After studying at the Victorian College of The Arts, and the New York Studio School, Tony Mighell has worked in a variety of jobs in buildings and books. He has held positions as a lecturer in painting and an art installer, and was ‘Manager of Installation’ at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney for ten years. Since leaving the MCA, Mighell has concentrated on painting, whilst consulting on art installations for various organisations including National Art School Gallery, Australia Council, Biennale of Sydney, Vivid Live, Curators Department, APY Collective, Tai Kwun Cultural Centre Hong Kong and others. He continues to read widely, paints daily, writes often, mostly on painting.