Joice Gabriela Visits Her Story Through Art at the Las Vegas Civic Center Gallery

October 10, 2026

Brazilian contemporary mixed-media artist Joice Gabriela attended the reception for Her Story Through Art: Las Vegas Women Artists at the Las Vegas Civic Center Gallery.

The evening offered an opportunity to meet one of the exhibition’s organizers, reconnect with artists she already knew, and discover the work of others. Curated by Joan De Santis and Amanda “Rawky” Lozano, founder of Raw Femme Media, the exhibition brings together women artists whose work has contributed to the artistic life of Las Vegas.

Among the works that caught Joice’s attention were those of Rita Deanin Abbey (1930–2021). Abbey’s interest in geology, rock formations, and the textures and colors of the desert connects with subjects Joice explores in her own practice, including natural materials, geological processes, and transformation.

Joice congratulates all the participating artists and thanks the curators and organizing team for an evening of art and conversation.

Visit the Exhibition

Her Story Through Art: Las Vegas Women Artists
📍 Las Vegas Civic Center Gallery
525 S. Main St., Las Vegas, NV
📅 On view through December 30, 2026
🕙 Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., excluding holidays
Free admission

Joice Gabriela Meets Romero Britto at Gol Art Gallery in Las Vegas

October 9, 2026

Brazilian contemporary mixed-media artist Joice Gabriela attended an evening with Romero Britto at Gol Art Gallery, inside The Venetian in Las Vegas.

Known internationally for his vibrant colors, bold patterns, and influences from pop art and cubism, Britto has built a distinctive artistic language centered on joy and optimism.

For Joice, meeting a fellow Brazilian with such an inspiring career was a special moment, a chance to reflect on persistence, creative identity, and the development of an artistic journey.

It was a pleasure to meet Britto and the team at the beautiful Gol Art Gallery, a space visitors can explore while discovering art in Las Vegas.

Desert Pools Reception- An Evening of Art and Community

Brazilian contemporary mixed-media artist Joice Gabriela participated in the Desert Pools reception at Winchester-Dondero Cultural Center on October 8, 2026, celebrating the conclusion of the exhibition, which ran from August 11 to October 8, 2026.

Featuring her artwork Charms of the Sea, the exhibition brought together artists exploring water within the desert landscape. The reception offered an opportunity for artists and visitors to connect, exchange ideas, and celebrate the creativity of the local arts community.

Joice Gabriela extends her sincere thanks to juror Hikmet Sidney Loe, Clark County Public Arts, the Winchester-Dondero Cultural Center team, and all participating artists and visitors who made this experience so meaningful.

Joice Gabriela Participates in Caminando por las Américas at the Rotunda Gallery

On September 24, 2026, Joice Gabriela attended the closing reception for Caminando por las Américas / Walking Through the Americas at the Rotunda Gallery inside the Clark County Government Center in Las Vegas. The event marked her third exhibition at the gallery in 2026.

The juried exhibition brought together visual art and stories exploring migration across the Americas, with a focus on resilience, dignity, memory, and belonging. Joice’s mixed-media work Constellations of Arrival was selected by guest juror and curator Olmeca. Through its circular form and layered materials, the work suggests connections between place, identity, and the experiences that shape a sense of belonging.

The closing reception was a beautiful evening of art, cultural performances, and conversation. Joice was pleased to meet Olmeca and connect with fellow artists and visitors beside her work.

Joice extends her thanks to Olmeca, Clark County Public Arts, Commissioners Tick Segerblom and William McCurdy II, and everyone involved in presenting the exhibition and its reception.

Caminando por las Américas / Walking Through the Americas was on view from August 31 through September 24, 2026.

Blue Cluster Selected for “Art Inspired by Nature” 2026

Joice Gabriela’s mixed-media artwork Blue Cluster has been selected for “Art Inspired by Nature” 2026, an international online exhibition curated by Renee Phillips.

Presented by The Healing Power of ART & ARTISTS, an initiative of Manhattan Arts International, the exhibition features work by more than 70 artists from around the world. The selected works explore nature’s physical beauty as well as its emotional, symbolic, and healing qualities.

Blue Cluster was created through Joice Gabriela’s observation of how minerals, crystals, and geological formations emerge through pressure, accumulation, and time. Its layered glass, resin, and mineral pigments suggest a living formation suspended between the depths of the ocean and the interior of the earth.

