ABOUT

JOSEPH CHARLES VIOLAis a Manhattan-born, New Jersey-raised casting director, mother agent, stylist, photographer and creative director, among other things. Their work spans across a broad range of mediums as an exploration of self, community, connection, and collaboration through a queer lens.

AWARDS, ACCOLADES + RECOGNITIONS

OFFICE MAGAZINEISSUE 17 COVER- CALVIN KLEIN COLLABORATION

A cover, 12-page spread and interviewfor Issue 17 in collaboration with Calvin Klein.

BRITISH FASHION COUNCIL AWARDS- NEW WAVE: CREATIVES 2021

“A list of the fifty most innovative and inspiring young creative talents from around the world.”

SUBMISSION BEAUTYINTERVIEW

“A new crop of independent model agencies, casting directors, and agents are now changing the landscape of what beauty looks like and it’s creating a ripple effect that has been felt across the landscape of the industry. Submission Beauty explores what’s going on with casting agent Joseph Charles Viola.”

CASTING SELECTIONS

[ADVERTORIAL] THOM BROWNE- 'FOOTBALL CAMPAIGN 2021' BY ANDREW JACOBS

[ADVERTORIAL]OFFICE MAGAZINE- ‘MERMAID AVENUE: OFFICE x SLAMJAM’ BY JESPER LUND

[COVER] BUFFALO ZINE- 'LOEWE SS22 SPECIAL' BY TORSO SOLUTIONS

[COVER] EXHIBITION MAGAZINE- 2021 CALENDAR BY PARKER WOODS

*[COMMERCIAL] CANON- IVY PRINTER COMMERCIAL DIRECTED BY SALLY TRAN

*[COMMERCIAL] PAYPAL - LIFESTYLE CAMPAIGN 2023

*[COMMERCIAL] SCENTBIRD - REBRAND CAMPAIGN BY DANILO HESS

[EDITORIAL] BUFFALO ZINE- ‘AN AMERICAN FAMILY’ BY DANIELLE LEVITT

[EDITORIAL] BUFFALO ZINE- ‘BUFFALO DOES IT x GCDS’ BY RICHIE TALBOY

[EDITORIAL] GRAZIA CHINA- ‘LET ME GROW' BY SHXPIR

[EDITORIAL] HARPER’S BAZAAR CHINA- BALENCIAGA SPECIAL

[EDITORIAL] L’OFFICIEL USA- ‘DECODING DRESS' BY RICHIE TALBOY

[EDITORIAL] NUMÉRO BERLIN- ‘MAZE OF CONSCIOUSNESS' BY DANNY LIM

[EDITORIAL] OFFICE MAGAZINE- ‘SHE’S NOT A GIRL WHO MISSES MUCH’ BY ROBERT LINDHOLM

[EDITORIAL] OFFICE MAGAZINE- ‘PAUL SMITH SS22 SPECIAL’ BY TILL JANZ

[EDITORIAL] OFFICE MAGAZINE- ‘I’VE BEEN LOOKING FOR MY SAVIOR’ BY MARK LUCKASAVAGE

[EDITORIAL] PHOSPHENES- ‘AS YOU ARE' BY KEVIN BUITRAGO

[LOOKBOOK] VERA WANG- HAUTE BRIDAL 2023

[MUSIC VIDEO] BIG DUMB BABY- ‘HAIRCUT’ DIRECTED BY JOSEPH CHARLES VIOLA AND MATT SPARKS

[MUSIC VIDEO] TIERRA WHACK- ‘STAND UP’ DIRECTED BY POWERED BY WIND

[RUNWAY] ELENA VELEZ FALL/WINTER '22

[RUNWAY] ELENA VELEZ SPRING/SUMMER '22

[RUNWAY] SANDY LIANG SPRING/SUMMER '20

STYLING SELECTIONS

[ADVERTORIAL] SYRO SHOES - TINA + KITTEN HEEL DROP CAMPAIGN

[COMMISSION] BUSINESS OF FASHION- ‘THE BUSINESS OF CASTING QUEER MODELS’

[COMMISSION] VOGUE WORLD, MAGNUM PHOTOS - ‘WITNESS THE QUEER REVOLUTION CHANGING NY FASHION…’

[COVER] GAY TIMES- KIM PETRAS‘SUMMER OF PRIDE 2019’

[EDITORIAL] INTERVIEW MAGAZINE- ‘100 GECS IS AN EVERYTHING BAND THAT ISN’T FOR EVERYONE’

[EDITORIAL] INTERVIEW MAGAZINE- ‘THE CONTROLLED CHAOS OF MADELINE HOLLANDER’

[EDITORIAL] INTERVIEW MAGAZINE- ‘PRESLEY OLDHAM AND COLE ESCOLA ON WIGS, STATE FAIRS, AND BIG SOUPS’

[EDITORIAL] INTERVIEW MAGAZINE- ‘YES, WE’RE STILL DRESSING UP FOR HALLOWEEN [WITH LOU DALLAS]’

[EDITORIAL] NOTION MAGAZINE- ‘TWISTED: RICO NASTY’

[EDITORIAL] PURPLE FASHION MAGAZINE- ‘PURPLE PRESENTS: NEW PANDEMICS SS21’

[PERSONAL WORK]FISH BY JACK MAFFUCCI

*ALL CREDITS ARE HYPERLINKS UNLESS UNRELEASEDCONT

PHOTOGRAPHY

[COMMISSION] KUM & GO x HOMOCO- PRIDE 2021 DOCUMENTARY

[EDITORIAL] VOGUE ITALIA- WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO SHOW YOU AROUND?

