The Bowdoin College Museum of Art has a new director.

Kevin Salatino, who has served as head of the print and drawings department at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, was named director on Friday, succeeding Katy Kline.

He begins his duties in Brunswick in August, according to a statement on the college's Web site.

Before joining the LA County Museum of Art, Salatino spent nine years as curator of graphic arts at the Getty Research Institute. He earned his bachelor's degree at Columbia University and a doctorate at the University of Pennsylvania.

He was named one of 10 outstanding curators from art museums and institutions across the United States selected for the 2009 Center for Cultural Leadership fellowship program.