Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas

With new work now on view at the #VancouverArtGallery, we're taking a moment to look back on the Raven Travelling (2006) exhibit also held at the VAG. Pictured are the Tale of Two Shaman illustrations and War of the Blink. How time flies!

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I still have that large banner shown in at far left.
Next exhibit will be an opportunity to hang it up again. After that show at the museum anthropology, the banner was also displayed at the National Art Center in Ottawa.

Who tells the story? Looking back at Meddling in the Museum (2007), a playful disruption of the expectations of museum display at the #MuseumofAnthropology. Included the Coppers from the Hood, Bone Box, and Pedal to the Meddle!

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We are authors of our destiny, which is past, present, and future. 2010.4.14

In this painting, we can see the twinkle of the later Daalkaatlii Diaries...

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Even in times of immense loss, we have never been mere victims.

TIDE (2011).

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up - reverse - down - play

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If you wish a digital copy of the full exhibition catalogue contact Gallery Jones Vancouver. Tell them I sent you…

The worlds largest self
Propelled log barge is hauled away by a single cedar canoe

From the long lost pages of BLACK SHIP... a story of the salmon, the forest, and the Peoples of the North Pacific

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Looking back to the earlier works in the FLESH TONES series (2008) #watercolour #worksonpaper #michaelnicollyahgulanaas #artwork #archives

Watch for another
Publication year 2026

When the studio released A Tale of Two Shamans, ninety special copies included original drawings within the pages... also known as the Shamanic Doodles!

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A detail from one of the earlier mural projects from the studio, War of the Blink (2005).

This story is about a fisherman who suspects a party of raiders is descending upon his island home...

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SOUTHPAW, taking us back to 2011 #watercolour #michaelnicollyahgulanaas #worksonpaper

When they came here, they called us Indians... but they didn't specify what kind of Indians, so I was confused.

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The Stand In the fall of 1985, a small group of Haida people stood on a muddy logging road on Lyell Island—and refused to move. What followed was a landmark …

Why I became an artist. THE STAND, a film by Chris Auchter, captures the story of the 1985 Lyell Island #blockade by the #HaidaNation

Now available through the #NationalFilmBoard
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PONDERED, part of the Rotational Series (March 2012), watercolour and ink on paper, 22 3/8” H x 28 5/8” W. This piece was included in the #outsiderartfair in 2023 #michaelnicollyahgulanaas #watercolour #artonpaper #rotational #movement #colourful

Family Matters exhibition is now open at the #HumboldtForum in Berlin, with the Polygon with the Tale of Two Shamans.

A grateful 'thank you' to the Humboldt Forum and Preparatory Group, and to Feride and Fabiano for hosting the tours!

Photo: Frank Sperling

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One of the active exhibitions currently held abroad. On view at #OrendaGallery in Paris: Le pinceau et la plume (The Brush and the Pen), featuring works from the Maktali series...

Details about the Berlin exhibit, incoming!

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From the MAKTALI series, on display at Orenda Gallery in Paris, France. Made during my 2014 tenure as a visiting #Audain professor at the University of Victoria in the visual arts department with a student

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Another #DailyDoodle - a closeup video of the studio process #artist #studio #video #short #detail #trusttheprocess #michaelnicollyahgulanaas

Exhibit in Paris! Three works on paper from the #Maktali series are featured this fall at the #OrendaGallery. Hand-coloured and rooted in #Haida visual traditions.

Only 14 impressions of the original linoleum framelines exist

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Final days - head to Gallery Jones to see the Pages from the Diaries exhibition 🌟

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Photo Gallery Jones

"Finally After a Long Time (Tliiyaan)”, 2024, acrylic on canvas, 150 x 100cm.

On display at 'Pages from the Diaries' at Gallery Jones in Vancouver until October 11.

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From a 2019 #sketchbook during my time on the Negotiation Strategy Team for the Haida government.

The sketchbook is filled with quick #graphite #studies alongside meeting notes.

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Less brain more dance! FLESH TONES exhibit continues at @malaspinaprintmakers in Vancouver. For more information, read the press release here >>>

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A successful artist talk today at Emily Carr University of Art + Design focusing on story and structure for the Animation program

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Photo Éléonore Goldberg (thank you for hosting, Éléonore!)

SPRING BERRY, paint and platinum-leaf on metal car hood, 54 x 26 x 4 inches (2025)

Now on display at @GalleryJones as part of the 'Pages from the Diaries' exhibition in Vancouver

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“Unknown”, acrylic, ink, collage on panel, 30.5 x 30.5 x 3.75cm (2025)

Now on display at @GalleryJones as part of the 'Pages from the Diaries' exhibition in Vancouver

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BIFURCATION from the ongoing series, #CoppersfromtheHood, which embed traditional value systems into industrial materials by means of contemporary art

Now on display at @GalleryJones in #Vancouver

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