Olivier Meslay

Olivier Meslay is an accomplished art museum director and curator, currently serving as the Hardymon Director at the Clark Art Institute since August 2016 and as a Board Member at MASS MoCA since October 2016. Prior experience includes the role of Associate Director for Curatorial Affairs at the Dallas Museum of Art from September 2009 to August 2016 and positions at the Musée du Louvre from 1993 to 2009, where responsibilities included Chief Curator in charge of the Louvre-Lens Project and Chief Curator for British, Spanish, and American Paintings. Olivier Meslay began a career in the art world as an Associate at Galerie Charles et André Bailly from 1983 to 1991. Educational qualifications include degrees from Université Paris-Sorbonne, Ecole Du Louvre in Paris, and the Institut National du Patrimoine.