Portland Art Museum names new director after 9-month search

Portland Art Museum names new director after 9-month search

Michael J. Anderson will lead the newly renovated museum following the departure of longtime director Brian Ferriso.

Portland Art Museum appoints a new director from Oklahoma City

Anderson succeeds Brian Ferriso, who left his mark on the museum with the opening of the new pavilion and redesigned galleries.

Michael J. Anderson appointed director of Portland Art Museum

Courtesy Portland Art Museum Michael J. Anderson has been appointed director of the newly-expanded Portland Art Museum (PAM). He will start his new position on 12 October. Anderson joins PAM from the Oklahoma City Museum of Art (OKCMOA) where he has worked since 2014, first as film curator and director of curatorial before becoming president and CEO in 2019. At OKCMOA, he expanded the museum’s film programme, curated more than 16 exhibitions, an…