Oscar Humphries (born 23 April 1981) is an Australian fine art and design dealer and journalist. He was editor of

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art magazine ''Apollo'' from 2010 until 2013. Since 2000, he has written on a variety of subjects including art and design for British newspapers and magazines, including ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2007 Humphries was made a contributing editor of ''The Spectator'' and was the launch editor of ''The Spectator Australia'' in 2008. As director of Sebastian + Barquet London he curated shows on

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and

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. As head of international sales for

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he curated "The Tightrope Walker" with Emma Dexter. In 2016, he curated the exhibition '

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& the

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', examining the artist's pre-war output in the context of the work of his peers.

Personal life

Born in Sydney, the son of the

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and his third wife, the surrealist painter Diane Millstead and he was educated at

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and Stowe School. In 2018 he married Sophie Oakley; the couple have two children.

References

External links

''Official Oscar Humphries website''

''The Spectator'' contributions
{{DEFAULTSORT:Humphries, Oscar Living people 1981 births Journalists from Sydney Australian editors Australian art dealers British male journalists British editors Art dealers from London People educated at The Hall School, Hampstead