The color blue evokes water, distance, and restoration, while the reconstructed fragments reflect the artist’s belief that transformation can produce both strength and unexpected beauty.

Blue Cluster, 2025
24 × 24 inches
Mixed media on canvas: glass, epoxy resin, mineral pigments, and sculptural compounds

“Art Inspired by Nature” 2026
September 15 – November 15, 2026
Curated by Renee Phillips

View the complete exhibition:
https://www.healing-power-of-art.org/art-inspired-by-nature-2026-exhibition/

Joice Gabriela Presents Three Sculptural Works at Camp Fluff Las Vegas

On September 12, 2026, Joice Gabriela participated in Camp Fluff Las Vegas, a group art event organized by Camp Fluff and held at Art Therapy Gallery Café Las Vegas, Nevada.

During the evening, Joice presented three sculptural mixed-media works:

Blue Cluster
Blue Cluster transforms fractured glass into a luminous mineral formation. Created with glass fragments, resin, mineral pigments, and sculptural textural compounds, the work explores the possibility of turning fragmentation into strength.

The Foundation
Created with epoxy resin, river stones, mineral pigments, and sculptural compounds, The Foundation reflects on the inner structures that sustain us through change. The work carries a central message: you are your own home, you are your own foundation, and you can always begin again.

Inner Roots
Combining resin, amethyst, crystals, glass, shells, sand, natural stones, pigments, and textural compounds, Inner Rootscreates an internal terrain shaped by earth, mineral color, and fractured pathways. The work explores origin, resilience, memory, and belonging.

The event provided an opportunity to share these works in person, connect with the Las Vegas creative community, and engage in meaningful conversations about art, materials, and transformation.

Joice extends her appreciation to Camp Fluff, Art Therapy Gallery Café LV, the event team, the photographer, the participating artists, and everyone who shared their presence and support during the evening.

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Joice Gabriela at Camp Fluff Contemporary Art Exhibition in Las Vegas

Joice Gabriela will participate in a contemporary art exhibition presented by Camp Fluff at Art Therapy Gallery Café in Las Vegas on September 12, 2026.

The exhibition will feature contemporary artists working across different materials and artistic approaches, creating an evening of visual art, conversation, and connection.

Joice Gabriela will present sculptural mixed-media works that bring together resin, glass, crystals, natural stones, mineral pigments, and textured compounds. Rooted in a material-based practice, her work explores memory, transformation, belonging, and the ways natural elements carry traces of time and place.

The event will take place from 6:00 to 9:00 PM at Art Therapy Gallery Café in Las Vegas. Visitors are invited to experience the artworks in person and meet the participating artists.

Event Details

Date: September 12, 2026
Time: 6:00–9:00 PM
Location: Art Therapy Gallery Café, Address: 353 E Bonneville Ave Unit 183, Las Vegas, NV 89101
Presented by: Camp Fluff

Advance RSVP is available through Camp Fluff. Tickets will also be available at the door.

Constellations of Arrival Selected for Walking Through the Americas

Joice Gabriela’s mixed-media artwork Constellations of Arrival has been selected for Caminando por las Américas / Walking Through the Americas, a juried exhibition presented in partnership with Clark County Public Arts at the Clark County Government Center in Las Vegas.

The exhibition celebrates cultural heritage, migration stories, and the enduring connections across the Americas. Participating artists were invited to explore themes of migration, identity, transformation, lineage, personal and ancestral journeys, and cultural memory.

Selected works were juried by Olmeca, a hip-hop artist, activist, and scholar whose work engages with culture, history, education, and social transformation.

Born in Brazil and based in Las Vegas, Joice Gabriela creates layered sculptural compositions using crystals, stones, shells, glass, resin, mineral pigments, and textured compounds. Her practice reflects on belonging, resilience, memory, and the ways identity is shaped through movement and lived experience.

Constellations of Arrival, created in 2026, is a 20-inch circular mixed-media work. Its interconnected lines and material layers form a sculptural map of movement and belonging, evoking the visible and invisible ties connecting memory, place, identity, and human experience.

Exhibition Details

Caminando por las Américas / Walking Through the Americas
August 31–September 24, 2026

Reception: September 24, 2026, from 5:30–7:30 PM

Clark County Government Center
500 S Grand Central Pkwy
Las Vegas, NV 89155

The reception will feature cultural performances, music, and visual art.

