Andy Miki
Andy Miki
1918 - 1983
Settlement: Arviate (Eskimo Point)

Andy Miki and his wife, Kahootsuak, lived at Ennadai Lake for many years before moving some two hundred kilometers east to the coastal hamlet of Arviat in 1959. Although Miki ended his years in Arviat, he also lived in Rankin Inlet and Whale Cove for a time. He started carving stone animal figures while still living at Ennadai Lake, finding a market for them among the Qallunaat in the Transport Canada camp there. His animals came from his imagination more than they did from nature; they were not meant to be either realistic or even species specific. Although worked in three dimensions, the figures have a strong linear or outline quality to them, as they usually have minimal depth. Miki has a significant exhibition history, including the important Sculpture/Inuit: Masterworks of the Canadian Arctic exhibition. He is widely represented in public collections and is a favourite among collectors too.
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Seal by Andy Miki sold for $5,750
Andy Miki
Seal
7 1/4 x 3 3/4 x 3 in, 18.4 x 9.5 x 7.6 cm
grey soapstone sculpture
Estimate: $6,000 - $9,000 CDN
Sold for: $5,750 CDN (premium included)
September 2006 - 2nd Session on Saturday, September 30, 2006
Animal by Andy Miki sold for $3,750
Andy Miki
Animal
6 7/8 x 1 3/4 x 2 7/8 in, 17.5 x 4.4 x 7.3 cm
soapstone sculpture
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000 CDN
Sold for: $3,750 CDN (premium included)
Inuit Art on Thursday, August 31, 2023
Polar Bear by Andy Miki sold for $438
Andy Miki
Polar Bear
6 1/2 x 3 x 1 1/4 in, 16.5 x 7.6 x 3.2 cm
stone carving
Estimate: $600 - $800 CDN
Sold for: $438 CDN (premium included)
A Lifelong Passion: First Nations & Inuit Art from an Important Ontario Collection on Thursday, August 26, 2021