"Offerings From My Heart"

The Danforth Museum of Art (DMA) will present Offerings From My Heart, a multimedia exhibition by Missoula artist Stella Marie Nall, from June 6 to July 27, 2025. The exhibit will feature Nall’s ongoing exploration of identity, culture, and belonging through painting, printmaking, and beadwork.

This exhibit is a lead-in to Nall’s show at the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA), in Santa Fe, NM, February 6 to June 14, 2026.

The complexities of Nall’s identity as a queer, mixed-race Indigenous woman play a central role in her creative practice. Due to blood quantum standards, Nall is classified as a First Descendant of the Apsáalooke (Crow) tribe, and is therefore not a fully enrolled member. She shares her distinct voice through her artwork with three goals in mind: to process her experiences, to connect with others, and to advocate for change.

Originally from Bozeman, Nall 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 bring vibrant, whimsical, and place-based storytelling to a variety of public 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.

“While I seek to make art that is compelling in concept and aesthetically pleasing, what I most strive for is connection—connection to others, to the earth, connection to my own heritage and the history of my ancestors. Love, loss, community, tribal laws and my own identity are subjects I return to again and again in my work.”

The DMA will host an opening reception for Offerings From My Heart on Friday, June 6th, 2025 from 5 to 8 pm.

Admission to the Danforth Museum of Art is always free.

The DMA is located at 106 North Main Street, Livingston, Montana, and is open Tuesdays–Saturdays, Noon to 4 pm. You can learn more at www.TheDanforth.org.