Name:
David Poisey (1954 – )
Gender:
Male
Style:
Inuit
Region:
Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada
David Poisey is an accomplished videographer and printmaker from Kiviroo, NU who resides in Panniqtuuq (Pangnirtung), NU. In 1991 he directed the film ‘Starting Fire with Gunpowder’ and has since worked on multiple films in numerous roles. Poisey has won many awards and is recognized as a mentor of Inuit within the film industry and art world and is a proponent of Inuit telling their stories. His prints are a part of the 2018 Pangnirtung Print Collection.