Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas

Impressive talent.

I’ve heard that the Audain will frame the painting, maybe they have already?

This is exciting because Framers and curators are professionals and simply watching them is like taking a master class.

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

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Something a little different. MOULDY FOREHEAD, image cropped, from the archives

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TROUGH from the Daalkaatlii Diaries series, acrylic on canvas, 150cm x 100cm

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How the story of JAJ begins...

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Final days to visit 'A Brush with Yahgulanaas,' the show at @stoningtongallery in Seattle!

Exhibition closes January 31, 2026

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I used Hand ground pigment and a bamboo “stick”

Something a little different. MOULDY FOREHEAD, from the archives

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TROUGH from the Daalkaatlii Diaries series, acrylic on canvas, 150cm x 100cm

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Peek a boo - edge of the Knife film set #sketchbook

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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

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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

All Sides Are Up

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First QR 2026

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!

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Happy New Year of the Supernatural Clam Digger

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Among the sculptural works from the studio, car hoods, gas caps, and sun roofs are transformed.

"I DROP."

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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

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Carrying us into the new year

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It is the cliff below the Musuem
Of Anthroplogy reaffirming its relationship to supernatural ocean beings

This Shamanic Doddle is the private. Collection of Andrew and S B

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......

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“Born into Blackness” is a very informative read.

In spite of all the challenges or perhaps because of them there are good people doing good things.

An artist with his work. A snapshot from the FleshTones series during its recent showing at Malaspina Printmakers in #Vancouver.

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Verso detail: a small panel painting, collaged with found Japanese paper.

#collage #mixedmedia #japanese #mny #studioworks #behindthescenes #itsinthedetails #verso #reverse

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!

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From my studio to yours ⭐

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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!

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