Always opening pathways for imaginative play and curiosity 2 FISHES (2025) Ink on board 30 x 30 cm #Ink #drawing #art #artworks #fluid #movement #square #panel #michaelnicollyahgulanaas #yahgulanaas #mnystudio #mny #bcart #YVRart #crisp #contrast

Untitled 2026.6.14 Crayon on canvas 34 x 35 cm #creating #summer #crayon #newmedia #smallformat #mny #artstudio #newwork #michaelnicollyahgulanaas

A page from *Carpe Fin* Ink on paper. Full mural in the collection of the SAM @seattleartmuseum #HaidaManga #MichaelNicollYahgulanaas #Drawing #watercolour #mural #commission #seattle #zoomin #detail #GraphicNarrative

Interview with Marc Fournier for Radio Canada at Gallery Jones during the book #launch of The Lost Haida Manga. This newest book with Douglas & McIntyre that brings together a curated selection of black-and-white ink works! #bookrelease #interview #copperfromthehood #bcart #graphic #illustration

RED panels exhibited outside in Nantes, France, took Haida Manga abroad Printed from RED: a Haida Manga. #2020 #RED #HaidaManga #yahgulanaas #international #outdoorartexhibition #MNY #MNYStudio #magnified #framelines

Launching today! The LOST HAIDA MANGA, a compendium of graphic works spanning more than four decades (1981–2026). The publication gathers early and rarely seen stories alongside more recent published and unpublished works. Find it with Douglas & McIntyre here:

Artemis two, return to earth - we need help! #workonpaper #art #space #michaelnicollyahgulanaas #ledger #twodimensional #watercolour #ink #watercolor #mny #artstudio

Creating is my obsession. #blue #workonpaper #yahgulanaas #vibrations

One of the many lenses that can puncture our darkened curated sovereignty is at sea when the bright sun slips below the open horizon. Perhaps you have seen it. MEDICINE is part of the exhibition currently on display at the Hearth Gallery on Bowen Island. #painting #newwork #fromthestudio

My mind is like an empty brush needing to be filled #HaidaManga #ContemporaryArt #MichaelNicollYahgulanaas #Yahgulanaas #InkOnPaper #PaintingOnPaper #WorksOnPaper #ContemporaryPainting #NarrativeArt #GraphicArt #VisualStorytelling #FineArt #OriginalArtwork #ColourAndInk #MixedMediaArt 2010_01_21

Above the Flood, new works from the studio are now on display at the Bowen Island Arts Council at Snug Cove #yellow #sunset #sunrise #paintings #oncanvas #newworks #yahgulanaas #bowenisland #snugcove #bcart #bcartists #exhibit #artdisplay #artinstallation

On now! At the Bowen Island Arts Council, Hearth Gallery is hosting the exhibition, Above the Flood, Watching for the Light. Stop by Snug Cove to see a new series of paintings following closely upon the 26 paintings in the previous Daalkaatlii diaries series #newworks #art #artexhibition #paintings

On now! At the Bowen Island Arts Council, Hearth Gallery is hosting the exhibition, Above the Flood, Watching for the Light. Stop by Snug Cove to see a new series of paintings following closely upon the 26 paintings in the previous Daalkaatlii diaries series #newworks #art #artexhibition #paintings

June 15, 2010 #inkandwatercolour #inkandwatercolor #contemporaryart #worksonpaper #yahgulanaas #mnystudio 6d

Drawing on my background in Haida diplomacy, I approach painting as a means of questioning and reshaping narratives designed to obscure Indigenous realities #challenge #Painting #ContemporaryPainting #Framework #VisualStructure #ContemporaryArt #Art #WestCoastArt #PacificNorthwestArt

Another goodie from the archives (2007) #watercolour #worksonpaper #painting #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #michaelnicollyahgulanaas #archives #colourful #art #artist

Another 'Shamanic Doodle,' a series of drawings that were hand-drawn into the first 100 copies of Tale of 2 Shamans #MichaelNicollYahgulanaas #HaidaManga #TaleOfTwoShamans #ArtistDoodle #SignedCopy #LimitedEditionBooks #FirstEditions #BookArt #DrawingProcess #ArtistAtWork #ArtBook #SpecialEdition

Reoganizing the studio files and finding some goodies in the archives - detail of an ink and watercolour on paper (2009) #yahgulanaas #contemporaryart #worksonpaper #watercolour #ink #twodimensional #MNY #bcart #character

In March, we had a successful #artisttalk at the Academy of Fine Arts of #Bologna - a big thank you to Mattia Arioli for hosting me, and thank you to the Department of Languages, Literatures and Modern Cultures – LILEC of the University of Bologna that organized the talk! #ArtLecture #VisualArt

This new series involves looking at carefully, executed watercolors, establishing a new pallet for acrylic on canvas. Many appreciations to Malaspina Printmakers for allowing me to test an exhibit in Vancouver last winter. Also appreciations to Rosa and Mike for helping me explore studio techniques.

