UPDATE: Please note the artist talk has been rescheduled for Friday, April 29 at 5 p.m.
An artist talk by Red Star will be held in HSU’s Native Forum (BSS 162) on Thursday, March 24 at 5 p.m. A reception for the artist will immediately follow at the Goudi’ni Gallery.
In this installation, through the use of manipulated digitally reproduced photographs, plush soft toys, ledger drawing reproductions and a digitally printed fabric tapestry, Red Star combines the experience of entering a gallery space with the subject matter of a museum. This setting allows for a reinterpretation of historical images in a contemporary space, as well as encourages a dialogue about the meaning and historical use of Native images. “I want people to realize that the images of Medicine Crow are more than just a handsome Native man. The images represent a human being, a reservation era chief, the forming of the Crow Indian Reservation, the loss of Crow lands, the changing of a people and the resilience of a culture,” states Wendy Red Crow.
Wendy Red Star (Apsáalooke) grew up on the Crow Reservation in south-central Montana and currently resides in Portland, Ore. She received a B.F.A. from Montana State University, Bozeman, in 2004, and an M.F.A in sculpture from University of California, Los Angeles, in 2006. Her work has been shown in museums and galleries throughout the United States and internationally in France and England. To view more of the artists work, visit her website at wendyredstar.com.
The Goudi’ni Gallery is located on the first floor of the Humboldt State University Behavioral Sciences building (BSS). The gallery is open Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday 12-5 p.m., Thursday 12-7 p.m., Friday 12-5 p.m., and Saturday 10-2 p.m. Admission and events are free. For more information, please contact the gallery office at (707) 826-5814 or email the gallery at rbg@humboldt.edu.