THE FOUNDATION AT BE HOME SOON: BUILDING A SENSE OF HOME FROM WITHIN

Reception held on August 27, 2026
Rotunda Gallery | Clark County Government Center | Las Vegas

On August 27, 2026, Joice Gabriela attended the reception for BE HOME SOON at the Rotunda Gallery inside the Clark County Government Center in Las Vegas. Her mixed-media artwork The Foundation was selected for this juried exhibition by Jennifer Kleven.

Presented by the Clark County Public Arts Office from July 20 through August 27, 2026, BE HOME SOON brought together artists born outside Las Vegas and invited them to reflect on migration, memory, belonging, and the experience of building a new home.

HOME BEYOND A PHYSICAL PLACE

At the center of the exhibition was a meaningful question: What does home become as we move through new environments, personal changes, and different chapters of our lives?

Rather than defining home exclusively as an address or geographic location, BE HOME SOON explored how a sense of belonging can be reconstructed through memory, adaptation, resilience, and personal transformation.

The exhibition considered what remains within us when our surroundings change: the memories we preserve, the experiences that reshape our identities, and the internal foundations we create while developing roots in a new place.

Sometimes, home is not simply a place. It is what we build within ourselves.

THE FOUNDATION

Within this curatorial context, The Foundation explores what remains inside us through change and new beginnings.

Created with epoxy resin, river stones, mineral pigments, and sculptural compounds, the 24 × 24-inch work presents an abstract material investigation of belonging. Its layered surface suggests both a physical terrain and an internal emotional landscape, a place shaped by memory, experience, and the need for stability.

The river stones carry a particular significance within the composition. Gradually transformed by time, movement, and erosion, they become metaphors for the way human identity is also shaped by experience.

Although each stone retains its individual form, together they become part of a new structure. This relationship reflects how people carry elements of their histories forward while adapting, creating new roots, and building a renewed sense of belonging.

The work exists within the tension between movement and stability, transformation and continuity, displacement and connection. It proposes that beginning again does not require erasing what came before. Instead, every experience becomes part of the foundation upon which something new can be built.

The message at the heart of the work is:

“You are your own home. You are your own foundation. You can always begin again.”

AN ARTISTIC PRACTICE ROOTED IN BELONGING

Born in Brazil and currently based in Las Vegas, Joice Gabriela is a mixed-media artist whose practice explores belonging, transformation, memory, and the emotional landscapes created by change.

Working with crystals, shells, raw stones, sand, glass fragments, mineral pigments, and layered resin, she transforms natural materials into abstract compositions that embody resilience and permanence.

These materials are not used only for their visual qualities. Their physical histories the effects of time, pressure, movement, and transformation, become part of the conceptual meaning of each work.

Through texture, weight, transparency, and light, Joice creates compositions that reflect how identity continues to evolve within new environments while remaining connected to its origins.

For the artist, home is not simply where a person comes from. It is also the internal space created through memory and experience, as well as every place where one chooses to establish roots and grow.

RECEPTION AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The August 27 reception brought together participating artists, visitors, and members of the Las Vegas arts community for an evening of contemporary art, conversation, and live music.

Joice Gabriela extends her sincere appreciation to juror Jennifer Kleven for selecting The Foundation for the exhibition and to the Clark County Public Arts Office team for organizing and presenting BE HOME SOON.

She also thanks the participating artists, visitors, and members of the community who attended the reception, experienced the work, and made the evening so memorable.

ARTWORK DETAILS

The Foundation, 2026
24 × 24 inches
Epoxy resin, river stones, mineral pigments, and sculptural compounds

EXHIBITION DETAILS

BE HOME SOON
July 20–August 27, 2026
Reception: August 27, 2026
Rotunda Gallery
Clark County Government Center
Las Vegas, Nevada

Joice Gabriela Across Las Vegas

Five Works. Four Spaces. One Continuing Material Investigation.

Five works by Brazilian contemporary artist Joice Gabriela are currently presented across four locations in Las Vegas, bringing her material-based practice into cultural, environmental, civic, and commercial settings throughout the city.

From the Rotunda Gallery at the Clark County Government Center to the Clark County Wetlands Park Nature Center, the Winchester-Dondero Cultural Center, and IKON Homes in Town Square, each setting creates a different encounter with the artist’s work.

Joice works with epoxy resin, glass, natural stones, sand, crystals, mineral pigments, and sculptural compounds. Through these materials, she investigates memory, movement, pressure, transformation, resilience, belonging, and the relationship between our internal landscapes and the natural world.

