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Happening Benefit Art Auction

May 20, 2015 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

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May 20, 2015, 7pm–10pm
Online bidding starts May 7 at paddle8.com/auctions/lace

SCHEDULE
7:00 PM
SILENT AUCTION AND COCKTAIL RECEPTION
Hors d’oeuvres courtesy of Tinhorn Flats
DJ set by TMO

8:30 PM
LIVE AUCTION

10:00 PM
SILENT AUCTION LAST LOTS CLOSE


HOST COMMITTEE
To support LACE at a higher level and enjoy a Preview Reception on May 17, contact Sarah Russin at sarah@welcometolace.org or 323-957-1777.

CURATORS
Lita Albuquerque
Erin Christovale
Ciara Ennis
Ed Gomez
LACE
Tom Lawson
Barry Markowitz
Amitis Motevalli
Bruce Yonemoto
HK Zamani

ARTISTS
Jasmine Albuquerque, Shagha Ariannia, John Baldessari, Judie Bamber, Jonas Becker, Walead Beshty, Marc Breslin, Cake and Eat It, Matthew Carter, Carolyn Castaño, York Chang, Michelle Chong, Young Chung, Brian Cooper, Dorit Cypis, Femi Dawkins, Danielle Dean, Sean Deckert, Brian Doan, Veronica Duarte, Owen Dubreuil, Martin Durazo, Nancy Evans, Shepard Fairey, Fallen Fruit (David Burns and Austin Young), Charles Gaines, Rashell George, Oren Giladi, Ed Gomez, Ken Gonzales-Day, Tm Gratkowski, Mark Steven Greenfield, Sherin Guirguis, Zeal Harris, Heyward Hart, Luis G. Hernandez, Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle, Ian Hokin, Evan Holloway, Salomón Huerta, Ashley Hunt, Jim Isermann, Coulter Jacobs, Ali Kheradyar, Gelare Khoshgozaran, Soo Kim, Olga Koumoundouros, Molly Larkey, Malaika Latty, Nery Gabriel Lemus, Susan Logoreci, Albert Lopez Jr., Barry Markowitz, Elana Mann, Daniel Joseph Martinez, Abdul Mazid, Mollie McKinley, Allison Miller, John Mills, Yunhee Min, Sarah Miska, Simone Montemurno, Hushi Mortezaie, Amitis Motevalli, Gary Oldman, Kaz Oshiro, Gina Osterloh, Corrina Peipon, Karl Petion, Sheila Pinkel, Lauralee Pope, Nancy Popp, Gala Porras-Kim, Monique Prieto, Jessica Rath, Marco Rios, Andy Robert, Ross Rudel, Ed Ruscha, Nathaniel Russell, Robert Russell, Jaime Scholnick, Natalie Smith, Adam Stamp, Stephanie Syjuco, Sara True, Devon Tsuno, Dani Tull, Jeffrey Vallance, Tam Van Tran, Mark Dean Veca, Michelle Weiner, Suné Woods, Samira Yamin, Andre Yi, Bruce Yonemoto, Liat Yossifor, Jenny Yurshansky, Liz Young.

HOST COMMITTEE
Kathie Foley-Meyer (Committee Chair), Tom Alexander, Hadley and Peter Arnold, Kit Baron, Kathryn Bise, Ian Brooks, Jed Cohen, Steven Dumas, Frederick Fisher and Jennie Prebor, Robert Galstian, Sarah Gavlak, Cambria and Howard Gordon, Mark Steven Greenfield, The Honorable Robert M. Hertzberg, Brown Johnson, Renata Kanclerz and Lisa Coleman, Lauren Kasmer, Jarl and Pamela Mohn, Tulsa Kinney, Juliet McIver, Joe and Janet Nunez, Sarah and Bill Odenkirk, Michael Perkinson, Paul Perkinson, Tom Peters, Marsha Ramos, Mark Sandelson, Carrie Stewart, Ryosuke Tsukioka, Linda Vallejo, Ida Villanueva and John Heisler.

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Bill Moreno, Chair
Jeff Cain, Secretary/Treasurer
Kenturah Davis
Melanie Edmunds
Kathie Foley-Meyer, Vice-Chair
Maureen Haines
Baret Lepejian
Margi Reeve
Sarah Russin
Jackie Sharp

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Paddle8 is the premier online collecting destination, presenting auctions of extraordinary art, design, jewelry, watches, and collectibles. Using innovative technology, Paddle8 has streamlined the collecting experience, combining the excitement and expertise of an auction house with efficient operational solutions and an international perspective. In addition, Paddle8 has partnered with over 300 non-profit organizations worldwide to present benefit auctions to our global community of 500,000 collectors, helping each organization expand its fundraising results. Paddle8 is funded by the investors behind Uber, Vimeo, Buzzfeed, Paperless Post, Warby Parker, and Bonobos, among others, as well as art-world insiders including artist Damien Hirst, art dealer Jay Jopling, and Matthew Mellon. paddle8.com

Filed Under: 2015-2019, Benefit, LACE Tagged With: 2015, auction, benefit, event, Happening Benefit Art Auction

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Looking for other ways to support LACE? Tickets starting at $25 for our 𝗟𝗔𝗖𝗘 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥 Artist Celebration next Thursday, September 25 are now on sale! You can also join us at the Supporter Preview beforehand where donors and contributing auction artists are invited to a private reception, which includes an intimate walk-through of Lauren Bon’s (@laurenmetropolis) personal work, for the first time for this occasion. Learn more at the link in our bio.
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Artworks + Artists in order:
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