Event Chair, Abigail Ross Goodman, SMFA Trustees and Governors, and President Chris Bratton welcome you to an evening celebrating renowned contemporary artist John Baldessari and supporting the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
2015 SMFA MEDAL AWARD GALA
SCHEDULE
MENU
6:30 pm
First Course
Cocktails + Silent Auction
Cucumber-Citrus Carpaccio
of SMFA Student Work
Fennel, Arugula, Radish, Grilled
Monday, May 18
Sharf Visitor Center
Meyer Lemon Vinaigrette
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
7:30 pm
Joel Gott Sauvignon Blanc
Ruth and Carl J. Shapiro
Dinner + Award Presentation
EntrĂŠe
Family Courtyard
Ruth and Carl J. Shapiro Family Courtyard Dessert Reception Sharf Visitor Center 9:45 pm Silent Auction Closes
Seared Atlantic Char Quinoa, Spring Vegetable Stew, Green Tomato Herb Salsa Gloria Ferrer Pinot Noir Dessert Chocolate Chip Oreo Brownie, French Macaron, Fresh Fruit, Mast Brothers Dark Chocolate Coffee + Tea
Photo by Heidi Slimane, 2011. Courtesy of the Artist.
SILENT AUCTION
ITEM 1 John Baldessari
The Medal Award Silent
The Intersection Series: Hand (With
Auction features artwork by
(With Four Other Persons), 2001
John Baldessari and 24 current SMFA students. Student artists receive 50% of the proceeds and 50% supports SMFA
Cigarette) Bottle, Buns/Astronaut Archival digital print on archival matte paper 19 x 12 15/16 inches Publisher/Printer: JAB Art Enterprises, Inc., Santa Monica, CA Edition of 7
scholarships and educational
Starting Bid: $7,000
opportunities.
of John Baldessari
Bidding closes promptly at 9:45 pm. Payment and pickup are located at the Huntington Avenue Entrance after the close of the Auction. Cash, credit card and check accepted.
100% donation courtesy
ITEM 2
ITEM 3
Nahid Khaki
Brian William Green
Face-Line #2, 2015
Passing Through, 2015
Ink on fabric
Inkjet print on rag paper
32 x 27 inches
Diptych
Starting bid: $900
11 x 14 inches Starting bid: $350
ITEM 6 Lucia Ravens Silver Lining, 2015 Mixed Media 22.5 x 48 inches Starting bid: $975
ITEM 5 ITEM 4 Adam Matak Hemenway Ornament, 2015 Rubber stamp drawing, ink and acrylic on paper 36 x 44 inches Starting bid: $1,200
Alexander Johnson Siesta, 2015 Oil on canvas 24 x 24 inches Starting bid: $1,200
ITEM 7
ITEM 8
Catrina Morbidelli
Robert Solomon
Tea Parties, 2015
IRVR ver 6 no 1, 2015
Acrylic on paper
Oil and wax on aluminum
28 x 42 inches
6 x 48 inches
Starting bid: $550
Starting bid: $900
ITEM 11 Anna Paul 105 Murdock, 2014 Acrylic and spray paint on canvas 48 x 36 inches Starting bid: $800
ITEM 10 ITEM 9 Pawel Przewlocki
Maxwell Goodknight Horizons, 2015 Concrete and charcoal on canvas
Deep Sleep, 2015
30 x 20 inches
Acrylic on panel
Starting bid: $700
39 x 39 inches Starting bid: $500
ITEM 13 Madeline Zappala IMG_9753.png and IMG_8406.png, 2015 Inkjet on plexiglass 11.5 x 17 inches 11.5 x 17 inches Diptych Starting bid: $350
ITEM 12 Gabriel Sosa Si Fuese Su Madre, 2015 Charcoal and oil pastel on paper 22 x 28 inches Starting bid: $400
ITEM 15 Xiaoxue Mo Bingli, Minute Man Historical Park, 2014
ITEM 14 Rina Ito Your Friends, 2015 Screenprint 11 x 11 inches Starting bid: $500
Chen Chen, Bunker Hill Community College, 2014 Digital print on matte 17 x 22 inches 17 x 22 inches Diptych Starting bid: $400
ITEM 17 Tianqi Lu
ITEM 18
Silent Song, 2015
Azita Moradkhani
Oil on panel 20 x 16 inches Starting bid: $300
Which Pair Are Yours?, 2014 Colored pencil on paper 15 x 19 inches Starting bid: $300
ITEM 16 Dennissa Young Project Gratitude: A Collaborative Thank You, 2015 Silkscreen prints 5 x 4 inches $50 for each set (Edition of 50)
ITEM 19 Alicia Alvisa Connections #2, 2014 Inkjet print 13 x 19 inches Starting bid: $225
ITEM 20 Cagil Hamandar G覺d覺k/Tickle, 2014 Animation 1920 x 1080 pixels Starting bid: $250
ITEM 22 ITEM 21
Anthony Young Ruffneck I, 2015
Philana Brown
Oil and hammer on panel
Supplant, 2014 Concrete, wire, spray paint; inkjet print
18 x 24 inches Starting bid: $700
Sculpture: 14 x 14 inches Photo: 11 x 17 inches Starting bid: $450
ITEM 24 Max Avi Kaplan Keeping Appointments, 2014 Polaroid 13 x 17 inches Starting bid: $200
ITEM 23
ITEM 25
Mallory Ketterer
Paul Zotov
The Leap, 2013 Pen, ink and water color 7 x 14 inches Starting bid: $300 Includes three self-published, illustrated books by the artist.
