Stella Nall ‘Bisháakinnesh’ is a Montana based multidisciplinary artist and a First Descendant of Apsáalooke (Crow) tribe.  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 distinctive 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 is included in 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.

Stella’s first solo museum exhibition, Offerings from My Heart, was on view at the Missoula Art Museum from October 3–December 27, 2025, and will next go to the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts in Santa Fe, NM, from February 6–June 14, 2026.