[EDITORIAL] VOGUE ITALIA- GIVE GOOD HEAD

[PERSONAL] PORTFOLIOAVAILABLE UPON REQUEST (2011 - PRESENT)

PHOTOJOURNALISM + WRITING

OFFICE MAGAZINE- ‘...JONAH HILL MAKES HIS DIRECTORIAL DEBUT…MID90s.’

OFFICE MAGAZINE- ‘CASS BIRD’S BEDROOM: INSIDE THE PHOTOGRAPHER’S INTIMATE EXHIBITION.

OFFICE MAGAZINE- ‘LUAR FW18: A FASHIONABLE FUCK-YOU TO THE TRADITIONAL NOTION OF FEMININITY.’

OFFICE MAGAZINE- 'CATACOUSTIC FLESH: SEARCHING FOR…JUPITER WITH DANCER KIANÍ DEL VALLE.’

OFFICE MAGAZINE- ‘NYC DYKE MARCH: HOW TO BE PROUD, AND BE PROTESTING.’

OFFICE MAGAZINE- ‘SNAIL MAIL, ON THE BRINK: 19-Y-O LINDSEY JORDAN...ON HER DEBUT ALBUM 'LUSH.''

OFFICE MAGAZINE- ‘HOP ALONG: MEET THE PHILLY FOUR-PIECE…REFRESHINGLY GRITTY FOLK-ROCK.’

OFFICE MAGAZINE- ‘UNSOLICITED ADVICE FROM HALEY DAHL: WORDS OF WISDOM THROUGH…BLUE VOMIT.’

OFFICE MAGAZINE- 'LIAM LITTLE'S SURREAL WORLD: MODEL AND PAINTER TALKS ABOUT HIS BEGINNINGS...’

OFFICE MAGAZINE- ‘HOMIC:A QUEER AMERICAN DREAM’

MANAGEMENT + SCOUTING

CAMPAIGNS- VALENTINO, YSL, JW ANDERSON, MARNI, MARC JACOBS, BALENCIAGA, BURBERRY, HELMUT LANG, R13, CALVIN KLEIN, NARS, HAUS LABS, SAVAGE x FENTY, LEVI’S, CONVERSE, ADIDAS, REEBOK, PROSE…

COVERS- T MAGAZINE, M DU MONDE, MARFA JOURNAL, DUST, BUFFALO ZINE, OFFICE MAGAZINE, KALEIDOSCOPE, THE WOW MAG, MANIFESTO, DAILY THINGS JOURNAL…

EDITORIALS- VOGUE USA, T MAGAZINE, PURPLE FASHION MAGAZINE, DOCUMENT JOURNAL, INTERVIEW MAGAZINE, THE TRAVEL ALMANAC, HIGH SNOBIETY, RE-EDITION, REPLICA MAN, ANoTHER MAG, BUFFALO ZINE, SSAW, i-D, GQ…

RUNWAY- LOUIS VUITTON, MIU MIU, YSL, BALENCIAGA, LACOSTE, PROENZA SCHOULER, JACQUEMUS, THE ROW, ECKHAUS LATTA, ZEGNA, CHARLES JEFFREY LOVERBOY, PALM ANGELS, MARC JACOBS, LUAR…

PRODUCTION, CREATIVE DIRECTION, + MISC.

[COMMISSION] BIG DUMB BABYEP + SINGLE COVERS

[DIRECTION + PROUDCTION]- ‘HAIRCUT’ BY BIG DUMB BABY MUSIC VIDEO

[EDITORIAL] INTERVIEW MAGAZINE- ‘YES, WE’RE STILL DRESSING UP FOR HALLOWEEN [WITH LOU DALLAS]’

[EDITORIAL] OFFICE MAGAZINE- ‘A NOTE FROM WILLY [CHAVARRIA]’

[LOOKBOOK] LORDELE#003

[LOOKBOOK] LORDELE#002

[PERSONAL WORK]NEW DIVINE FEMININE BY JACK MAFFUCCI

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

STYLING ASSISTANCE- SIMON RASMUSSEN, LOUISE BORCHERS, CAITLAN HICKEY, KRISTI KRUSER…

CASTING ASSISTANCE- CODY CHANDLER, SALOME OGGENFUS, GERALDINE BARÓN, SYDNEY BOWEN, MADELEINE ØSTLIE, WOJTEK SZAULINSKI, RICKY MICHIELS, MARK AGUILAR…

PR PLACEMENT- DAZED, i-D, NY MAG, OFFICE, HUNGER…

ACTING- ALDER, STANISLAVSKI, MEISNER, EMC CANDIDATE…

VOICE- SPOKEN + SUNG, VOCAL STYLINGS, REPERTOIRE…

MOVEMENT DIRECTION + DANCE- BALLET, JAZZ, TAP, GAGA, MODERN, LECOQ, ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE, VIEWPOINTS, ALLI ROSS, CHRIS WEBB, MICHELLE CHASSÉ, FRANTIC ASSEMBLY, GIBNEY 280…

EDUCATION

SUNY, PURCHASE COLLEGE 2015 - 17

THE BOSTON CONSERVATORY 2013 - 15