After a nationwide search for a new director and CEO of the San José Museum of Art , the museum’s board of trustees has named Jeremiah Matthew Davis as Sayre Batton ’s successor.

Davis comes to San José from Oklahoma Contemporary , a non-collecting museum with a focus on living artists, located in Oklahoma City. He has worked there for nearly nine years as artistic director, then director, and most recently as director emeritus. He will start at the SJMA on Oct. 1, 2025.

“We are especially excited about Jeremiah’s passion for education and community engagement,” SJMA Board Co-President Tammy Kiely stated in today’s announcement. “At Oklahoma Contemporary, he not only expanded the museum’s education initiatives but also launched interdisciplinary partnerships that introduced innovat

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