Biography

Mathew is a visual artist and qualified theatre set and costume designer. In his theatre work he has designed for opera, dance, drama and film. Over the last thirteen years he has been living in various European cities including London, Tallinn and now Heraklion. Mathew's painting themes tend to look at serious local and global issues but done in a humorous way. Mathew's work has appeared three times on the cover of 'Athens Voice' magazine and in 2012 he was featured in the local documentary, 'Cretativity' by director Manolis Kritsotakis. Mathew is the visionary behind, 'The Lakkos Project'. The project involves the community working with the Municipality to bring back value and art to Heraklion's most neglected area. He also runs a small artists residency in Heraklion.
- IMDb mini biography by: Mathew Halpin