Wendy Red Star
Our annual look at the talents defining the country’s creative landscape right now
The Wallpaper* US400 celebrates Creative America in all its dazzling breadth and diversity. Our snapshot of the people who are shaping the country’s creative landscape in 2026 spans community builders, tastemakers, business leaders and more. It’s all a testament to the abundance of stellar talent that’s defining the discourse here in the United States – and the world more broadly. Here are the names to know in America now.
Featured on this list is Wendy Red Star.
Wendy Red Star is an Apsáalooke contemporary artist based in Portland, Oregon. Her work is deeply rooted in archives and lived knowledge of the Apsáalooke Nation. Raised in Pryor, Montana, Red Star's work centres around the places, people and histories that shaped her early life.