124 th ANNUAL STUDENT EXHIBITION
Women’s Committee Preview Party
Thursday, May 8, 2025
2025 HONORARY CHAIRS
Lauren and Andrew Addis
Lauren and Andrew have been active supporters of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (PAFA), with Lauren serving on the Women’s Committee since 2019. She is also the Founder of LAA Art Collective / Wayne Fine Art & Framing in Wayne, PA, where she leads the gallery in supporting regional artists through exhibitions, art advisory, and custom framing services.
Andrew is the Founder and CEO of R:SK Advisory, providing risk management and insurance brokerage services to families, businesses, and mission-driven organizations. Together, they have been long-time supporters of PAFA students, collecting works from the Annual Student Exhibition. The couple resides in Bryn Mawr and is committed to making a positive impact on their community.
Beyond their work in the arts, Lauren and Andrew are deeply engaged in philanthropic efforts across Greater Philadelphia, supporting organizations focused on youth development, community programming, and senior services. They regularly attend PAFA events, further strengthening their ties to the institution.
“Now in its 124th year, the Annual Student Exhibition stands as the longestrunning showcase of its kind—an enduring tradition that highlights the incredible talent and growth of PAFA’s emerging artists as they approach graduation. This year, we also celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Women’s Committee, whose unwavering support continues to champion these exceptional students. With great pride, we congratulate this year’s participants and look forward to witnessing their continued impact they will make in the art world for years to come.”
-Ashley Stewardson McGuinness, President of Women’s Committee
Women’s Committee
Preview Party and Art Sale
Thursday, May 8, 2025
Earliest entry 4:30 p.m.
The Annual Student Exhibition (ASE) serves as an academic capstone presentation and in its 124th year, the ASE is the longest-standing exhibition of its kind.
Through the ASE, student artists curate and install their own art in an esteemed, professional museum of the fine arts, and develop relationships with collectors by selling their work. Student artists retain 100% of the purchase price of each work sold, and the generosity you provide through sponsorships and tickets underwrites PAFA’s professional level student training programs and their public educational programs for students K through 12.
PAFA salutes Pia M.E. Halloran and June Marshall Smith, co-chairs of the Preview Party, and the entire Women’s Committee for their support of PAFA students on this their 75th anniversary.
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
128 N. Broad Street Philadelphia
Complimentary valet parking.
Exhibition open to the public May 9 through June 1.
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OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUPPORT
PREMIER
$25,000 ($20,000 tax-deductible)
• 25 Preview Party tickets with 4:30 p.m. entry
• 25 general museum admission tickets
• Invitation for 10 to Private Annual Student
Exhibition Tour and guided tour of the upcoming exhibition: William Villalongo: Myths & Migrations
• Invitation for 2 to Exhibitors Dinner with faculty and students prior to the Preview Party
• Sponsorship of 5 student walls
BENEFACTOR
$15,000 ($12,000 tax-deductible)
• 15 Preview Party tickets with 4:30 p.m. entry
• 15 general museum admission tickets
• Invitation for 10 to Private Annual Student
Exhibition Tour and guided tour of the upcoming exhibition: William Villalongo: Myths & Migrations
• Invitation for 2 to Exhibitors Dinner with faculty and students prior to the Preview Party
• Sponsorship of 3 student walls
PARTNER
$10,000 ($8,000 tax-deductible)
• 10 Preview Party tickets with 4:30 p.m. entry
• 10 general museum admission tickets
• Invitation for 10 to Private Annual Student
Exhibition Tour and guided tour of the upcoming exhibition: William Villalongo: Myths & Migrations
• Invitation for 2 to Exhibitors Dinner with faculty and students prior to the Preview Party
• Sponsorship of 2 student walls
PATRON
$5,000 ($4,000 tax-deductible)
• 5 Preview Party tickets with 4:30 p.m. entry
• 10 general museum admission tickets
• Invitation for 10 to a guided tour of the upcoming exhibition: William Villalongo: Myths & Migrations
• Sponsorship of 1 student wall
SCHOLAR
$3,500 ($3,000 tax-deductible)
• 4 Preview Party tickets with 5 p.m. entry
• 6 general museum admission tickets
• Invitation for 6 to a guided tour of the upcoming exhibition: William Villalongo: Myths & Migrations
• Sponsorship of 1 student wall
PHILANTHROPIST
$1,000 ($900 tax-deductible)
• 1 Preview Party ticket with 5 p.m. entry
• 1 Ticket to a Private Guided Tour of the upcoming exhibition: William Villalongo: Myths & Migrations
• Sponsorship of 1 student wall
CONNOISSEUR
$500 ($400 tax deductible)
• 1 Preview Party ticket with 6 p.m. entry
FRIEND
$250 ($150 tax deductible)
• 1 Preview Party ticket with 7 p.m. entry
YOUNG FRIEND
$100 (not tax-deductible) (35 and under)
• 1 Preview Party ticket with 7 p.m. entry
ANGEL
$500 or more (tax-deductible)
• Sponsorship of 1 student wall
• Does not include Preview Party ticket
WOMEN’S COMMITTEE
75 YEARS OF HISTORY
1950’s
The Women’s Committee was formed on April 12, 1950, at the request of Academy President John Lewis Frederick Lewis, Jr., and Director Joseph T. Fraser, Jr.
