Stella Nall, Bisháakinnesh (“Rode Buffalo”), is a multidisciplinary artist and First Descendant of the Apsáalooke (Crow) Tribe from the Greasy Mouth Clan. She holds a BFA in Printmaking, a BA in Psychology, and a minor in Art History and Criticism from the University of Montana. She currently lives in Missoula, where she is represented by Radius Gallery. 

Stella utilizes a wide range of materials and techniques, including beadwork, painting, illustration, wood carving, ceramics, printmaking and poetry. Her visual language is characterized by vibrant colors, intricate mark-making and a sense of whimsical reverence.

Her work lives in both public and private spaces. Her murals, full of joyful, place-based narratives, can be found across Montana. Her work has been acquired to national permanent collections, including the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian (Washington, D.C.), the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (Santa Fe, NM), and the Montana Museum of Art and Culture (Missoula, MT).

Her poetry and illustrations have appeared in publications such as Scribendi, Cutbank, The Thalweg, Denver Quarterly, Montana Quarterly, Poetry Northwest, and McClain’s Printmaking Catalog. In 2024, she collaborated with the Crow Language Consortium to illustrate the Apsáalooke children’s book, Káale Ihké Shóoke Koolák Baleealoóweeli? (Grandma, Will You Tell Us About the Stars?). In 2025, her artist book titled What Does It Mean To Mend? was published with Women’s Studio Workshop.