Wendy Red Star

Wendy Red Star
Red Star, left, pictured in her work Ashkaamne (matrilineal inheritance) (2019)
Born1981
Billings, Montana, United States
EducationMontana State University Bozeman, BFA
University of California Los Angeles, MFA
Known forPhotography, installation, sculpture
Awards
  • University of California, Los Angeles Departmental Award
  • Harriet P. Cushman Award, Bozeman Montana
Websitewendyredstar.com

Wendy Red Star (born 1981) is an Apsáalooke contemporary multimedia artist born in Billings, Montana, in the United States. Her humorous approach and use of Native American images from traditional media draw the viewer into her work, while also confronting romanticized representations. She juxtaposes popular depictions of Native Americans with authentic cultural and gender identities. Her work has been described as "funny, brash, and surreal".[1] Red Star was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship in 2024.[2]

  1. ^ Dundas, Zach (2 April 2015). "Wendy Red Star Totally Conquers the Wild Frontier". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  2. ^ Nayyar, Rhea. "Wendy Red Star and Ebony G. Patterson Among 2024 MacArthur Fellows". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 2 October 2024.