Artist Bio

Merle Blair

Merle Blair was raised in rural Manitoba, Canada. An artist neighbor influenced and encouraged the creativity that has been an integral part of her life. She pursued a career in Nursing that brought her to Southern Nevada in 1966. She and her husband now reside in Henderson.

The long periods when brushes and easel were stored ended with her retirement in 1996. Merle is now actively engaged in her passion for art by attending art classes, developing an art library and joining local art guilds.

She is an active member and Past President of the Boulder City Art Guild. She is a founding member and Past President of City Lights Artists' Co-op and is currently the Gallery Director of City Lights Art Gallery in the Water Street District in Downtown Henderson. She is a past member of the Vegas Artist Guild and the Contemporary Arts Collective in Las Vegas, NV.

Her work is currently displayed in the Boulder City Art Guild Gallery at the Boulder Dam Hotel in Boulder City, NV and City Lights Art Gallery in Henderson, NV. Her work has been displayed in many venues and art shows throughout the Las Vegas Valley and has been purchased by art collectors internationally.

She shows a preference for a realistic style in oil. She also works with Genesis heat set oils and water colors. Oil on leather, usually of animals, is unique to her repertoire. Merle also does commissioned oil portraits of beloved pets.

Merle believes that color enhances our world and the combinations of those colors in a work of art will bring hours of pleasure to the beholder as it did the artist during its creation.

Merle can be reached at (702)-558-0945 or EMAIL