stella nall, bisháakinnesh

i am a real art fella now 🥲 @windymillpress letterpress printed my dream business cards!! i love them so much ok!! !!! thank you erika !!!! aa!!

this is some sort of weasel-horse from the looks of it

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blob loon! squishy lookin wings on ‘em 11x14 inches, acrylic and ink on paper

ambiguous ground animal (friendly!)

Bishée 🦬 15 1/4 x 15 1/4 inches, acrylic and beadwork on handmade paper, 2026. This fella is headed to the National Museum of Wildlife Art @wildlifeartjh in Jackson Hole, Wyoming to join his bison buddies in an exhibit titled “Bison-tennial: From Colonization to Rematriation” which will be on display this summer (May 16 - August 23, 2026). “The exhibit will examine the buffalo’s role in shaping the history of the United States, its important place in Native American cultures, and the impact of recent rematriation programs within modern Native communities.” My people have a long and strong relationship with Bison. They are closely tied to our history, culture and identity as Apsáalooke. I am inspired by their strength and resilience, as well as how their presence and behaviors support the health of the whole ecosystem. I am also connected to them through my Apsáalooke name, Bisháakinnesh (“Rode Buffalo”). It was given to me by my mum’s uncle Ronnie Yellowmule, Daaxpiitcheiiaagexxiichish (“The Grizzly Bear Watching Over Him”) an important grandpa in my life. I carry it with the reminder to honor and cherish these beings, the land, and the other plants and animals that we share it with. One of the ways I celebrate them is through my artwork. OoOoO also!! This is my first project working on paper crafted by @porridgepapers ! !! i got some awhile back and have been saving it for something special. When invited to make a pice centering our bison relatives it felt like the perfect time to try it out. I love it + am excited to make more things with it 🔜

this winter felt like spring (troubling) but now the spring also feels like spring (nice) it is the season of frog rain boots 🐸 . one of my best buddies had this same style of frog boot when we were tots and i was so envious that i turned into a toad! i was glad to find out 20 years later they make them for adults too. perhaps i shall paint a frog and/or toad soon to celebrate for the past few months I have been working on an illustration project which i am excited to share about soon, and making some lil pieces for the upcoming spring/summer markets. some stepping in puddles as well. those are my updates!

a purple horse named Charlotte! to welcome the spring! 🌷 she will be frolicking among other lovely art horses ready for their homes on April 30th @montanamuseumofartandculture (“Year of The Horse” silent auction! They shall share more info about it soon 👀 so stay tuned)

home is where the <3 is, my heart has many homes. my heart is with my family, my heart is with my ancestors, my heart is in the land, my heart is with you these are among the biggest wood carved paintings i have made to date, 48 x 48 inches! they are part of my exhibition Offerings From My Heart ♥️ which is currently in Santa Fe at IAIA MoCNA @iaiamocna through June 14th. i love painting! i love scooping wood! i love horses! i love u! (presumably)

aw i like to make these teensy ducks now 🦆ok if i make a fleet of them for the spring/summer markets would that be of interest? maybe chickens and loons too…………..!

What Does It Mean To Mend? is now out in the world! It is very special to me, my first time sharing a full collection of poetry. ♥️ It is a limited edition of 90 copies. It is perfect-bound, the interior poetry and illustrations are risograph-printed, and each cover is hand beaded + letterpress printed on handmade recycled paper. It is published by the wonderful Women’s Studio Workshop in Rosendale, NY @wsworkshop I wouldn’t have been able to do it without them! Their support, friendship and expertise allowed me to create this work. a very big thank u to the bookmakers / printers / magicians (hehe) @gothmomgothmom and @rathertendersubject and @chrismpetrone (and to all my pals @ wsw ! !!! ! thank you thank you thank you !!!) The publication was funded with support of Bainbridge Island Museum of Art @bimuseum.of.art through the BIMA Artist’s Book Residency Grant for Indigenous Artists.  To purchase a copy, please visit /collection/what-does-it-mean-to-mend/  If you are in Missoula there is a copy you can visit for free at the Please, Poetry Library @pleasepoetrylibrary If you are in Santa Fe, there is a copy on view as part of my exhibition Offerings From My Heart at the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) @iaiamocna which runs through June 14th.  If you are in Boston, it will be at the WSW table at the Multiple Formats Art Book Fair @multipleformats on Saturday, March 21, 2026 (tomorrow!!), from 11:00 AM–6:00 PM at Boston University’s School of Visual Arts these photos are courtesy of Women’s Studio Workshop 📸

blue fella for @the_clay_studio_of_missoula potsketch! some of the spots are his eyes (ok all of the spots are his eyes! 👀)