Mike von Joel is a publisher, editor and writer.
He has worked in publishing for over 40 years and is currently editor-in-chief at State Media and StateF22 magazine.
Von Joel was born and raised in Scarborough, North Yorkshire.
[2] Since 2014 he has been married to former fashion editor and interior designer, Mary Weaver.
Von Joel's former publications include The New Style which ran from 1976 to 1980;[3] 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 based Photoicon which focussed on international photography.