One of the panels from BONE BOX (2007), an interactive and dynamic art installation at the Museum of Anthropology @moa_ubc #bonebox #artinstallation #movement #panels #frameline #yahgulanaas #contemporary art #onepiece

A new kind of surrealism #HAGU #worksonpaper #yahgulanaas

Far from the centres of Western art and seemingly safe from its numerous champions are visions and adventures …. #Watercolour #WatercolorPainting #WorkOnPaper #PaintingOnPaper #ContemporaryPainting #Orca #KillerWhale #BlueTones #Framework #VisualStructure #ContemporaryArt #ArtCollectors #Art

Action shot, drawing one of the 'Shamanic Doodles' in the first 100 copies of Tale of 2 Shamans #MichaelNicollYahgulanaas #HaidaManga #TaleOfTwoShamans #ArtistDoodle #SignedCopy #LimitedEditionBooks #FirstEditions #BookArt #DrawingProcess #ArtistAtWork #ArtBook #SpecialEdition #BehindTheScenes

CRAFT, art installation at the Bill Reid Gallery, reminiscent of a time when fisher folk read the ocean #craft #billreidgallery #installation #artinstallation #canoe #oars #yahgulanaas #MNY #tbt

Lesser Wave Off Kanagawa (2023) #watercolour #ink #worksonpaper #painting #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #2023 #michaelnicollyahgulanaas #archives #colourful #art #artist #yahgulanaas

MNY discussing CLAN HAT during the @vanartgallery gallery opening in November 2025 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, November 6, 2025 to April 6, 2026, Photo: VAG

Detail from CARPE FIN: A Haida Manga - the mural is in the permanent collection of the Seattle Art Museum #YAHGULANAAS #mny #haidamanga #carpefin #seattleartmuseum #detail #closeup #workonpaper #contemporaryart #characters #graphicillustration #publication #acquisition

AFRICA RED, watercolour and ink on paper #yahgulanaas previously exhibit at the #outsiderartfair #contemporaryart #worksonpaper #watercolour #ink #twodimensional #MNY #bcart

@salgoodsam.bsky.social I didn’t rank my vote feeling that it might dilute the intent of my affection. It seems that we shared a political choice.

The Raven has special meaning #yahgulanaas

What do you uphold, and who holds you up? #graphic #metaphor #yahgulanaas #fromthearchives #workonpaper #inkandpigment

Watercolour and Ink, 2 Sisters and a Child #fromthearchives #yahgulanaas #artiststudio #watercolour #ink #pages #2018

Wordless, Words on the Water Festival, 30 1/2”H x 22 3/4” W #contemporaryart #yahgulanaas #mny #outsiderartfair #popping #colour #contrast

Looking through the pages of a sketchbook from 2013, travelling from BC to Norway #sketches #watercolour #watercolor #pleinair #ontheferry #norway #artistabroad #inthearchives #yahgulanaas #drawing #sketching #penandink

A well-worn studio apron, which has seen a lot of painting days... #yahgulanaas #artiststudio #painting #paintersofinstagram #paintingprocess #artistprocess #behindthecanvas #paintstains #studiowork #contemporarypainting #figurativepainting #painterlife #artistatwork #creativeprocess #artpractice

One of my Coppers from the Hood, currently in the permanent collection and on display at the British Museum! #coppersfromthehood #britishmuseum #london #sculptural #yahgulanaas #mounted #carhood #repurposed #contemporaryart

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

Something a little different. MOULDY FOREHEAD, image cropped, from the archives #michaelnicollyahgulanaas #MNY #drawing #penonpaper #ink #sketch #sketching #draw #contemporaryart #circular #movement

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

How the story of JAJ begins... #pageone #haidamanga @douglasmcintyre2013 #michaelnicollyahgulanaas #mny #mnystudio #publication #book #mural #canadianpublisher #canadapublishing #graphicart #graphicnovel #illustration #multimedia #canadagraphicart #art #drawing

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

Something a little different. MOULDY FOREHEAD, from the archives #michaelnicollyahgulanaas #MNY #drawing #penonpaper #ink #sketch #sketching #draw #contemporaryart #red

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

Peek a boo - edge of the Knife film set #sketchbook #MichaelNicollYahgulanaas #pages #artsketch #ink #inkonpaper #eye #watchingyou #sketchbookpages #sketches #sketching #artist #art

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

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 #watercolour #worksonpaper #painting #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #2010 #michaelnicollyahgulanaas #archives #colourful #art #artist

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! #solo #soloexhibition #art #artdisplay #artexhibition #artshow #seattle #seattlewa #thingstodo #checkitout #yahgulanaas