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Join UVA educators for information and guided observation of Wendy Red Star’s “Apsáalooke Feminist #4” in this Writer’s Eye 2022 Spotlight Talk created for The Fralin Museum of Art’s 36th annual ekphrastic writing program. Wendy Red Star (b. 1981) is a multimedia artist based in Portland, Oregon. She was raised in Billings, Montana and on the Apsáalooke (Crow) Reservation. Her work explores cultural identity, Crow mythology, the significance of family, and the Indigenous origins of feminism. In Apsáalooke Feminist #4, Red Star is seated with her daughter, Beatrice, with whom she collaborated on the staging and design. Both wear traditional Crow regalia; elk tooth dresses patterned in red and dark blue with striped sleeve cuffs and elk teeth sewn onto the fabric. Red Star brings to her work her own cultural perspective as a Native American woman, as well as historical context gleaned from her research. She believes, “It is critical to preserve and pass along culture, heritage, and shared values while also providing future generations with a sense of identity, solidarity, and empowerment.”