Paul Northup

Paul Northup

Creative Director

Paul has variously made his living from being in a band, working for a church, writing marketing copy, and then as a staffer at Greenbelt. He’s had a lifelong passion for all things cultural and theological (studying English and theology at different points along the way).

First coming to Greenbelt as a conflicted 18 year-old, he felt instantly at home, realising for the first time that his village chapel upbringing could belong together with his love of the arts after all. Having the opportunity to work for Greenbelt all these years later still feels like some sort of dream.

He’s dad to four teenage boys and married to his artist wife Chantal. When not consumed with the festival, he has, together with Chantal, been working hard on building a sustainable family home from scratch as well as running as much as possible.