Mike von Joel is a
publisher
Publishing is the activity of making information, literature, music, software and other content available to the public for sale or for free. Traditionally, the term refers to the creation and distribution of printed works, such as books, newsp ...
, editor and writer.
He has worked in publishing for over 40 years and is currently editor-in-chief at State Media and StateF22 magazine. Founded in January 2011, StateF22 is a not-for-profit free bi-monthly glossy magazine about art and photography, distributed throughout the UK via art galleries and arts venues.
Von Joel is also Creative Director of
Art Bermondsey Project Space, a not-for-profit contemporary art gallery in Bermondsey, London.
Both these roles are pro bono.
Early life
Von Joel was born and raised in
Scarborough, North Yorkshire
Scarborough () is a seaside town in the Borough of Scarborough in North Yorkshire, England. Scarborough is located on the North Sea coastline. Historic counties of England, Historically in the North Riding of Yorkshire, the town lies between 10 ...
. He is a graduate of
Winchester College of Art
Winchester School of Art is the art school of the University of Southampton, situated 10 miles (14 km) north of Southampton in the city of Winchester near the south coast of England.
History
The Winchester School of Art was founded in 187 ...
. His former wife is
Chrissie Shrimpton
Christine Margaret Shrimpton (born 15 July 1945) is an English former 1960s model and actress.
Personal life
Shrimpton is model Jean Shrimpton's younger sister and was the girlfriend of the Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger from 1963 to 1966. A ...
with whom he has four children.
Since 2014 he has been married to former fashion editor and interior designer, Mary Weaver.
Career
Von Joel's former publications include ''The New Style'' which ran from 1976 to 1980; ''Art Line,'' founded in 1982 which ran for 15 years; ''Artissues,'' founded in 1990; ''artBooknews,'' also founded in 1990; as well as ''State of Art,'' a free newspaper published in partnership with
Matthew Flowers from 2005 to 2007; and as editor of
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...
based ''Photoicon'' which focussed on international photography.
References
External links
State Media/F22
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
People from Scarborough, North Yorkshire
British publishers (people)
British journalists
Alumni of the University of Southampton