Andy Miki
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Andy Miki (1918–1982) was an Inuk artist from Arviat, Northwest Territories (now Nunavut).[1]
Early life
Miki was born in 1918 near the Kazan River.[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] Animals depicted in his work include arctic hares,[7] caribou,[8] polar bears,[9] muskox,[10] birds,[11] and dogs.[12]
His work is held by a variety of museums, including the University of Michigan Museum of Art,[13] the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts,[14] the Art Gallery of Guelph,[15] the Canadian Museum of History,[16] the Lowe Art Museum,[17] the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts,[18] and the Penn Museum.[19]
His disc number was E1-436.[2]
