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Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas
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The studio is dedicated to a contemporary reinterpretation of one of the world’s most sophisticated artistic languages.

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Yours truly standing next to GWAA, part of the #DaalkaatliiDiaries series, now in the permanent collection of the @audainartmuseum

#Installation shot of the #acrylic painting at the museum

#michaelnicollyahgulanaas #audain #artmuseum #display #colourful #painting #contemporaryart #art
February 7, 2026 at 6:03 PM
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Something a little different. MOULDY FOREHEAD, image cropped, from the archives

#michaelnicollyahgulanaas #MNY #drawing #penonpaper #ink #sketch #sketching #draw #contemporaryart #circular #movement
February 5, 2026 at 5:06 PM
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TROUGH from the Daalkaatlii Diaries series, acrylic on canvas, 150cm x 100cm

@galleryjones #cropped #michaelnicollyahgulanaas #MNY #acrylic #painting #paintingoncanvas #contemporaryart #daalkaatliidiaries #haida #colour #series #art #artist #available
February 3, 2026 at 5:03 PM
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How the story of JAJ begins...

#pageone #haidamanga @douglasmcintyre2013 #michaelnicollyahgulanaas #mny #mnystudio #publication #book #mural #canadianpublisher #canadapublishing #graphicart #graphicnovel #illustration #multimedia #canadagraphicart #art #drawing
February 2, 2026 at 5:03 PM
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Final days to visit 'A Brush with Yahgulanaas,' the show at @stoningtongallery in Seattle!

Exhibition closes January 31, 2026

#michaelnicollyahgulanaas #mny #seattleart #finalchance #contemporaryart #contemporaryartist #worksonpaper #mixedmedia #artexhibit #artexhibition #display #show
January 30, 2026 at 5:04 PM
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Something a little different. MOULDY FOREHEAD, from the archives

#michaelnicollyahgulanaas #MNY #drawing #penonpaper #ink #sketch #sketching #draw #contemporaryart #red
January 29, 2026 at 5:03 PM
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TROUGH from the Daalkaatlii Diaries series, acrylic on canvas, 150cm x 100cm

@galleryjones #cropped #michaelnicollyahgulanaas #MNY #acrylic #painting #paintingoncanvas #contemporaryart #daalkaatliidiaries #haida #colour #series #art #artist #available
January 27, 2026 at 5:06 PM
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Peek a boo - edge of the Knife film set #sketchbook

#MichaelNicollYahgulanaas #pages #artsketch #ink #inkonpaper #eye #watchingyou #sketchbookpages #sketches #sketching #artist #art
January 25, 2026 at 5:01 PM
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New work from the studio. Even while distant we are connected to such small lands. Islands are also teeth.

Acrylic, crayon, ink on canvas

#painting #newwork #fromthestudio #overhteunangasislands #michaelnicollyahgulanaas #mny #mnystudio #artstudio #wet #contemporaryart #yellow #bcart #yvrarts
January 23, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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CLAN HAT chapter one, currently on display at the Vancouver Art Gallery!

Installation view of Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, Clan Hat, 2025, in We who have known tides: Indigenous Art from the Collection, exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery, Nov. 6, 2025 to April 6, 2026, Photo: @vanartgallery
January 23, 2026 at 1:59 AM
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All Sides Are Up

#watercolour #worksonpaper #painting #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #2010 #michaelnicollyahgulanaas #archives #colourful #art #artist
January 11, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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First QR 2026
January 9, 2026 at 7:50 PM
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New solo exhibition is now up at the Stonington Gallery in Seattle! The works in this show span watercolor and ink drawings and paintings from across my career. Don't miss it!

#solo #soloexhibition #art #artdisplay #artexhibition #artshow #seattle #seattlewa #thingstodo #checkitout #yahgulanaas
January 9, 2026 at 5:01 PM
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Happy New Year of the Supernatural Clam Digger

#new #painting #michaelnicollyahgulanaas #contemporaryart #newwork #fromthestudio #artist #detail #artwork #art #northpacific #bcart #bcarts #yvrart #mny #mnystudio #artstudio
January 8, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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Among the sculptural works from the studio, car hoods, gas caps, and sun roofs are transformed.

"I DROP."

#foundobject #readymade #objectart #contemporaryart #contemporarysculpture #conceptualart #processbasedart #materialculture #repurposedmaterials #salvagedmaterials #reclaimedart
January 7, 2026 at 5:06 PM
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Digging into the archives, here's a behind-the-scenes peak at preparatory drawings from the #portfolio for RED: a Haida Manga

#inthestudio #artistatwork #sketches #thinkingthingsthrough #michealnicollyahgulanaas #drawing #RED
January 5, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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Carrying us into the new year

#painting #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #2010 #michaelnicollyahgulanaas #worksonpaper #lookingback #lookingahead #fromthestudio
January 3, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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Another Shamanic Doodle, found in one of the books, A Tale of Two Shamans. Ninety special copies included original drawings within the pages.

An exciting announcement about the Tale of Two Shamans coming soon......

#michaelnicollyahgulanaas #originals #doodles #alwayscreating #checkyourbooks
January 1, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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An artist with his work. A snapshot from the FleshTones series during its recent showing at Malaspina Printmakers in #Vancouver.

#malaspinaprintmakers #artistwithwork #fleshtones #workonpaper #printmaking #vancouverart #malaspinaprintmakers #contemporaryart #selfie
December 30, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Verso detail: a small panel painting, collaged with found Japanese paper.

#collage #mixedmedia #japanese #mny #studioworks #behindthescenes #itsinthedetails #verso #reverse
December 28, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Another detail from Clan Hat - the story is only beginning. Visit the #VancouverArtGallery to have a closer look - the new mural is part of the exhibition, We who have known tides!

#chapterone #clanhat #michaelnicollyahgulanaas #clanhat #haidamanga #mural #watercolour #worksonpaper #largescale
December 26, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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From my studio to yours ⭐

#shamanicdoodles #intuitivedrawing #markmaking #mny #taleof2shamans #taleoftwoshamans #michaelnicollyahgulanaas #drawingasthinking #processwork #contemporarydrawing #ancestralstories #visuallanguage #artistlife #haidamanga
December 24, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Looking ahead to January, a solo exhibition will open at Stonington Gallery in Seattle. The exhibition brings together works from my graphic novel practice alongside watercolours, including pieces from the Tones series (pictured).

More details soon!

#stoningtongallery #michaelnicollyahgulanaas
December 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Snapshot at Montreal's Le Naughty Claw ⛈️

#montrealnights #neon #montreal #artistout #naughtyclaw #cityglow #artlife #outonthetown #artist #lenaughtyclaw #friends
December 20, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Visit the #VancouverArtGallery to have a closer look at CLAN HAT (2025) - the new mural is part of the exhibition, We who have known tides

#michaelnicollyahgulanaas #clanhat #haidamanga #mural #watercolour #worksonpaper #largescale #contemporaryart #comics #graphicart #artdisplay
December 18, 2025 at 5:03 PM