Title: Bisonpillar

Artist: Stella Nall

Tribal Affiliation: Apsáalooke (Crow)

Year Completed: 2020

Medium: Giclée Print from Digital Illustration

Dimensions (HxWxD): 11 x 15 inches

Artist Bio:

Stella Nall is a multimedia artist and poet from Bozeman, and a First Descendant of the Apsáalooke Tribe. She graduated from the University of Montana in 2020 with a BFA in Printmaking, a BA in Psychology and a minor in Art History and Criticism. She now lives and works in Missoula, where she is represented by Radius Gallery. Her work lives in murals across Montana, as well as in numerous public and private collections, including The Montana Museum of Art and Culture, the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, and The Institute of American Indian Arts Museum of Contemporary Native Arts.

Artist Statement:

As an artist I am driven by three primary forces: to process my experiences, to connect with others, and to advocate for change. I love to use vibrant colors to illustrate whimsical, sweet, imaginary creatures which tell a story. Some of the imagery that I use is drawn from tradition, and some I developed to speak to my own experiences. I utilize imagined creatures to discuss a wide variety of topics including love, grief, joy and identity.

I am Apsáalooke, and as a child my mother first exposed me to art through her beadwork. The stitches, palettes and patterns she used, as well as those of our tribe, still influence my work today. Media is an important aspect of my work. I combine beadwork with other two dimensional forms of art making such as printmaking, painting, and illustration with the intention of challenging existing stereotypes and expectations viewers may hold about what Indigenous art should look like.

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