In October of 1950, the Women’s Committee held its first meeting and hosted their first event, a garden cocktail party on the grounds of Academy Summer School in Chester Springs.
1960’s
In 1962, the Committee hosted its first Annual Student Exhibition Preview Party. The purpose of the party was twofold: to raise funds for the Academy and encourage the sale of student works.
1970’s
The women assisted the Academy in raising the funds to restore the historic landmark building.
1980’s
The Women’s Committee hosted a block party in 1980 for the Academy’s 175th Anniversary, which was attended by more than 15,000 people.
In 1984, the Committee held an Auction and Gala to celebrate the opening of the Peale House on Chestnut Street.
1990’s
In 1990, members of the Women’s Committee sought a fundraising event that would introduce the Academy to a larger audience. The concept of an exposition and sale focusing exclusively on American art seemed a natural fit for an event to benefit the nation’s first school and art museum.
The inaugural USARTISTS was held in 1992, which included the USARTISTS Special Needs program, the first program at any national arts fair that provided touch tours for the visually impaired.
2000’s
In 2001, PAFA awarded the Founder’s Day Medal to the Women’s Committee. The same year, they pledged their largest gift of $500,000 towards the Academy’s Campus Capital Campaign which was fulfilled in 2006.
2006 was the first year the prestigious Women’s Board TravelScholarship was given as a prize at the Annual Student Exhibition.
PAFA WOMEN’S COMMITTEE
Celebrating 75 years in support of the students at PAFA
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Ashley Stewardson McGuinness, President
Keri Laign, Treasurer
Donna Marie Salvo, Secretary
Dorothy Mather Ix, Chair, Nominating
Johanna Sturm Chehi, Vice President, Membership
Pia M.E. Halloran, ASE Co-Chair, 2025
Lynn Lehocky, Chair, Travel and Tours
Georgianna W. Noll, Chair, Student Liaison
Janice Peck, Chair, Student Liaison
Katie Rhodes, Chair, Museum Events
PREVIEW PARTY CO-CHAIRS
Pia M.E. Halloran June Marshall Smith
WOMEN’S COMMITTEE
Lauren Addis
Andrea Alexanian
Heather Andrews
Linda Aversa-Caldwell
Virginia Baltzell
Ann Carpenter Benner
Diana H. Bittel
Julie Jensen Bryan
Amanda Burden
Kathleen M. Cannon
Diana Sinkler Clagett
Brittany Cook
Ximena Coriat
Kelly Culley
Marianne N. Dean
Julia B. DeMoss
Jill Durovsik
Bobette Leidner Fisk
Abigail Flannery
Geraldine Dietz Fox
Laura H. Gardiner
Roz Gibbons
Gale S. Gillespie
Susan Eaton Guill
Rosemary Hankowsky
Penelope M. Hunt
Catharine Ix
Connie Kay
Patricia P. Kermes
Maureen Lamb
Maxine Lewis
Sandra G. Marshall
Mary MacGregor Mather
Anne E. McCollum
Nicole McLaughlin
Sandra Mezzanotte
Marigrace Morris
Laura Morris
Karyn A. Mullen
Maggie Malone Murphy
Carolyn Nagy
Sandra L. Nesbitt
Leslie Newbold
Elizabeth O’Connell
Carmen Navarro Pelaez
Camille Peluso
Lauren Peck Rosenau
Rebecca Segall
Iris A. Shea
Mimi Snyder
Janis Strimel
Julia Ward
Robin H. Windt
Kathryn Quinn Wright
WITH THANKS TO OUR EARLY BIRD SPONSORS:
June and Hank Smith
Pia and Richard Halloran
Lauren and Andrew Addis
Ro and Martin King
Sandy and David Marshall
Johanna Chehi
Janice Peck
Jill Durovsik
Ms. Katie Rhodes
List complete as of March 6, 2025.
