Matt Sewell

Artist, illustrator, mystic and explorer, Matt Sewell could be seen as the Banksy of the bird world. At this year’s festival he’ll be creating a unique bird hide in front of the Caught by The River stage. Combining art installation, meeting place, stage and shelter, it will be the perfect place to kick back and watch Port Eliot’s birdlife on the estuary, as well as taking in Matt’s stunning artwork.

Originally from County Durham, Matt flew south to make his trade in the world of freelance illustration. He works in a variety of media including t-shirts, posters, flyers, interiors, sculptures and walls. Showing solo or with groups such as Scrawl Collective and Goback2d Matt continually brings his own merry band of lonely girls, birds, cloud pandas, woodland creatures and dreamy landscapes to galleries, boutiques and hidden back-streets across the world.

He’s illustrated for the Guardian, Big Issue, Topman and Puma amongst many others; painted underpasses for the RSPB; created eyecatching window displays for Eastpak; and exhibited in London, Manchester, Santa Monica, Tokyo and Paris, as well as being an avid ornithologist and regular contributor to Caught by The River (he also designed their logo).

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