Even in times of immense loss, we have never been mere victims. TIDE (2011). #MichaelNicollYahgulanaas #painting #artist #BCarts #shapes #fineart #contemporaryart #painter #mnystudio #colours

up - reverse - down - play #michaelnicollyahgulanaas #artonpaper #watercolour #contemporaryart #rotating #flip #ink #artstudio #artwork #BCArt

From the long lost pages of BLACK SHIP... a story of the salmon, the forest, and the Peoples of the North Pacific #blackship #book #michaelnicollyahgulanaas #takeflight #watercolour #ink #pages

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

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

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... #haidamanga #michaelnicollyahgulanaas #frames #narratives #workonpaper #watercolour #Ink #fromthestudio

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. #michaelnicollyahgulanaas #worksonpaper #artwork #artist #painting #contemporaryart #bcart #bcartist #canadianart

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 buff.ly/8hZ5eHi #thestand #documentary #vérité #cinema #viff #britishcolumbia #michaelnicollyahgulanaas #clearcut

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 #MichaelNicollYahgulanaas #FamilyMatters

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! #HaidaManga #MichaelNicollYahgulanaas #ParisExhibition #MaktaliSeries

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 #finite #linoleum #printmaking #michaelnicollyahgulanaas #multimedia #worksonpaper

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 #MichaelNicollYahgulanaas

Final days - head to Gallery Jones to see the Pages from the Diaries exhibition 🌟 #galleryjones #MichaelNicollYahgulanaas #artinstallation #ondisplay #soloexhibit #artscence #checkitout #contemporaryart 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. #MichaelNicollYahgulanaas #YVRart #Vancouver #BCArtist #exhibition #acrylicpainting #art #artist #contemporaryart #galleryjones

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. #sketchbook #graphite #lifedrawing #portrait #sketches #artpractice #doodle #expressions #groupportrait

Less brain more dance! FLESH TONES exhibit continues at @malaspinaprintmakers in Vancouver. For more information, read the press release here >>> buff.ly/steSPRD #FleshTones #artexhibition #artdisplay #dontmissit #YVRarts #BCart #artist #ondisplay #MichaelNicollYahgulanaas

A successful artist talk today at Emily Carr University of Art + Design focusing on story and structure for the Animation program #artisttalk #yvrart #lecture #MichaelNicollYahgulanaas #HaidaManga #artschool #interdisciplinaryart #ECUAD 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 #coppersfromthehood #sculptural #michaelnicollyahgulanaas #carhood #yaris #artwork #contemporaryart #repurposed

“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 #multimedia #michaelnicollyahgulanaas #artwork #contemporaryart #repurposed

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 #contemporaryart #sculptural #MichaelNicollYahgulanaas #MNY #YVRArt #bcartist #Yaris #carhood

Daily doodle process video from the studio #closeup #yahgulanaas #bcart #haidamanga #inthestudio #artistprocess #Ink #makingart #artist #short

Lousy Tale, a coloured limited edition print from my story, Rockin Raven: Lousy Tale hot off the press from #MalaspinaPrintmakers Contact #GalleryJones for more information about this work #limitededition #fineartprint #comicbook #raven #drawing #haidamanga #storyline #justtheonepage #MNY

Colours and shapes in HOOKED, part of the #daalkaatliidiaries Now on display in Pages from the Diaries at #galleryjones #closeup #acrylicpainting #canvas #art #detail

📢 Community Partners Announcement From September 13 to October 13, 2025, Gallery Jones will present 'Pages from the Diaries', a striking new exhibition by @mnystudio.bsky.social Find out more: www.galleryjones.com Opening reception: September 13, 2–4 PM

Read the *PRESS RELEASE* for Flesh Tones, the Malaspina exhibit at their Vancouver Howe Street storefront! buff.ly/u0sSc0Q #malaspinaprintmakers #michaelnicollyahgulanaas #artexhibit #windowdisplay #yvr #anthropomorphic #paintings #worksonpaper #mounted #artdisplay #art #artist #pressrelease

