Matthew Mead (Red Stag) is a Native Amercian contemporary artist from Taos Pueblo. His sculptures and paintings evoke the traditions of times past while adding a contemporary 21st-century flair.

Taught by an elder how to make medicine pipes 15 years ago, he has developed his own style to bring the past into the present. All of Red Stag's pipes are hand-carved from cedar and stone and are made with wild game feathers, turquoise, and buckskin. Each pipe is hand finished with natural cedar oil and beeswax.

Discovering his natural affinity for carving stone, Red Stag soon began revealing the shapes of fetishes from hunks of stone. Fetishes have long been regarded as symbols of faith and strength by Native Americans. Red Stag uses alabaster, pipe stone, and slate to create magical creatures whose symbolization has spanned thousands of years.

Red Stag is also a multimedia painter, using oil paints and mica to create cosmic moon-glow night scenes that represent the culture of Taos Pueblo as seen and experienced by a 21st- century member of the tribe.

Red Stag's artistic works uniquely blend ancient tradition with timeless art forms. His work has been appreciated around the world, in England, Hawaii, Germany, and throughout the United States. He is also a member of the historic Palace of the Governors Portal Program in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he sells his artwork to people from around the globe.