Exit interview: David Campbell, Mona Senior Designer

After 10 years at Mona, Campbell reflects on his career to date and ponders what comes next.
A back and white photo of a man sitting at a table with his hands folded in front of him. He has dark hair, designer stubble and wears a dark, long-sleeved shirt.

David Campbell never meant to stay at the Museum of Old and New Art (Mona) for a decade. Nor did he initially see himself putting down roots in Tasmania when he first started as Mona’s Senior Designer in September 2011.

‘We do actually use other colours and we do actually use other fonts,’ he continued after a moment.

Having finished up at Mona a few weeks ago, Campbell expressed some regret about not being able to work on future projects in the design pipeline.

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Richard Watts OAM is ArtsHub's former National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, a Melbourne Fringe Festival Living Legend, and was awarded the 2019 Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize in early 2020. He received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association in 2021, and a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Photo: Fiona Hamilton. Follow Richard on Bluesky @richardthewatts.bsky.social and Instagram @richard.l.watts