The Neon in Nature Series features artwork by light painting photographer and animator Darren Pearson (better known as DARIUSTWIN) at the Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas. The exhibition is DARIUSTWIN’s first U.S. museum show.
To celebrate the exhibition opening, Travel Nevada will pay admission fees for the first 200 guests to arrive directly at the Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas on opening day, Thursday, January 15, 2026.
Created exclusively in Nevada, The Neon in Nature Series captures just some of the stunning landscapes and striking night skies found in Nevada — all juxtaposed with DARIUSTWIN’s signature light paintings infused with and inspired by Nevada character (and characters), like rainbow-hued skeletons strutting down a ghost town and an alien Abbey Road scene on the Extraterrestrial Highway.
About DARIUSTWIN
Darren Pearson, known as DARIUSTWIN, is a light painting photographer and animator whose glowing creations have illuminated landscapes around the world. Using long-exposure photography and handheld lights, Darren “paints” with light in real time, creating skeletal figures, dinosaurs, aliens, and fantastical characters that exist for only a moment before disappearing into the night. Based in Southern California, Darren has been creating light paintings for more than a decade, transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary, one exposure at a time.
The Neon in Nature Series
January 15 – April 6, 2026 (Thursdays through Mondays only)
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
FREE for the first 200 in-person guests on January 15 and for museum members through April 6; included with museum admission, which starts at $4.95
Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas (Orientation Room)
309 S. Valley View Blvd.
Las Vegas, NV 89107
