Elliott H. King is an internationally recognized authority on surrealism, with particular expertise in the art of Salvador Dali. He is a Professor of Art History at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia.

Dr. King is the author of 'Dali, Surrealism, and Cinema' (Kamera Books, 2007), the most comprehensive study of Dalí’s work in film, and co-editor (with Abigail Susik) of 'Radical Dreams: Surrealism, Counterculture, Resistance' (Penn State University Press, 2022). He has curated major exhibitions worldwide, including 'Dalí/Halsman' (Morohashi Museum of Modern Art, Japan, 2020), 'Dalí: The Late Work' (High Museum of Art, Atlanta, 2010), 'Frida and Diego: Passion, Politics, and Painting' (High Museum of Art, Atlanta, 2012), and 'Magritte: Reflections of Another World' (Baker Museum, Naples, Florida, 2019). His essays have appeared in catalogues for leading institutions such as the Centre Pompidou, the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Tate Modern, the National Gallery of Victoria (Australia), The Museum of Modern Art, the Hamburger Kunsthalle, and the Palazzo delle Arti di Napoli.

A founding member of the International Society for the Study of Surrealism (ISSS), Dr. King currently serves as the Society's President and as Reviews Co-Editor for 'The International Journal of Surrealism.'

He earned his B.A. with Honors, Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude, from the University of Denver his M.A. with Distinction in Dissertation from the Courtauld Institute of Art and his Ph.D. from the University of Essex.