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2025 Artist in Residence
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.
The Wetlands Park Public Arts program is made possible by Clark County Public Arts.
2025 Wetlands Park Temporary Sculptural Installation, HAVEN
Installation March 15 - May 15
Participating artists:
Preview the installations, click on the flag icons for photos.
Temporary Sculpture Installations made possible by Clark County Public Arts.
Now Showing
All gallery spaces are open during Nature Center hours: Tuesday-Sunday, 9 am to 3 pm
SONG Gallery
Unbound: 3rd Annual Plein Air Invitational
May 3 - July 24, 2025
Juried by Bethsabee Nieves Barboza
View a list of participating artists
Reception:
Saturday, May 17
1 pm to 3 pm
Open to the public, no RSVP required. Light refreshments.
Works are featured from 25 artists, all inspired during Wetlands Art Day on March 22, 2025. French for “outdoors,” plein air painters today continue a rich tradition in art history of painting nature from direct observation. This practice allows the artist to capture more of what it actually feels like to be surrounded by nature: the warmth of the sun, branches swaying in the breeze, or the sound of water. This year's artists include a variety of media. Best of Show and Honorable Mention awards made possible by the Clark County Public Arts Office.
The Nest
"Nature Inspired" by Caryl Hepker
May 3 - July 27, 2025
Reception:
Saturday, May 24
1 pm to 3 pm
Open to the public, no RSVP required. Light refreshments.
Caryl has been a volunteer at the Clark County Wetlands since 2019. She is originally from Chicago, Illinois. She earned her BA in Art Education from Southern Illinois University and taught Art in Chicago area schools until 1975 when she and her husband moved to Las Vegas. Caryl has taken additional art classes at UNLV as well as many other classes and workshops where she developed an interest in Fiber Arts including weaving, yarn spinning, soft sculpture, quilting, basketry, papermaking, origami as well as a variety of other arts and crafts. She also became interested in the history and ecology of Southern Nevada.
This exhibit includes some of her earlier work in weaving and other media, as well as Wetlands inspired recent works of art.
Upcoming Exhibits:
Spotlight on Nature Gallery
The Nest
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Wetlands Park Artist in Residence Program
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.
Former Artists in Residence:
2024 Artist in Residence
Morrigan DeVito
March 1 - April 12
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
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
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