GWAA, part of the #DaalkaatliiDiaries series, now in the permanent collection of the Audain Art Museum #Installation shot of the #acrylic painting on display at the museum #michaelnicollyahgulanaas #audain #artmuseum #display #colourful #painting #contemporaryart

“Seriously? Comedy and Satire in Canadian Art 1970- Now” from #griffinartprojects is at the @kelownaartgallery.bsky.social until January 11, 2026! Check out three #coppersfromthehood in the exhibition! Curator M. Feldman #travellingexhibition #artinstallation #artgallery #michaelnicollyahgulanaas

Bone Box (2007) at the #MuseumofAnthropology - the front view of the panels create a cohesive design but when they rotate, their backs tell a story of their own #rotate #pivot #plywood #fragments #bonebox #michaelnicollyahgulanaas #art #interactive #artexhibit #vancouverart #contemporaryart #ubc

More coming up at our September 2025 exhibit at Gallery Jones Vancouver

Ink on paper, three sketches with a #limitedpalette #drawings #worksonpaper #michaelnicollyahgulanaas #stacked #art #artist #mny #manandbird

Drakkar dark

John Cage on 5th de Mayo (2009), ink and watercolour on paper, 30”x22” #MichaelNicollYahgulanaas #Studio #StudioArchives #artonpaper #orangeandyellow #shapes #ink #watercolour #largepaper #MNY #art #artist #VancouverArt #BCArt #WestCoastArtist

Pierre Poilievre is still the only federal leader refusing to get his security clearance. No clearance = no access to CSIS briefings, foreign interference files, or national security updates. What is he hiding? 🔗 r.pebmac.ca/https://www.... Defend the CBC.

One of the Flesh Tones pieces, currently at @MalaspinaPrintmakers gallery on Howe Street in #Vancouver #artdisplay #artinstallation #multipanels #polyptych #artonpaper #michaelnicollyahgulanaas #PacificNorthwest #WestCoastArt

A #watercolour #sketch from 2015. The houses in #Khweng straddle a flat valley filled with rice patties. Up to 70% of the world's production of food comes courtesy of indigenous and peasant agriculturalists. Inviting you to reflect on who truly feeds the world. #landscape #mny #artist #art

WAR OF THE BLINK, one of the first #HaidaManga murals from the studio, now in a #privatecollection. This story from Haida Gwaii tells of a young man’s thirst for glory, an unprovoked attack, and a mysterious forest fly. Exhibited at #Glenbow Museum in Calgary Follow the tale: buff.ly/3bP0LXH

Did you know... one of the #CoppersfromtheHood is in the permanent collection of the @BritishMuseum? Made from a Toyota Tercel car bonnet! #museum #display #michaelnicollyahgulanaas #artwork #wallmounted #copper #carhood #foundobject #RepurposedArt #ArtTransformation #birddesign buff.ly/ySEi5pM

Our collaboration with Japanese wood block masters. store.adachi-hanga.com/products/ca_...

An early look at the FLESH TONES series, the latest pieces of which are currently on display at @MalaspinaPrintmakers on Howe Street in #Vancouver! "Small Boat," mixed media on paper, 2008 #worksonpaper #vancouverartscene #fleshtones #anthropomorphic #artist #art #contemporaryart #bcart #westvan

Worth remembering while the big guys have a tea talk in Alaska.

TBT to 2014 and a #woodblock print project in #Japan #takeback #printmaking #michaelnicollyahgulanaas #creativecollaboration

Ink on paper work that is now in a #privatecollection #ink #artonpaper #haidamanga #drawing #mny #michaelnicollyahgulanaas #blackandwhite #charactersketch

Now available! You Were Made For This World is a collection of 20 letters by Indigenous writers, paired with art from 20 Indigenous illustrators... including yours truly. buff.ly/7tyWvDs #YouWereMadeForThisWorld #IndigenousVoices #NewBook #mnystudio #PenguinRandomHouse #ArtAndWriting

An old sketchbook moment

Watercolour and ink sketch from a visit to Japan in 2016 #sketchbook #artist #lifedrawing #pleinair #sketches #MNY #sketch #japan #onthewater #greatmemories