Simon Kelly is curator of modern and contemporary art at the Saint Louis Art Museum. He has published extensively on 19th and early-20th century French art. Kelly's recent co-curated exhibitions include Millet and Modern Art: From Van Gogh to Dalí (2020), Paul Gauguin: The Art of Invention (2019), Degas, Impressionism, and the Paris Millinery Trade (2017), and Impressionist France (2014). He received an undergraduate degree from the University of Cambridge and a doctorate from Oxford University, where he also taught art history.
"""Monet/Mitchell doesn't present these equally brilliant artists in opposition to each other, it isn't 'Monet vs. Mitchell, ' this pairing allows both to be elevated-great athletes playing alongside each other, attaining new heights in the process.""--Chadd Scott ""Forbes"""