Lois Oliver is an Art Historian with extensive experience as a Lecturer, Curator and Exhibition Organiser. She studied English Literature at Cambridge University, and History of Art at the Courtauld Institute, completing an MA in Venetian Renaissance Art and writing her doctoral thesis on ‘The Image of the Artist, Paris 1815-1855’.

She spent a decade working in museums, initially at the Harvard University Art Museums, before joining the curatorial team at the V&A and then the National Gallery in London, where she curated several exhibitions and contributed to major re-displays of the collections.

Currently Associate Professor in History of Art at the University of Notre Dame (USA) in London and a Visiting Lecturer at the Courtauld Institute, she lectures for arts organisations throughout the UK, and writes specialist audio interpretation for clients including the National Gallery, National Maritime Museum, Royal Academy, Royal Collection and Tate. She has appeared on a number of TV programmes for the BBC and Channel 5, as well as broadcasting on BBC Radio 3 and BBC Radio 4. Also a keen violinist, she plays regularly with orchestras including the Endellion Festival Orchestra.

Additional Interests

Teaching

• 2015/16 Visiting Lecturer, BA1 Topic Course
• 2014/15 Visiting Lecturer, BA2 Period Course
• Associate Professor, University of Notre Dame (USA) in London
• Course Tutor, Courtauld Summer School