Kevin Red Star

Kevin Red Star was born on the Crow Indian Reservation in Lodge Grass, Montana. Raised in a family that values art and culture, he developed an early love for drawing and music. Later, he was one of 150 students chosen to attend the newly founded Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Upon graduation, Red Star received a full scholarship to San Francisco Art Institute. He holds honorary doctoral degrees from Rocky Mountain College in Billings, Montana and the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico. In 2018, Kevin was awarded the James R. Parks Trustee Purchase Award at the Autry Museum's Masters of the American West Exhibition. Kevin is well known for his stylized and colorful depictions of American Native people. Kevin supports a theme of We Honor Women of All Nations. Kevin was chosen to paint an original piece for auction in the Maclean Annual Book Festival. Recently Kevin participated for the first time in Night of Artists at the Briscoe Museum in San Antonio, Texas and the Whitney Gallery in the Buffalo Bill Center of the West purchased his piece, “Red Bird”, as an addition to the permanent collection.