www.spiritwrestler.comThe son of legendary artist Pauta Saila, Mikisiti has been exhibiting for more than thirty-five years. His preferred theme is wildlife presented in a minimal but austerely graceful and elegant style.------------------Sculpture - MaleMikisita is the son of the famous Cape Dorset sculptor Pauta Saila.Mikisita's wife Sita is also a carver.Well known for his loon carvings, Mikisita's work has been exhibited around the world, beginning as early as 1968.His work is included in many collections including the Canadian Museum of Civilization.-------------Saila, Mikisiti  Meekeeseetee;Meeleeseen;Mikkiseetee;Mickeeshitee; References: NLCx;LCx;BNQx (See list of References) Technique: Sculpture Sex: Male Address: 1976 UNKNOWN Northwest Territories Canada Born: 1940 ? Cape Dorset Northwest Territories Canada File Location: Alberta Community Development, Arts Development BranchEdmonton Art Gallery - LibraryUniversity of British Columbia - Fine Arts LibraryNational Gallery of Canada - Library and Archives-----------www.elcalondon.comCollectionsCanadian Museum of Civilization, Hull, Quebec  Dennos Museum Center, Northwestern Michigan College, Traverse City, Michigan, U.S.A.  McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg, Ontario  Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories ReferencesMacduff, Alistair  LORDS OF THE STONE: An Anthology of Eskimo Sculpture. / By Alistair Macduff. Photographs by George M. Galpin. North Vancouver: Whitecap Books, 1982.--- Mikisiti is the son of well-known artist Pauta Saila. His wife Sita is  also a carver.     EXHIBITIONS: December 1968 Arts and Crafts Carving Competition held in Iqaluit  Northwest Territories December 1987 Cape Dorset Sculpture Eskimo Art Inc.  Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A. December 1992 Small Sculptures by Great Artists I Feheley Fine Arts  Toronto, Ontario Oct - Nov 1993 Sculpture and Graphics from Cape Dorset Art Space Gallery  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. December 1993 Small Sculptures by Great Artists II Feheley Fine Arts  Toronto, Ontario July 1994 Arctic Spirit 35 Years of Canadian Inuit Art  Frye Art Museum  Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. Nov - Dec 1994 Small Sculptures by Great Artists III Feheley Fine Arts  Toronto, Ontario May - July 1995 Tundra & Ice: Exceptional Sculpture from Canada Orca Aart Gallery  Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.  September 1995 Sedna: Spirit of the Sea Feheley Fine Arts  Toronto, Ontario Novr - Dec 1995 Miniaturen Inuit Galerie  Mannheim, Germany (brochure) March - April 1996 Major/Minor Marion Scott Gallery  Vancouver, British Columbia COLLECTIONS: Canadian Museum of Civilization, Hull, Quebec  Dennos Museum Center, Northwestern Michigan College, Traverse City, Michigan, U.S.A.  McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg, Ontario  Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories   SELECTED REFERENCES: Macduff, Alistair  LORDS OF THE STONE: An Anthology of Eskimo Sculpture. / By Alistair Macduff. Photographs by George M. Galpin. North Vancouver: Whitecap Books, 1982.

Exhibitions

• Arctic Spirit 35 Years of Canadian Inuit Art, Frye Art Museum
• Arts and Crafts Carving Competition, held in Iqaluit
• Cape Dorset Sculpture, Eskimo Art Inc.
• Images from the Arctic, Galerie D'Art Vincent
• Major/Minor, Marion Scott Gallery
• Miniaturen, Inuit Galerie
• Sculpture and Graphics from Cape Dorset, Art Space Gallery
• Sedna: Spirit of the Sea, Feheley Fine Arts
• Small Sculptures by Great Artists I, Feheley Fine Arts
• Small Sculptures by Great Artists II, Feheley Fine Arts
• Small Sculptures by Great Artists III, Feheley Fine Arts
• Tundra & Ice IV, Orca Aart Gallery
• Tundra & Ice: Exceptional Sculpture from Canada, Orca Aart Gallery

Collections

• Canadian Museum of Civilization, Hull
• Dennos Museum Center, Northwestern Michigan College, Traverse City
• McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg
• Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, Yellowknife