The Foundation

BE HOME SOON

Presented at the Rotunda Gallery, The Foundation brings together epoxy resin, river stones, mineral pigments, and sculptural compounds. The work considers the physical and emotional traces that shape our sense of origin, movement, and belonging.

BE HOME SOON brings together artists born outside Las Vegas and explores migration, memory, adaptation, identity, and the evolving meaning of home.

Plan Your Visit

Rotunda Gallery at the Clark County Government Center
500 S. Grand Central Parkway
Las Vegas, NV 89155

On view through August 27, 2026

Regular gallery hours:
Monday through Thursday
7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Closing reception:
Thursday, August 27
6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

The closing reception offers an opportunity to meet participating artists and learn more about the stories behind the exhibition.

Visit the official Rotunda Gallery page

Elemental Flow

In Between Worlds: 5th Annual Juried Show

At the Clark County Wetlands Park Nature Center, Elemental Flow is presented as part of In Between Worlds, juried by Alina Lindquist.

Created with epoxy resin, glass, mineral pigments, and sculptural textural compounds, the work explores transformation, movement, and the relationship between fluidity and structure. Its layered surfaces shift with light, revealing different details as the viewer moves around it.

In Between Worlds examines wetlands as places of transition, where land and water, light and shadow, and the familiar and overlooked converge.

Plan Your Visit

Clark County Wetlands Park Nature Center
7050 Wetlands Park Lane
Las Vegas, NV 89122

On view through October 31, 2026

Nature Center and gallery hours:
Tuesday through Sunday
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Closed Monday

Admission to the Wetlands Park and its gallery spaces is free. Visitors may also explore the surrounding park trails, which are open daily from dawn to dusk. For a quieter gallery visit and more comfortable outdoor conditions, arriving near opening time is recommended.

Visit the official Wetlands Park exhibition page

Charms of the Sea

Desert Pools

Charms of the Sea is currently presented in Desert Pools at the Winchester-Dondero Cultural Center.

Created with shells, sand, stones, crystals, glass, and epoxy resin, the work reflects on water as a source of memory, movement, and renewal. Its coastal materials create a conversation with the exhibition’s exploration of water’s presence and absence within the Mojave Desert.

Desert Pools brings together local and national artists whose works consider how water shapes landscapes, personal histories, and the evolving identity of the desert Southwest.

Plan Your Visit

Winchester Gallery
Winchester-Dondero Cultural Center
3130 McLeod Drive
Las Vegas, NV 89121

On view through October 8, 2026

Regular gallery hours:
Monday through Thursday
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Closing reception:
Thursday, October 8
5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

The closing reception will include refreshments, remarks, awards, and an opportunity to meet participating artists.

Visit the official Winchester Gallery page

Inner Passage and Core

IKON Homes Gallery

Inner Passage and Core are currently presented at IKON Homes Gallery in Town Square Las Vegas.

Inner Passage combines glass, resin, mineral pigments, and sculptural compounds in a dense composition shaped by contrasting pathways, surfaces, and fragmented light.

Core brings together crystals, glass, resin, sand, mineral pigments, and sculptural compounds in a circular formation that reflects on origin, interiority, and concentrated energy.

Presented within an environment where contemporary art and interior design meet, the works can be experienced alongside a curated selection of original art and design pieces.

Plan Your Visit

IKON Homes Gallery
Town Square Las Vegas
6551 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Suite R-148
Las Vegas, NV 89119

Gallery hours:
Monday: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday through Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Saturday: 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Sunday: Closed

No appointment is required during regular gallery hours.

Visit the official IKON Homes Gallery website

A Material Language Across the City

Seen together, these five works reveal the connections that continue across Joice’s practice. Each emerges through its own material process, yet all explore how physical matter can retain traces of experience, time, pressure, memory, and transformation.

Presented across four distinct Las Vegas environments, the works invite visitors to experience how texture, architecture, natural light, and context can continually reshape the way an artwork is perceived.

For exhibition inquiries, artwork availability, or additional information, contact Joice at inquiriesjoyart@gmail.com.

Joice Gabriela at IKON Homes in Town Square Las Vegas

August 20, 2026

The works Inner Passage and Core by contemporary mixed-media artist Joice Gabriela are now presented at IKON Home in Town Square Las Vegas.

