Kevin Red Star
Kevin Red Star (born 1943) is a Native American painter from Montana. He is a member of the Crow Tribe of Montana. Background Kevin Red Star was born on the Crow Indian Reservation in Lodge Grass, Montana. He was raised in a family that values art and culture, where he developed an early love of drawing and music. This exposure and encouragement sustained him during his years in grade school during the time when Crow students were denied association with their language and cultural heritage. Education Later, when he was one of 150 students chosen to attend the newly established Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico, he was encouraged to explore his history and culture through modern art techniques. Upon graduation, Red Star and several other Native students received scholarships to the San Francisco Art Institute. Here he was exposed to the avant-garde and political and social concerns of post-modern art. He also attended Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana and Eastern Montana College (now MSU Billings), Billings, Montana. Art career Working primarily in acrylic, ink, and collage, Red Star draws inspiration from Crow culture and history. Pursuing a successful career spanning several decades, over 100 exhibitions