Matthew Covey

Covey is an arts worker, attorney, and activist who has spent his career helping performing artists build bridges between international communities. He has been a touring musician, talent buyer, agent, manager, and is a leading global advocate for artist mobility. He is a founding board member of Tamizdat, a Brooklyn-based NGO committed to legal research, education, and advocacy regarding US-bound artist mobility and visa issues. He is the founding partner of CoveyLaw, a Brooklyn-based law firm that addresses the legal needs of the international cultural community. Covey speaks internationally on immigration, artist mobility, equity, and law at legal and cultural convenings. He is a member of the board of directors of On The Move, the Brussels-based Artist Mobility network, and Howard Zinn’s Voices of a People’s History, a New York-base organization that uses performance and education to amplify underrepresented voices in history.