The reception, held on August 20, 2026, brought together artists, guests, and members of the Las Vegas creative community for an evening of art, conversation, and new connections.

Presented within an environment dedicated to art and interior design, Inner Passage and Core invite viewers to experience the relationship between natural materials, texture, light, and transformation. Created with glass, resin, mineral pigments, crystals, sand, and sculptural compounds, the works reflect Joice Gabriela’s continuing exploration of material memory and internal landscapes.

The presentation at IKON Home offers a new context for experiencing the works and highlights the connection between contemporary art, collectible objects, and thoughtfully designed spaces.

Joice Gabriela extends her appreciation to IKON Home for welcoming her work, with special thanks to Jordan Queira for the support and warm reception.

Inner Passage and Core are currently on view at IKON Home in Town Square Las Vegas.

Joice Gabriela Presents Elemental Flow at In Between Worlds

Brazilian contemporary mixed-media artist Joice Gabriela is participating in: In Between Worlds- 5th Annual Juried Show at Clark County Wetlands Park Nature Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The exhibition opened on August 8, 2026, and welcomed artists, visitors, and members of the local community for a public reception on August 15. During the event, Joice had the opportunity to meet juror Alina Lindquist and celebrate the presentation of her selected work, Elemental Flow.

Created with epoxy resin, glass, mineral pigments, and sculptural textural compounds, the 30-by-40-inch artwork explores transformation, movement, and the relationship between fluidity and structure. Its layered surface combines translucent passages, crystalline formations, and tactile elements that respond to changes in light and viewing position.

The work reflects Joice’s broader investigation into material transformation, resilience, and the invisible forces that shape both natural formations and human experience. Through accumulation, texture, and contrast, Elemental Flowcreates an abstract terrain that exists between solidity and movement, fragility and strength, the natural and the constructed.

The reception provided an opportunity to experience the work in dialogue with the other selected pieces and to connect with artists, visitors, and the Las Vegas arts community.

In Between Worlds remains on view through October 28, 2026.

Location: Clark County Wetlands Park Nature Center
7050 Wetlands Park Lane
Las Vegas, Nevada 89122

Visiting hours: Tuesday–Sunday, 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.

Elemental Flow Selected for In Between Worlds at Clark County Wetlands Park

I am delighted to announce that my mixed media artwork Elemental Flow has been selected for In Between Worlds, the 5th Annual Juried Show at Clark County Wetlands Park, juried by Alina Lindquist.

The exhibition brings together artists whose work responds to the idea of transition. Inspired by wetlands, ecosystems that exist between land and water, the exhibition explores spaces where change is constant and boundaries remain fluid. These landscapes reflect ecological transformation while also inviting broader reflections on identity, memory, and the relationship between nature and human experience.

Elemental Flow responds to this curatorial theme by exploring continual transformation as an essential condition of both landscape and identity. A crystalline formation moves across the composition, suggesting the movement of water, sediment, and time through evolving terrain. Layered mineral textures, natural materials, and translucent resin create reflective surfaces that shift with light, echoing the dynamic character of wetland environments. Gold accents emerge as quiet moments of resilience and discovery, emphasizing that transformation is both ecological and deeply personal.

I am honored to have this work included in an exhibition that highlights the beauty and significance of places defined by transition.

Exhibition
In Between Worlds – 5th Annual Juried Show

Venue
Clark County Wetlands Park
7050 Wetlands Park Lane
Las Vegas, Nevada

Juror
Alina Lindquist

Exhibition Dates
August 8 through October 28, 2026

Gallery Hours
Tuesday through Sunday
9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Reception
Saturday, August 15
5:00 PM to 7:00 PM

CHARMS OF THE SEA Selected for Desert Pools

I am honored to share that my artwork Charms of the Sea has been selected for Desert Pools, a juried exhibition presented by Clark County Public Arts at the Gallery at Winchester-Dondero Cultural Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Desert Pools invites artists to reflect on water as one of Earth's most essential elements and to explore its presence through memory, landscape, imagination, and human experience. Set within the Mojave Desert, the exhibition examines the many ways water shapes both our environment and our collective identity.

Born in Brazil and currently based in the United States, my artistic practice explores the relationship between natural materials, memory, and transformation. Working with crystals, shells, raw stones, sand, mineral pigments, and layered resin, I create sculptural surfaces that investigate how materials preserve traces of time, place, and lived experience.

