Indigenous American Artivist and enrolled member of the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe. She comes from a proud mixed heritage of Las Vegas Paiute, Moapa Paiute, Southern Cheyenne, Creek, Pawnee and Scottish. Fawn is the head matriarch of Nuwu Art + Activism Studios, located in the heart of the Historic Huntridge Neighborhood in Las Vegas, Nevada. She is dedicated to the intersections of art, activism, community, education, culture, identity, place, and sovereignty. Within her art-making, she tells stories in order to remember the past and to ensure the stories of Indigenous peoples are heard in the present. Her studio practice includes painting, weaving, sculpture, dance and other types of performance. Fawn currently does art and cultural consulting through Nuwu Art, organizes with the non-profit IndigenousAF, serves the City of Las Vegas as an Arts Commissioner for Ward 3 and works part-time as a Cultural Engagement Specialist with Meow Wolf. She earned her Master of Fine Arts at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), where she also taught Art Fundamentals as a graduate instructor in the Department of Art. Prior to teaching Art 101, Fawn taught American Indian Indigenous Studies (AIIS 101) in the Interdisciplinary, Gender and Ethnic Studies Department (IGES) at UNLV.
Fawn led the Wah-Seets Kahnee (Birds Nest) Workshop at Wetlands Park on Saturday, April 15. Participants crafted a birds nest from natural and recycled materials.
2022 Artist in Residence:
Myranda Bair
May 14-29, 2022
Myranda Bair is an artist, educator, avid rock climber, natural space advocator, animal lover, and suburban farmer. Her work focuses on conservation and how community education can lead to a richer outdoor experience for all while simultaneously reflecting the importance of preserving natural areas. She received her MFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) and her BFA from the University of Texas at Austin. Myranda has exhibited work across the country and participated in various residences, recent ones including The Sandhills Institute (2018), Red Rock Canyon NCA (2014), Wildlife Divide (2013), and The Vermont Studio Center (2012). She continues to partner with the Red Rock Canyon Interpretive Association and the Desert Tortoise Habitat. Currently, she is a faculty member for the College of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas. Myranda has a wonderful husband named Craig, two daughters, Penelope and Sedona, a French Bulldog named Butters, and two adopted tortoises. She lives and works in Las Vegas, NV.
Clark County Wetlands Park
7050 Wetlands Park Lane
Las Vegas, NV 89122
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Phone: (702) 455-7522
Email: wetlands@clarkcountynv.gov
