Mark Michaelson is a graphic designer and editorial art director currently living in Providence, RI. In a 30+ year career, he has served as art director for numerous publications such as Newsweek, Allure, New York, and Entertainment Weekly. Mark studied with design legends Bea Feitler and Milton Glaser at the School of Visual Arts in New York. With the poet John Giorno, he produced the Best of William Burroughs CD boxed set which was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of album-cover design. In 2006, Mark published his first book of mugshots titled, Least Wanted: A century of American mugshots. (Steidl) and exhibited his collection for the first time at the Steven Kasher Gallery in New York. He has been passionately collecting mugshots for twenty years.

portrait by bruno leyval