Tamara Wootton Forsyth has been a vital member and leader of the Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) team for over two decades, contributing to its growth and success since 2000. Appointed The Marcus-Rose Family Deputy Director in 2018, she assumed the role of Interim Director in 2025. Over the course of her career, Wootton Forsyth has held a variety of key positions, contributing to collections, exhibitions, publications, and facilities management. Her leadership has been instrumental in the advancement of the Museum's strategic initiatives, including the development and implementation of the DMA’s current strategic plan and overseeing the Reimagining the DMA architect selection process, which culminated in the selection of Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos to redesign the Museum’s campus.
A driving force behind many of the DMA's most notable accomplishments, she has led the digitization of the Museum’s collection, reinstalled the Arts of Africa galleries, and overseen the construction and subsequent renovation of Eagle Family Plaza and the creation of the Paintings Conservation Studio. She also played a key role in bringing to life exhibitions on Jackson Pollock, Jean Paul Gaultier, Henri Matisse, and Mexican art in the first half of the 20th century.
Wootton Forsyth holds a Master of Arts in Art History from The George Washington University (1997) and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art History from the University of North Texas (1994).
2025–2026 Board of Trustees
Gowri N. Sharma, President
Sharon Young, Chairman
Sheryl Adkins-Green, Vice President
Nancy Carlson, Secretary
Daniel O’Grady, Treasurer
Sheryl Adkins-Green (Vice President)
Roheen Ahsan
Victor Almeida
William Atkinson
Chris Bancroft
Flauren Bender
Gonzalo Bueno
Lucy Burns
Nancy Carlson (Secretary)
John W. Carpenter III
Mary McDermott Cook (The McDermott Art Fund)
Bela Cooley
John Dayton
Erica Smith Denton (DMA Family Forum)
Jennifer Eagle
Walter Elcock
Jeffrey S. Ellerman (Former Chairman)
Brent English
Alana Fernandez-Sada
JoJo Fleiss
Arlene Ford
Kelli Ford
Joshua S. Friedman
Diana Gutman (DMA League)
David Haemisegger (Nasher Sculpture Center)
Jeremy Halbreich
Robert Hallam, Jr.
Ann Hobson
Darren L. James
Eric Johnson (Mayor, City of Dallas)
Fern Johnson
Gene Jones
Aasem Khalil
Max Lamont
Nicolette Lamont
Ken Lee
Todd Lemkin
Barbara Thomas Lemmon (Benefactor)
Carol Levy
Cristina Lynch
Venu Menon
Vipin Nambiar
Jessica Nowitzki
Jim Nugent (Office of Arts and Culture)
Daniel O’Grady (Treasurer)
Lucilo Peña
Adriana Perales
Andrea Perez (Legal)
Arthur Primas
Kelli Questrom (Benefactor)
Cindy Rachofsky (The Rachofsky Fund)
Howard Rachofsky (The Rachofsky Fund)
Katherine Perot Reeves
Nancy C. Rogers
Deedie Rose
Lizzie Routman (Foundation for the Arts)
John Runyon
Peggy Sewell
Gowri N. Sharma (President)
Amanda Shufeldt
Marcia Dunn Sobel
Gayle Stoffel
Kalu K. Ugwuomo, Jr.
Brena Ward (Junior League Dallas)
Clinton Warren
Laura Wise (DMA Junior Associates)
Sharon Young (Chairman)