Aaron de Mey

Aaron de Mey is a make-up artist from Tauranga, New Zealand.

Early life De Mey attended the Whitecliffe College of Arts and Design in Parnell, Auckland where he studied Fine Art. Shortly after, de Mey began working in the New Zealand fashion industry working on music videos, Pavement magazine, Levi's and with Helen Clark, the Prime Minister.

Career In 1997, de Mey left New Zealand for New York to become a freelance make-up artist. After just three weeks, he landed a job working with model Naomi Campbell for a 1997 cover of i-D Magazine. De Mey was then subsequently hired by François Nars as a freelance make-up artist.

De Mey has worked, as a make-up artist, with Mario Sorrenti, Patrick Demarchelier, Peter Lindbergh, Annie Leibovitz, David Sims, Paolo Roversi, Terry Richardson, Inez and Vinoodh, the late Corinne Day, Alasdair McLellan, Willy Vanderperre, and Tim Walker.

De Mey has also collaborated with fashion designers for advertising and runway clients including: Celine, Dior Homme, Comme des Garçons, Prada, Miu Miu, Giorgio Armani, Armani Privé, Emporio Armani, Givenchy, Rick Owens, Haider Ackermann, Vivienne Westwood, Alexander McQueen, YSL, Armani, Fendi, Rick Owens, Anna Sui, Marc Jacobs, The Row, and L'Wren Scott.

Aaron de Mey currently lives in New York and is represented exclusively by the Art Partner agency worldwide.