Rather than depicting landscapes, my work seeks to evoke internal environments where earth, water, light, and texture become metaphors for resilience, belonging, and continuous transformation.

Charms of the Sea reflects this ongoing investigation by approaching water as a living archive of memory, movement, and renewal. Instead of portraying the ocean as a physical place, the work considers water as a force that connects landscapes, emotions, and personal histories.

Created with natural shells, mineral elements, and resin, layered textures evoke shifting currents carrying traces of resilience, change, and time. The composition suggests that water remembers every passage, shaping both the environments it touches and the people whose lives it transforms.

Through organic materials and luminous surfaces, the work invites viewers to consider water not only as the source of life, but also as a symbol of belonging, adaptation, and the quiet possibility of transformation.

Exhibition Details

Desert Pools

Gallery at Winchester-Dondero Cultural Center
3130 McLeod Drive
Las Vegas, Nevada 89121

Exhibition
August 11, 2026 – October 8, 2026

Reception
October 8, 2026
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Artwork The Foundation by Joice Gabriela Selected for BE HOME SOON Exhibition at Clark County Government Center

Brazilian contemporary artist Joice Gabriela has been selected to participate in the exhibition BE HOME SOON, presented at the Clark County Government Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Her mixed-media artwork, The Foundation, will be on view from July 20 through August 27, 2026, alongside works by other selected artists exploring themes of home, identity, memory, and belonging.

Measuring 24 × 24 inches, The Foundation is created with epoxy resin, river stones, sand, mineral pigments, and sculptural textural compounds on a rigid panel. The work is part of Joice Gabriela's ongoing artistic research into transformation, resilience, and the emotional landscapes that shape human identity.

Through natural materials and layered textures, The Foundation invites viewers to reflect on the idea of home beyond its physical definition. Rather than representing a specific place, the artwork explores home as something carried within us, formed through memories, experiences, relationships, and the paths we choose throughout life.

The work continues themes explored in Joice Gabriela's series Fragments of Becoming, examining how personal history, movement, and transformation become the foundation upon which identity is built. Stones embedded within the composition symbolize resilience, permanence, and the traces left by every journey, while the textured surface evokes the complexity of rebuilding oneself over time.

"I am deeply honored to have The Foundation selected for this exhibition," says Joice Gabriela. "This work is a reflection on belonging and on the invisible structures that sustain us. Home is not only where we come from, it is also what we carry within ourselves."

The artist extends her gratitude to Clark County Public Arts and everyone involved in organizing the exhibition for the opportunity to share this work with the Las Vegas community.

Exhibition Information

Exhibition: BE HOME SOON

Artwork:The Foundation

Artist: Joice Gabriela

Location: Clark County Government Center, 500 S. Grand Central Parkway, Las Vegas, Nevada

Exhibition Dates: July 20 – August 27, 2026

Public Reception: August 27, 2026 | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Visitors are invited to experience The Foundation throughout the exhibition and explore its reflection on identity, belonging, and the meaning of home through contemporary mixed-media art.

Last day Constellations of Arrival Rotunda Gallery Las Vegas 🇺🇸

Yesterday marked the final day of Constellations of Arrival on view at the Expressions of Clark County: America’s 250th Anniversary Showcase.

Over the past weeks, I've had the privilege of watching people pause, reflect, ask questions, and connect with this work in their own unique way. Those conversations have become part of the artwork's journey.

Thank you to Clark County for the opportunity, to everyone who organized this beautiful exhibition, and to every visitor who shared a moment with my work.

@clarkcountynv @ccpublicarts

While exhibitions come to an end, the stories they create continue… ❤️

✨ Until the next chapter…

Ontem marcou o último dia de Constellations of Arrival em exibição no Expressions of Clark County: America’s 250th Anniversary Showcase.

Obrigada ao Condado de Clark pela oportunidade, a todos que organizaram esta bela exposição e a todos os visitantes que compartilharam um momento com o meu trabalho.

@Clarkcountynv @ccpublicarts

Enquanto as exposições chegam ao fim, as histórias que elas criam continuam... ❤️

✨ Até o próximo capítulo…

#ContemporaryArt #MixedMediaArt #LasVegasArtist #JoyArt #brazilianartist

Las Vegas Exhibition Featured in Goiás Press

The exhibition Expressions of Clark County: America’s 250th Anniversary Showcase, held in Las Vegas, has been featured in the Goiás press.

The article presents the selection of my work Constellations of Arrival to be part of the official exhibition celebrating 250 years of the United States.

