Earl Bane Gallery

Your museum visit will be enhanced by a stop at the Earl Bane Gallery. This 2,000 sq. ft. room is dedicated solely to traveling exhibits. From wildlife art to hands-on interactive exhibits, the gallery offers guests something new and exciting that is constantly changing.

The opportunity to view any gallery exhibit is included with museum admission. The Wildlife Museum is open 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Summer hours (Memorial Day through Labor Day) 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. Admission to the Museum is $9.95 for adults, $8.95 for seniors (65+), and $4.95 for children (3 to 12). Children under 3 are admitted free.

2010 Gallery Schedule:

Paws and Reflect: Art of Canines
November 7,2009 - January 3, 2010

KeepSakes: The Art of Rolling Hills
January 9 – February 21, 2010

Wild Things
February 27 – April 25, 2010

Kent Ullberg: A Retrospective
May 1 – June 27, 2010

The Art of Nature: Images from the Mojave Desert
July 3 – August 28, 2010

The World of Nature in Miniature: Paintings by Wes and Rachelle Siegrist
September 4 - November 28, 2010

 

The Art of Nature: Images from the Mojave Desert
July 3 - August 28, 2010

Discover the Hidden Beauty of the Mojave Desert!

Desert Bighorn Sheep © S.K. Schafer

Experience the grace of southern Nevada's less traveled wilderness areas through new works by Sharon Schafer. The Art of Nature: Images from the Wildlands of Southern Nevada celebrates the stunning natural beauty of the wildlife and landscapes of the region’s inspiring wildlands and includes sketches, prints, photographs and paintings with a special photographic display of the region’s wildflowers. This special exhibit comes to Rolling Hills from the Nevada State Museum in Carson City.

Eyes of Night: Great Horned Owl in Joshua Tree © S. K. Schafer

Southern Nevada is a land of great contradictions and contrasts. It is at once austere, enchanting, and secretive. It is a land of mystery…a land of contrasts and contradictions…a land of great beauty and little rain.

A glimpse of the hidden beauty and grace of nature can change a viewer. By looking at these images Ms. Schafer hopes the viewer comes away with a different perspective - no longer seeing the Public Lands of southern Nevada as a desert wasteland, but rather as a place of unparalleled natural beauty and diversity that is deserving of our care and concern.

Artist with Harris Hawk Springdale, Utah

About the Artist:
Sharon K. Schafer has a varied background ranging from painter and photographer, to wildlife biologist and river guide. Now as a full-time artist, she combines two loves - nature and art.
Her excellence as a wildlife painter has been recognized by both the international Society of Animal Artists and Artists for Conservation. Upon accepting their invitation for membership she joined the ranks of the best wildlife painters working today. Her wildlife paintings are sought after by collectors and displayed in museums across the country.

Throughout the world, Schafer shares her artistic talent and passion for the wildlands by teaching art and nature-related classes and lecturing extensively, and tirelessly, about the stunning beauty and amazing diversity of life on our planet.

She earned her degree in Wildlife Management at Humboldt State University, in northern California. Subsequently, she worked as a field wildlife biologist for the Soil Conservation Service, Pacific Gas and Electric, and the Bureau of Land Management.

In an effort to combine her interest in art and science, Schafer founded Skydance Studio in 1998. With her studio, she has dedicated herself to the creation of images that promote a deeper understanding and appreciation of the beauty and diversity of the natural world.

Using her skills as both an artist and biologist, she has developed natural-resource-related educational exhibits and images for many organizations including the U.S. National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Forest Service, and the Bureau of Land Management.

Her sense of adventure and unflagging curiosity about the natural world has led her to every continent and to the very ends of the earth, where she has worked extensively as an artist, photographer, and videographer in the Arctic, Antarctic, and the Sub-Antarctic Islands.

This program is presented in part by the Kansas Arts Commision, a state agency and by the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency which believes that a great nation deserves great art.