CVAD Galleries Lecture and Invitation: Wendy Red Star, known for using photography, sculpture, and performance to challenge colonial narratives and explore Native American cultural heritage.

MacArthur Fellow Wendy Red Star brings her powerful, multidisciplinary practice to the University of North Texas for a special lecture as part of the Nasher Lecture Series.

Rooted in the histories, archives and living knowledge of the Apsáalooke Nation (pronounced opp-sah-loh-kay), Red Star’s work uses humor as a deliberate and disruptive tool — drawing viewers in while confronting complex and often uncomfortable truths. Her practice challenges how history is told, seen and remembered.

Lecture: Creative Practice and Artwork

April 24, 2026 at noon.

UNT Art Building, Room 223

Free and open to the public.

For students, artists and anyone curious about how research, identity and storytelling shape contemporary art, this is a rare opportunity to hear directly from a leading voice in the field.