Stella Nall is a multimedia artist and poet from Bozeman, Montana. Her Apsáalooke name, Bisháakinnesh, was given to her by Ronnie Yellowmule. 

Stella is a First Descendant of the Apsáalooke (Crow) tribe; she is not eligible to enroll under the tribe’s current blood quantum standards. The complexities of her identity as a queer, mixed-race Indigenous woman play a central role in her creative practice. Nall’s work is a reflection of her ongoing exploration of identity, culture, and belonging, shaped by both her personal experiences and her academic background in psychology and fine art. 

She earned a BFA in Printmaking, a BA in Psychology, and a minor in Art History and Criticism from the University of Montana in 2020. Now based in Missoula, Montana, she is represented by Radius Gallery.  

Her art can be found in public collections, including The Montana Museum of Art and Culture, The Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, and The IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts. Her murals have become a vital part of Montana’s public art scene, bringing vibrant, whimsical, and place-based storytelling to a variety of spaces— from schools and parks to alleyways and beyond.

Publications featuring her work include Scribendi, Cutbank, Denver Quarterly, McClain’s Printmaking Catalog, Montana Quarterly, The Thalweg, Stray, Word Dog, and Poetry Northwest.