Press Releases
Articles and features about MNY from external news outlets.
Graphic Novel Review: JAJ – A HAIDA MANGA by Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas
The level of interaction and incredible achievement really gives insight into what a comic book can be.
MOCA’s latest exhibition combines North Pacific Indigenous narratives and Japanese cartooning
The exhibition features works by Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas that pose questions about culture, identity, and histories.
A tale of history and humanization unfold in colourful ‘Haida Manga'
On a ship with torn sails, tossed by churning waters, the first of many Europeans needing rescue arrives along the coast of what is now British Columbia, before a Haida canoe brings an outstretched paddle and the warm light of salvation.
With Haida Manga, a Study in Compassion
A new graphic novel by artist Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas explores BC’s founding years with generosity and soul.
What drives visual artist Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas to tell stories through comics?
Artist's latest work, JAJ, follows historical figures including Norwegian explorer Johan Adrian Jacobsen
A Haida Artist Reimagines the Relationship Between Museums and Indigenous Art
In Berlin, the work of celebrated artist Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas is at the centre of the newly opened Humboldt Forum.
Island Artist Finds Unorthodox Canvases in Car Hoods
“I admire the aerodynamic beauty and engineering and aesthetic that goes into building cars,” says Nicoll Yahgulanaas Yahgulanaas, whose Madrona Gallery show opens Nov. 5. “They are remarkable shapes.”
Mischief Making: Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, Art and the Seriousness of Play
“Levell holds Yahgulanaas up as a modern artist who draws on his Indigenous heritage and various other influences. This reality—evident in the artist’s work itself—effectively frees Yahgulanaas from the settler-modern/Indigenous-traditional binary that frequently haunts Indigenous artists and their creations.”
Famed Haida artist raising money for Ukraine after exhibition cancelled due to Russian invasion
Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas is selling prints of one of his works that was to be shown in Kyiv later this year. All money raised will be donated to help victims of the Russian invasion.
Haida artist raising money for Ukraine after planned Kyiv exhibition derailed
A Haida artist is using his skills to raise money for the people of Ukraine after an art show he had planned in the capital city of Kyiv was derailed by the war against Russia.
A Haida Artist’s Love Offering to Ukraine
Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas has personal ties to victims of the war. ‘Kyiv Child’ is his gift to raise relief funds.
Book review: Making Mischief — Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, Art and the Seriousness of Play, by Nicola Levell
The creator of the ingenious hybrid known as Haida manga, which blends topical Asian comic book illustration with traditional storytelling and design, is on the cutting edge of First Nations’ response to the global intercultural dialogue now taking place in many countries.
Why Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas doesn't get caught up in the search for perfect
Yahgulanaas stops by CBC's The Next Chapter to take its version of the Proust Questionnaire.
An Original Artwork from the Creator of Haida Manga
Artist Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas created this illustration for our autumn 2019 issue.
Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas’ ‘Carpe Fin’ Tells Its Story at Seattle Art Museum
Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas' new commission for the Seattle Art Museum, Carpe Fin, a 6-by-19-foot watercolor mural, condenses a Haida folktale into one immense color-drenched panel.
Author Q&A: Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, Haida Manga Writer
Let us introduce you to author Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, the creator of a pop culture fusion we we can all groove to.
Haida manga: An artist embraces tragedy, beautifully
Yahgulanaas takes his experimentation and genre mixing to a new level, using curved formlines as outlines for his panels. This means that, according to the conventions of Pacific Northwest coastal art, the negative spaces created by the figurative black lines become positive spaces where the action takes place and the characters move.
Haida Manga artist Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas on where his stories come from
Yahgulanaas takes the CBC Books Magic 8 Q&A, and answers eight questions from eight writers.