It is a joy to see this artistic moment shared with readers from my home state and to broaden the reach of this important exhibition.

I thank Jornal B News for the publication.

https://jornalbnews.com.br/noticia/43735/artista-de-crixas-go-representa-o-brasil-em-exposicao-oficial-dos-250-anos-dos-eua-em-las-vegas

Exposição em Las Vegas é destaque na imprensa de Goiás

A exposição Expressions of Clark County: America’s 250th Anniversary Showcase, realizada em Las Vegas, ganhou destaque na imprensa goiana.

A matéria apresenta a seleção da minha obra Constellations of Arrival para integrar a mostra oficial que celebra os 250 anos dos Estados Unidos.

É uma alegria ver este momento artístico compartilhado com leitores do meu estado de origem e ampliar o alcance desta importante exposição.

Agradeço ao Jornal B News pela publicação.

https://jornalbnews.com.br/noticia/43735/artista-de-crixas-go-representa-o-brasil-em-exposicao-oficial-dos-250-anos-dos-eua-em-las-vegas

Constellations of Arrival on View at Expressions of Clark County: America’s 250th Anniversary Showcase

I am honored to share that my artwork Constellations of Arrival is currently on view at the Expressions of Clark County: America’s 250th Anniversary Showcase exhibition.

Created in 2026, Constellations of Arrival explores migration, memory, resilience, and the invisible connections that shape human experience. Through a network of intersecting lines, crystals, glass fragments, natural stones, and layered textures, the work transforms personal and collective journeys into a poetic cartography of belonging.

Each line represents a path. Some cross oceans and borders; others travel through memory, identity, and transformation. Together, they form a constellation of human stories connected by movement and shared experience.

My own journey began in a small town in Brazil and continued across different countries, cultures, and landscapes before arriving in the United States. This work reflects not only my story but also the countless journeys that continue to shape communities, cultures, and identities around the world.

Rather than representing a specific place, Constellations of Arrival speaks to a universal experience: the continuous process of becoming while carrying our roots and embracing new horizons.

Experiencing the work in the exhibition space offered a new perspective. Once completed, an artwork no longer belongs solely to the artist, it begins a dialogue with viewers, inviting personal interpretations and connections.

Seeing the piece installed among the voices and experiences represented in the exhibition reaffirmed the power of art to connect people through stories that are both personal and universal.

Artwork Details

Constellations of Arrival
2026
20" Diameter (50.8 cm)
Mixed media on circular panel
Resin, crystals, glass fragments, natural stones, pigments, and epoxy

For acquisition inquiries: inquiriesjoyart@gmail.com

Expressions of Clark County: Joice Gabriela Presents Constellations of Arrival

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA —

I am honored to participate in Expressions of Clark County: Commemorative Exhibition of the 250th Anniversary of the United States, held at the Rotunda Gallery within the Clark County Government Center in Las Vegas.

The exhibition is organized by Clark County Public Art, Nuwu Art, and the Nevada Chinese American Association, and brings together 27 artists, including 24 visual artists, 2 musicians, and 1 dancer.

My work, Constellations of Arrival, was selected to reflect on the 250th anniversary of United States independence, to be celebrated in 2026. Through a visual language composed of crystals, glass, stones, and light elements, I explore the idea of America as a living constellation shaped by human journeys, cultural diversity, and shared memories.

As a Brazilian artist based in the United States, my practice is centered on emotional cartography, transformation of materials, nature, memory, and human connection. I am interested in how identity is continuously shaped by movement, encounters, and lived experience.

In Constellations of Arrival, I translate this perspective into a poetic structure where material and light become a way to think about belonging, migration, and interdependence.

“As a Brazilian artist living in the United States, I see identity as something in constant transformation. Constellations of Arrival reflects this collective construction formed by encounters, migrations, and shared experiences. I am grateful to represent Brazil in this exhibition in the United States.”

Exhibition Information
Expressions of Clark County: Commemorative Exhibition of the 250th Anniversary of the United States
June 8 – July 16, 2026

Rotunda Gallery
Clark County Government Center
500 S. Grand Central Pkwy
Las Vegas, Nevada 89155

Press Contact
Joice Gabriela
Contemporary Artist, Las Vegas, Nevada
Instagram: @joicegabriela
Email: inquiriesjoyart@gmail.com

Sincerely,
Joice Gabriela