MITCHELL OAKLEY SMITH

I am a curator, creative director and author. 

My writing has been published in Architectural Digest, Art & Australia, Art Monthly, Belle, CNN, Harper’s Bazaar, GQ, Interview, The Australian, The Local Project, Wish, Vault and Vogue Living

I’ve worked with Melbourne Art Fair, Queensland Art Gallery, Art Month Sydney, National Gallery of Victoria, Art Gallery of South Australia, The Future Laboratory and Semi Permanent. 

I’m the author of four Thames & Hudson books on art, fashion and design, and the publisher of four more. I was also the founder, publisher and editor-in-chief of Manuscript, and more recently the editor-in-chief of Esquire

I’m currently the curator of Vivid Minds, part of Vivid Sydney, the most-attended cross-art festival in the world, managed and produced by Destination NSW. 

I can be contacted via email: mitchell at mitchelloakleysmith dot com