Tyler Mitchell
Tyler Mitchell (b. 1995, Atlanta, Georgia) is an artist, photographer, and filmmaker based in
Brooklyn. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Film and Television from NYU Tisch School of the Arts in
2017. Michell’s work introduces new narratives about Black beauty and desire, embracing history
while creating fictionalized moments for the imagined future. His images envision representations
of Black life that emphasize play, empowerment, and self-determination.
Mitchell’s work is held in numerous private and public collections, including the Brooklyn Museum;
Cleveland Museum of Art; Columbus Museum of Art at the Pizzuti; Detroit Institute of the Arts;
Foam, Amsterdam; Hessel Museum of Art, Bard College, New York; High Museum of Art, Atlanta; Los
Angeles County Museum of Art; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Museum of Modern Art, New York;
and National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC. He has participated in numerous solo and group
exhibitions around the world: The New Black Vanguard (Aperture Gallery, New York); I Can Make
You Feel Good (Foam, Amsterdam and International Center of Photography, New York); Social Works
II and Chrysalis (Gagosian, London); Ghost Images (Gagosian, New York); and Domestic Imaginaries
(Museum of Art, Savannah College of Art and Design, Georgia). In 2024, Mitchell presented solo
exhibitions at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta and the North Carolina Museum of Art, WinstonSalem. Wish This Was Real, Mitchell’s first exhibition in Germany, was presented at C/O Berlin in
2024 and traveled to four European institutions, with its final stop at the Maison Européenne de la
Photographie, Paris, in 2025–26.
Mitchell’s photography has been published widely in magazines, including Aperture, Dazed, i-D,
Interview, M Le Monde, Vanity Fair, American and British Vogue, W, WSJ, and Zeit Magazin. He has
collaborated commercially with brands such as Gucci, Loewe, Ferragamo, Moncler, JW Anderson,
and Marc Jacobs
Brooklyn. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Film and Television from NYU Tisch School of the Arts in
2017. Michell’s work introduces new narratives about Black beauty and desire, embracing history
while creating fictionalized moments for the imagined future. His images envision representations
of Black life that emphasize play, empowerment, and self-determination.
Mitchell’s work is held in numerous private and public collections, including the Brooklyn Museum;
Cleveland Museum of Art; Columbus Museum of Art at the Pizzuti; Detroit Institute of the Arts;
Foam, Amsterdam; Hessel Museum of Art, Bard College, New York; High Museum of Art, Atlanta; Los
Angeles County Museum of Art; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Museum of Modern Art, New York;
and National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC. He has participated in numerous solo and group
exhibitions around the world: The New Black Vanguard (Aperture Gallery, New York); I Can Make
You Feel Good (Foam, Amsterdam and International Center of Photography, New York); Social Works
II and Chrysalis (Gagosian, London); Ghost Images (Gagosian, New York); and Domestic Imaginaries
(Museum of Art, Savannah College of Art and Design, Georgia). In 2024, Mitchell presented solo
exhibitions at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta and the North Carolina Museum of Art, WinstonSalem. Wish This Was Real, Mitchell’s first exhibition in Germany, was presented at C/O Berlin in
2024 and traveled to four European institutions, with its final stop at the Maison Européenne de la
Photographie, Paris, in 2025–26.
Mitchell’s photography has been published widely in magazines, including Aperture, Dazed, i-D,
Interview, M Le Monde, Vanity Fair, American and British Vogue, W, WSJ, and Zeit Magazin. He has
collaborated commercially with brands such as Gucci, Loewe, Ferragamo, Moncler, JW Anderson,
and Marc Jacobs
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