OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA.- Dr. Michael Anderson has been named director of curatorial affairs at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art. Anderson, previously curator of film and American art at OKCMOA, has curated the Museum Film program at OKCMOA and coordinated several high-profile exhibitions at the Museum including "Fabergé: Jeweler to the Tsars," "Warhol: The Athletes" and "Matisse in His Time: Masterworks of Modernism from the Centre Pompidou, Paris."

"Michael's academic credentials combined with his curatorial integrity and administrative acumen make him an ideal fit for this position and an important asset to the Museum" said E. Michael Whittington, President and CEO. "He has coordinated our most significant recent special exhibitions including 'Fabergé' and 'Matisse,' in addition to organizing several permanent collection exhibitions. His work will be featured in the catalogue for 'Matisse in His Time,' adding new scholarship on Matisse and his relationship to other artists of the early 20th century. I am delighted to have him leading this important OKCMOA division and congratulate him on this well-deserved promotion."

Anderson said, "Moving to Oklahoma to work for OKCMOA has been one of the best decisions I ever made. I have enjoyed diving into the rich and dynamic permanent collection at the Museum and connecting with the wonderful community here. My wife and I love living here, and I am honored to be selected for this position."

During his tenure at OKCMOA, Anderson has continued to develop the Museum Film program, scheduling the best in independent, foreign language and classic cinema. He acted as the coordinating curator for "Fabergé: Jeweler to the Tsars" and "Warhol: The Athletes" and is currently working on "Matisse in His Time," the most ambitious exhibition in the Museum's history.

Anderson has also been a leader in re-interpreting OKCMOA's permanent collection and has curated several permanent collection exhibitions including "Our City, Our Collection: Building the Museum's Lasting Legacy," "Posed & Composed: Portraits of Women from the Permanent Collection" and "The Modernist Spectrum: Color and Abstraction."

Anderson has taught film, video and history classes at the college level including at Yale University. Before attending Yale, where he earned his doctorate in history of art and film studies in 2013, Anderson earned a master's degree in Cinema Studies from New York University and a bachelor's degree in European Studies from Hillsdale College in Michigan.