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Wildlife in Focus: The Art and Conservation Journey of Matt Patterson
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Join us at The Rocks on Friday, May 1st as Matt Patterson will be presenting on his career and experience as a wildlife illustrator and conservation work. Starting at a young age, Matt was fascinated with nature and art and he has traveled all over to research his subjects. An important part of his illustration process is seeing and learning about his subjects in the wild. In his slide presentation, he will discuss his experiences working in the field, the importance for conservation of wildlands, and his painting process.
There's almost no distance Matt Patterson won't go, almost nothing he won't do, to learn all he can about the subjects he paints to make them as accurate and lifelike as possible. He’s pulled giant snapping turtles out of Boston’s muddy river, worked with the Turtle Survival Alliance experts to survey radiated tortoises in Madagascar’s Spiny Forest and trapped and tagged turtles in the rainforest of Belize. He has illustrated several books including his first book, Freshwater Fish of the Northeast, written by his father. The picture book, The Book of Turtles which won seven national awards including a Sibert Honor, the NY Times bestselling Of Time and Turtles and the recently released picture book, The True and Lucky Life of a Turtle. The latter three written by Sy Montgomery. Matt is a member of Artists For Conservation and a Fellow in The Explorer’s Club. His work has been featured in Yankee Magazine, Fine Art Connoisseur and has won numerous awards including twice winning the Roger Tory Peterson Wild American Art award and the AFC Medal of Excellence. He is grateful to use his talent to not only raise awareness about these gorgeous animals but help keep them alive on the planet we human newcomers are lucky to share with them.
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