Dallas Museum of Art picks director wrapping up another institutional expansion to guide it through campus overhaul

""a leader with a proven track record in realising successful capital campaigns and sustainable organisational growth. He has shaped an ambitious vision for the Portland Art Museum and developed programmes that advance its cultural, civic and social role in the city and region. With this powerful combination of skills and expertise, we are confident that Brian is the right director to shepherd the DMA into its next era as a thriving institution with a growing collection that is more inclusive, more accessible and more reflective of the community we serve.""

""During his nearly two decades at the helm of the PAM, Ferriso increased the museum's endowment by $40m, more than doubled the curatorial staff and eliminated $7m in unfunded debt. During that time, the museum achieved international prominence as a co-presenting institution of Jeffrey Gibson's exhibition in the US Pavilion at the 2024 Venice Biennale. Ferriso also led a fundraising campaign that has brought in more than $140m for the construction of the museum's expansion and for its endowment. The expansion, designed by Hennebery Eddy Architects of Portland and Vinci Hamp Architects of Chicago, will connect the museum's two existing buildings and result in 95,000 sq. ft of new or renovated public and exhibition spaces.""

Brian Ferriso will begin as director of the Dallas Museum of Art on December 1, arriving less than two weeks after inaugurating Portland Art Museum's $111m expansion on November 20. Ferriso served as PAM director since 2006 and drove major institutional growth, increasing the endowment by $40m, more than doubling curatorial staff, eliminating $7m in unfunded debt, and leading a $140m-plus fundraising campaign for expansion and endowment. The Portland expansion will add or renovate 95,000 sq. ft and link two existing buildings. Ferriso will oversee a $150m revamp of the Dallas museum campus.

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