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2025 Artist in Residence
2025 Artist in Residence
Megan Heeres
March 15 - May 15, 2025
Artist in Residence Workshop: "Invasive Basket"
April 5, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Ages 10+. Free.
Register here.
Incorporate Phragmites and Tamarisk with wetlands trash to explore basketmaking techniques. During the two-hour workshop, participants will create a unique artwork that is rooted in the materiality of Clark County Wetlands Park. Participants will create a small bowl-shaped basket using coil-basketry techniques and will incorporate color and surface-design into their three-dimensional compositions with found materials. Space is limited, please register in advance.
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 opens March 15
Artist Social: March 15, 10 am to 12 pm
Open to the public. Meet the artists and hear the story behind the art.
Location: Art Walk, located near the Nature Preserve Parking lot. Click for map point.
Participating artists:
| Dan Brady |
Haide Calle |
Juan Cuevas |
Meghan Dragon |
Heather Lang-Cassera |
| Vanessa Maciel Napoles |
Scott Marquart |
Mila May |
Chelsea Rust |
Xochil Xitlalli
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Preview the installations, click on the flag icons for photos.
Temporary Sculpture Installations made possible by Clark County Public Arts.
Call for Plein Air Artists at Wetlands Art Day
Saturday, March 22, 2025
Advance Registration not Required.
Paint en plein air at Clark County Wetlands Park during Wetlands Art Day, a free event for all ages on Saturday, March 22, 2025. The event takes place at the Wetlands Park Nature Center from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Artists are welcome to check in beginning at 9:00 am and choose a location in the Wetlands Park Nature Preserve. Supplies not provided. Participating artists will be invited to submit paintings in the 3rd Annual Plein Air Invitational on exhibit at the Spotlight on Nature Gallery May - July 2025. Best in Show and Honorable Mentions with be awarded. View and share a Call for Artists (PDF)
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Visiting Artist Instructor
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Exhibit Opportunities at Wetlands Park
Do you have a body of work in search of a gallery? Clark County Wetlands Park schedules art exhibitions six months to one year in advance. Individuals and organizations are welcome to submit exhibit proposals. View the Artist Exhibition Application guidelines.
Now Showing
All gallery spaces are open during Nature Center hours: Tuesday-Sunday, 9 am to 3 pm
Spotlight on Nature Gallery (SONG)
Connecting with Nature: Nevada Watercolor Society 2025 Signature Show
February 8, 2025 - April 24, 2025
Reception: Sunday, February 5, 1 pm to 3 pm
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 Beep Beep Zoom by Patty Stroupe |
Here I Come Ready or Not by Vina Curtis |
The Nest
Nature Journaling by 2024 Artist in Residence Morrigan DeVito
February 1, 2025 through April 30, 2025
Also featured:
"Snowy Egret" by 2023 Artist in Residence Fawn Douglas
"Beaver Walk" by 2022 Artist in Residence Myranda Bair
Upcoming Exhibits:
Spotlight on Nature Gallery
| 3rd Annual Plein Air Invitational |
May 3 - July 24, 2025 |
| 4th Annual Juried Show |
August 2 - November 6, 2025 |
The Nest
| Morrigan DeVito Nature Journaling |
February 1 - April 30, 2025 |
| Caryl Hepker mixed media, Untitled |
May 3 - July 27, 2025 |
| Stasia Valora Fisher, The Wetlands Trails |
August 1 - October 26, 2025 |
| Wetlands for the Holidays presented by Wetlands Park Friends |
November 1, 2025 - January 29, 2026 |
Exhibit Archive (2024):
| Nature's Threads: A Fabric Art Exhibit |
March 2 - April 25, 2024 |
| Unbound II: 2nd Annual Plein Air Exhibit |
May 4 - June 27, 2024 |
| Seedlings: Artists of the Future |
July 7 - July 28, 2024 |
| re/growth: Juried by Jessica Oreck (Awards funded by CC Public Arts Office) |
August 3 - November 7, 2024 |
| Discovering Nature: Wetlands Park Staff & Volunteer Show |
November 16, 2024 - January 30, 2025 |
| Wetlands for the Holidays: Curated by Nancy Good Presented by Wetlands Park Friends |
November 9, 2024 - January 24, 2025 |
Exhibit Archive (2023):
| Connecting with Nature: Nevada Watercolor Society 2023 Signature Member Exhibit |
January 22 - February 24 |
| SUNDOWN: Artwork by Myranda Bair |
March 4 - April 29 |
| Unbound: Plein Air Painting Invitational (Awards funded by CC Public Arts Office) |
May 10 - June 25, 2023 |
| Gifts of the Wetlands: Juried by Melanie La May (Awards funded by CC Public Arts Office) |
July 15 - August 26, 2023 |
| Friendly Pollinators: Free to Fly by Bobbie Ann Howell |
September 3 - October 22, 2023 |
| Beyond the Desert: Photography by Philip Martini |
November 2, 2023 - February 22, 2024 |
Exhibit Archive (2022):
| MIGRATE Temporary Art Installation |
March 5-31 |
| More Than a Place: Wetlands Park Volunteer & Staff Exhibit |
March 26 - April 30 |
| Take to the Trails: Juried by Bobbie Ann Howell (Awards funded by CC Public Arts Office) |
June 4 - July 9 |
| Wetlands Threads: An Art Quilt Exhibit |
August 20 - October 31 |
| Life in the Desert: Paintings by Marsha Gladding |
November 12, 2022 - January 7, 2023 |
Exhibit Archive (2021):
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 DeVitoMarch 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 BairMay 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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Email: wetlands@clarkcountynv.gov
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