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Artists›Wendy Red Star

Wendy Red Star

1981

WA-00114043

Mixed MediaContemporary

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WikidataQ23416926

Smithsonian

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Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
LocationArtsy· 85%
NationalityArtsy· 85%

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Smithsonianhttps://www.si.edu/object/saam_2021.47.1
Tier 1 · Institutional90%

About

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Wendy Red Star 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". Red Star was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship in 2024.

Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 90% · Updated 1mo ago

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Artworks (5)

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Crazy

2023 · acrylic, graphite, kitakata paper, coated pastel paper

Image: 47.8 x 67.6 cm (18 13/16 x 26 5/8 in.); Sheet: 49.8 x 70 cm (19 5/8 x 27 9/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Blue Chin

2023 · acrylic, graphite, kitakata paper, coated pastel paper

Image: 47.3 x 67.5 cm (18 5/8 x 26 9/16 in.); Sheet: 50 x 70 cm (19 11/16 x 27 9/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Comes from Digging Roots

2023 · acrylic, graphite, kitakata paper, coated pastel paper

Image: 47.2 x 67.5 cm (18 9/16 x 26 9/16 in.); Sheet: 49.8 x 71.2 cm (19 5/8 x 28 1/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Bishkisché

2023 · 4 drawings; acrylic, graphite, kitakata paper, coated pastel paper

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Among the Willows

2023 · acrylic, graphite, kitakata paper, coated pastel paper

Image: 47.4 x 67.5 cm (18 11/16 x 26 9/16 in.); Sheet: 50 x 70.1 cm (19 11/16 x 27 5/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Cleveland Museum of Art
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5 entries · 1 sources

Crazy
2023 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Blue Chin
2023 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Comes from Digging Roots
2023 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Bishkisché
2023 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Among the Willows
2023 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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