Andy Miki

Andy Miki (1918–1983)[1] was an Inuk artist from Arviat, Northwest Territories (now Nunavut).[2]

Career

His works are mainly in soapstone, and are often geometric abstractions.

While the abstract work of John Pangnark focused on the human figure, Miki's work is minimalist abstracted animals.[3][4][5] This is partly because the stone available near Arviat is hard and difficult to work with, which necessitates simple designs.[6]

His work is held by a variety of museums, including the University of Michigan Museum of Art,[7] the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts,[8] the Art Gallery of Guelph,[9] and the Penn Museum.[10]

Works
  • Mating Polar Bears, 1967. Sold for 27,600 dollars Canadian in 2006.[11][4]

Citations
  1. Entry for Andy Miki in the Union List of Artist Names
  2. Foundation, Inuit Art. "Andy Miki | Inuit Art Foundation | Artist Database". Inuit Art Foundation. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  3. "The Who's Who of Canadian Heritage Inuit Art". Langford Gallery. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  4. News, Nunatsiaq (2006-11-17). "If it's old, it sells". Nunatsiaq News. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  5. "NORTHERN GRACE | Maclean's | APRIL 12, 1999". Maclean's | The Complete Archive. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  6. "KATILVIK - Artist: Andy Miki - ᒥᑭ - E1-436". www.katilvik.com. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  7. "Exchange: Animal". exchange.umma.umich.edu. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  8. "Andy Miki: Untitled (Muskox)". Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
  9. "Art Gallery of Guelph". Art Gallery of Guelph. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  10. "Carving - 2012-25-119 | Collections - Penn Museum". www.penn.museum. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  11. "Nunatsiaq News". Archived from the original on 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2008-07-18.

References
  • Hessel, Ingo (2002). Inuit Art: an Introduction. Vancouver: Douglas and McIntyre. ISBN 1-55054-829-8.
  • Swinton, George (1999). Sculpture of the Inuit, third edition. Toronto: McClelland and Stuart. ISBN 978-0-7710-8366-2.


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