#AREYOUYOU, 2015 Durational performance Starting bid: $400
2015 MEDAL AWARD SELECTION COMMITTEE Chris Bratton, SMFA President Pedro Alonzo Lane Coburn-Alonzo Abigail Ross Goodman Barbara Cole Lee Jonathan Lee Joyce Linde Jen Mergel Al Miner Ethan Murrow Carol Noble Allison Salke Edward Saywell Joanna Soltan
2015 SMFA MEDAL AWARD PLANNING COMMITTEE Abigail Ross Goodman, Chair Marci Abbrecht Barbara + Theodore Alfond Lane Coburn-Alonzo + Pedro Alonzo Camilo Alvarez Brenda Bancel Lorraine D. Bressler Julie Callaghan Catherine Creighton Carol Daynard Laura DeBonis Fotene Demoulas
Erica Gervais Pappendick Lynne + Joe Goodman Marian Goodman Martin + Deborah Hale Lorie Hamermesh Jennifer Herman Jodi + Hal Hess Woody + Elizabeth Ives Susan B. Kaplan Barbara Krakow Lizbeth + George Krupp Barbara + Jonathan Lee Joyce Linde Jessica Lutzker Ann D. Macomber Beth Marcus Sandra Moose Ethan Murrow Robert Nagle Carol Noble Allison O’Neil Fischoeder Linda Pagani Susan W. Paine Katie Porter Judi + Tim Ritchie
PAST MEDAL RECIPIENTS 2014 Sarah Sze 2013 John Wilson* 2013 Glenn Ligon 2012 Lalla Essaydi* 2011 Susan Paine 2011 Will Barnet* 2010 Deborah H. Dluhy 2010 Omer Fast* 2009 Alex Katz 2008 Julian Schnabel 2007 Brice Marden 2006 Kiki Smith 2005 Jim Dine* 2004 Claes Oldenburg + Coosje van Bruggen 2003 Jeff Koons 2002 Robert Rauschenberg 2001 Ellen Gallagher* 2000 Mike + Doug Starn* 1999 Arnold + Milly Glimcher 1998 Esther Anderson* 1997 Nan Goldin* 1996 Ellsworth Kelly*
Rachel LoVerme Rosenfeldt Allison D. Salke
*SMFA Alumni
Maggie Gold Seelig Lori Sidman Karen Lee Sobol
The SMFA Medal is endowed through the
Jeannie Suk
generosity of Carol and Arnold Haynes.
Maria Taft Linda Waintrup Heather Wells Judi Rotenberg Ross Zuker + Edward Zuker
2015 MEDAL AWARD DONORS Great Benefactor Joyce Linde Ann + George Macomber Sandra Moose + Eric Birch Judi + Tim Ritchie Benefactor Marci + Todd Abbrecht Brenda + StĂŠphane Bancel Julie + Kevin Callaghan Fotene Demoulas + Tom CotĂŠ Jody + Tom Gill Lorie + Richard Hamermesh Jodi + Hal Hess Rita J. and Stanley H. Kaplan Family Foundation Inc.
Ms. Susan B. Kaplan & Nancy + Mark Belsky Phyllis Anina Moriarty Robert Nagle Susan W. Paine Erica Gervais + Ted Pappendick Patron Annette L. Born Karen Bressler + Scott Epstein Abigail Ross Goodman + Mark Goodman Martin + Deborah Hale Jennifer + Mark Herman Melville + Elizabeth Hodder Nicholas Hubby Woody + Elizabeth Ives J.P. Morgan Katie + Brooks Porter
Jeannie Suk + Jacob Gersen
Alvin + Barbara Krakow
Linda + Daniel Waintrup
Saundra B. Lane
Judi Rotenberg Ross Zuker + Edward Zuker
Barbara + Jonathan Lee Sondra + Norman Levenson
Sponsor
Faithful Flowers
The Acorn Foundation
Faith Michaels
Barbara + Theodore Alfond Barbara Alfond in honor of Abigail Ross Goodman
Alchemy Foundation Tedi + Marc Najarian Shelly + Ofer Nemirovsky
Robert L. Beal
Carol + Davis Noble
Lorraine D. Bressler
Linda + Alessandro Pagani
Margaret Burnham + Max Stern
Mary + Nick Philopoulos
John F. Cogan, Jr. + Mary L. Cornille
Robert + Ruth Remis
Jim + Audrey Foster
Chris Rifkin
Marjorie + Nick Greville
Michael + Karen Rotenberg
Susan Kohn + Phil Markell
Mr. + Mrs. Marvin G. Schorr
Richard + Nancy Lubin
Ann + Tom Schwarz
Anthony Lucas
Lori + Matthew Sidman
Jessica + Josh Lutzker
William S. Zielinski + Karen Lee Sobol
Demetra + Reza Taleghani
Sara Frances Zielinski
Anonymous
Alan + Ann Strassman Maria Taft + Todd Swanson
Contributor
Lisbeth Tarlow
Lucille Aptekar
Rosamond B. Vaule
Cathy + Larry Bennigson
Pamela + Peter Voss
Deborah Hill Bornheimer
Greg + Susan Zacharias
Nina Burr Alexi + Steven Conine Peter + Catherine Creighton Carol + Richard Daynard John M. Ellis Cathryn Griffith Joy + Douglas Kant David Kaplan + Naomi Alexandroff-Brest Karen Keane + Dan Elias Katherine Kirk + Malcolm Gefter
SPECIAL THANKS Peterson Party Center MFA Associates Ron Cowie Photography Standard Parking Port Lighting Stanhope Framers
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