Dallas Contemporary has appointed John McBride as Interim Director and Jeremy Strick as Strategic Advisor. McBride, formerly Deputy Director of the Nasher Sculpture Center, will oversee daily operations, programming, and financial stewardship during a multiyear planning period. Strick, former Director of the Nasher and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, will advise on mission, governance, and curatorial programming. The appointments follow recent leadership turnover, including the departure of Executive Director Lucia Simek in December 2025.
This leadership change matters because Dallas Contemporary is a key noncollecting museum in the region, and the new team brings decades of experience from major institutions like the Nasher Sculpture Center and MOCA LA. The museum is using this transition to plan for long-term resilience, while continuing to present exhibitions such as "Francisco Moreno: Historia Sintética." The appointments signal a strategic effort to stabilize the institution after recent departures and a canceled exhibition, ensuring its continued role in showcasing contemporary art.