ARIEL FLORENCE BLEAKLEY

FASHION HISTORIAN | STYLING | ART DIRECTION




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Education
  • M.A. Costume Studies | NYU Steinhardt | New York, NY | 2024 – 2026

      
  • B.A. Art History & Human Rights (Gender Studies) | Bard College | Annandale-on-Hudson, NY | 2014 – 2018




Employment EXPERIENCE

NYU Steinhardt, New York, NY
Teaching Assistant — Fashion in Context
2024–2026

80WSE, New York, NY
Curator
2025-2026

Lisa Black Jewellery
Creative Operations Manager 
2022 – Present

PAN After, Melbourne, Australia
Sales Associate
2023 – 2024

Bill Evans Private Collection, Sydney, Australia
Collections Research & Documentation Assistant (Contract)
2023–2024

Michael Reid Gallery, Sydney, Australia
Gallery & Exhibition Attendant   
2023–2024

Melbourne Art Fair
VIP Relations (Contract)
2024

Sophie Gannon Gallery
Gallery Attendant (Contract)
2024

Urban Shoemakers Inc., Melbourne, Australia
Lead Stylist & Art Director (Product Design Assistant)
2022 – 2023

Millar & Moore, Australia
Sales Associate
2020–2021

Harper’s Bazaar US, New York, NY
Fashion Assistant → First Assistant 
2019 – 2020

MAIMOUN, New York, NY
Production and Editorial Assistant 
2018 – 2019

Cine Mosaic, Inc.
Production Assistant (Temp)
2018 – 2019
FILM & TELEVISION

QWB (Reality TV)
2024

Six of One 
2021

Crashing
2021

Elvis
2021

BEAU
2020

It’s A Long Story
2019

A Suitable Boy
2019

After Dark
2019

CAMPAIGN & EDITORIAL

Lisa Black Jewellery 
Seasonal Campaigns
2023 – 2026

Benedetta Bruzziches
Socials Campaign
2023

EOS Footwear
Seasonal Campaigns 
2022 – 2023

Los Cabos Shoes
Seasonal Campaigns
2022 – 2023

Sunny Eddy
Commercial
2021

Elbazin 
Editorial
2021

Bigolan 
TVC
2021

French Connection 
SS Campaign 
2021

Seafolly
SS Campaign
2021

Seed Heritage
SS Campaign
2021

French Connection
FW Casting Shoot
2021

The Commonry
FW Casting Shoot
2021

Harper’s Bazaar US
2019 – 2020

Levi’s 
Editorial 
2019

Brock Collection
SS Campaign
2019

Hatch
E-Commerce
2019

Jil Stuart
SS Campaign
Fittings














Skills
Research
Writing
Curation
Design
Trend Research
Styling
Experiential Brand Design
Luxury Client Experience
Vintage & Antique Sourcing
Auction & Art Market Fluency
Gallery Operations
Collection Management
Event Production
Visual Merchandising
Creative Direction
Archival Research
Adobe Creative Suite
Artlogic
Archiving 


Exhibitions
DIY GRRRL: Constructing, Disrupting, and Reclaiming Girlhood in the 1990s
80WSE Gallery, NYU
2025 – 2026

Melbourne Art Fair
Sophie Gannon Gallery
2024

Sydney Contemporary 
Michael Reid Gallery
2023





AwardsSelected to present thesis research at the Annual Richard Martin Symposium
NYU Steinhardt
2025






Last Updated 24.10.31