Local Creatives
Haida Gwaii is home to so many creatives that are doing amazing work in every corner of our islands, and the HGMC wants to showcase all of our skillsets to foster a community of collaboration.
If you are interested in being listed in our creative directory, please fill out this form!
- Music 8
- Writing 6
- Filmmaking 5
- Video Editing 5
- Acting 4
- Graphic Design 4
- Audio Engineering 3
- Cinematography 3
- Photography 3
- Audio Production 2
- Beat making 2
- Costume Design 2
- Field Recording 2
- Graphic Recording 2
- Haida Art 2
- Music Composition 2
- Painting 2
- Print Publishing 2
- song writing 2
- 3D Generalist 1
- Accessibility design 1
- Carving 1
- Comics 1
- Dance 1
- Dancing 1
- Design 1
- Drawing 1
- Drone 1
- Drone Pilot 1
- Drum-making 1
- Facilitation 1
- Film Producing 1
- Haida dance 1
- Haida song 1
- Illustration 1
- Motion Graphics 1
- Piano Performance 1
- Poetry 1
- Production design 1
- Set Design 1
- Singing 1
- Tattooing 1
- VFX Compositing 1
- Whiteboard Videos 1
Kara Sievewright
Kara Sievewright is an artist, designer and graphic recorder who creates comics, illustrations, animations, infographics, and print design. She does live and online graphic recording for meetings and events.
Her work supports projects that centre social and ecological justice, racial equity, queer liberation, decolonization, health, and education. Her visuals have supported the work of many organizations and projects on Haida Gwaii.
Kara lives in Daajing Giids, as a settler on Haida territory.
David Archer
David is a composer, pianist, writer, and marketer based in Daajing Giids. Honesty, empathy, and climate action are central themes in David’s creative work. His portfolio includes music composed for choirs, vocalists, ensembles, and instrumentalists; music production for video projects; and plenty of time spent as a lounge lizard playing solo piano. David also brings significant marketing agency experience, including strategy, project planning, copywriting, and content creation.
Through collaboration, David hopes his skills can support the Haida Gwaii Media Collective’s mission to address systemic inequalities. One of his recent projects is an album of original music for piano and biosphere. His single “Primordial” is sometimes heard on CBC Daybreak North. You can support his work through Patreon or Bandcamp.
Stephen Hans
A locally known former MC of Skidegate, Haida Gwaii who inspired many to pick up a microphone and get their message out there. Recorded several rough mixtapes with original lyrics to well known instrumentals with friends.
I eventually decided I wanted to make the instrumentals, because I knew what sound I preferred, after hearing from a colleague that it could be done on a simple pc with the proper program.
I’ve been making beats electronic instrumentals since 2007. I went to music school (art institute of Vancouver) but could not create in that environment so I moved back to Haida Gwaii and went on to make almost 1000 beats to date.
Nathaniel White
K’iijuuhlaas Nathaniel White is a multimedia storyteller based out of G̱aww Tlagée with a diverse artistic background in everything from traditional Haida art to filmmaking and music production.
Rhonda Lee McIsaac
Rhonda is an Anishnaubek journalist, writer, and artist based on Haida Gwaii.
Her publications and work focuses on local, national, Indigenous, and environmental issues.
Elin Dieme
Elin is a writer, actor and multidisciplinary artist currently living in her hometown, Daajing Giids.