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SF CAMERAWORK BENEFIT AUCTION 2021
September 14 - 28, 2021
ABOUT THE AUCTION
The SF Camerawork Benefit Auction 2021: The Roof is on Fire will take place online with Artsy September 14 - 28th.
This year’s auction features 72 works by some of the world’s leading photographers and many of photography's most exciting emerging artists.
The auction will honor Chris Johnson, a visionary artist and long-standing driving force in the San Francisco Bay Area community. Johnson is Professor and Chair of the Photography Program at California College of the Arts (CCA) and served a transformative role in the life of SF Camerawork as its Board President from 1983 to 1987. SF Camerawork is thrilled to pay tribute to Johnson for his years of service and for the illuminating, exemplary ways in which his life’s work epitomizes the role of the artist as educator, collaborator, and advocate.
Over its 47-year history, SF Camerawork’s mission and programs have been dedicated to offering local artists early career opportunities toward the creation of their important work. This year's Benefit Auction raises crucial funds that directly support image makers, with contributing artists receiving up to 50% of the sale price for their works.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Online Event: Philip Brookman of the National Gallery of Art on
“Gordon Parks: The New Tide, Early Work, 1940-50”
Saturday, September 11, 2021
10:00 – 11:30 AM PDT
*Gold level members and above
Online Event: Hopin Auction Launch Party & Artists Showcase
Tuesday, September 14, 2021
5:00 - 7:00 PM PDT
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Online Event: NFT Curated Artists
Friday, September 17, 2021
6:00 - 7:30 PM PDT
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Online Event: Auction Walkthrough & Coffee Discussion
with Executive Director Olivia Lahs-Gonzales
Saturday, September 18, 2021
10:00 - 11:30 AM PDT
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Online Event: The Roof is on Fire:
Artists Responding to Climate Change
Thursday, September 23, 2021
6:00 - 7:30 PM PDT
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Online Event: Creating a Photography Collection with
Alvin Hall & Rick Wester
Saturday, September 25, 2021
10:00 - 11:30 AM PDT
*Gold level members and above
Online Event: Honoring Chris Johnson,
Fund A Need & Closing Reception
Sunday, September 26, 2021
5:00 - 7:00 PM PDT
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All current gold level members and above will receive a special registration link to member events.
If you would like to join or renew, you can do so here.
Events subject to change. Registration links coming soon.
AUCTION CHAIR
Jonathan Calm, Assistant Professor Art & Art History, Stanford University
AUCTION HONORARY COMMITTEE
Randolph Belle, Owner, RBA Creative
Michelle Branch, SF Camerawork Board President
Adam Chin, Artist
Binh Danh, Assistant Professor of Art, San Jose State University
Rodney Ewing, Artist
Erika Gentry, Professor of Photography, City College of San Francisco
Annice Jacoby, Writer and Artist
James Leventhal, Director of Institutional Advancement, Congregation Rodef Sholom
Wendy Levy, Executive Director, Alliance for Media Arts And Culture
Darcy Padilla, Associate Professor of Art, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Sandra Phillips, Curator Emerita of Photography, SFMOMA
Mark Sabb, CEO, Founder of FELT Zine
Lewis Watts, Professor Emeritus of Art, UC Santa Cruz
AUCTION HOST COMMITTEE
FIRE - $5,000
Michelle Branch
Deborah Rappaport
HOME - $2,500
Wesley Mitchell
CHAIR - $1,000
Adam Chin
Katie Colendich
Drusilla Davis
Gene Dominique
Paul Klein
James Leventhal
Susan Malone
Doug Mandell
Sharon Tanenbaum
BREAD - $500
Heidy Braverman
Lyla Rose Holdstein
BUTTER - $250
Lindsay Albert
PARTICIPATING ARTISTS
Alanna Airitam
Wesaam Al-Badry
Johnna Arnold
Marc Alcock
Devin Allen
Chuck Anderson
Marcel Pardo Ariza
Johnna Arnold
Moyosore Briggs
Adrian Burrell
Jonathan Calm
Tammy Rae Carland
Alejandro Cartagena
Kennedi Carter
Kristiana 莊礼恩 Chan
Johnnie Chatman
Carlos Chavarría
Adam Chin
Sarah Christianson
Andrea Chung
Jennifer Colten
Christopher Colville
Nathan Cordova
Binh Danh
Janet Delaney
Gene Dominique
Zackary Drucker
Lalla Essaydi
Rodney Ewing
Larry Fink
Julia Fullerton-Batten
Andres Gonzalez
Kris Graves
Todd Gray
Jamil Hellu
David Johnson
Vikesh Kapoor
Jarod Lew
Ken Light
Michael Light
Kija Lucas
Danny Lyoin
David Maisel
Sean McFarland
Phillip Maisel
Aspen Mays
Forrest McGarvey
Wayne Miller
Bea Nettles
Kari Orvik
Mikael Owunna
Darcy Padilla
Marcy Palmer
Nigel Poor
Hasain Rasheed
Eli Reed
Christopher Russell
Sebastiao Salgado
Alessandra Sanguinetti
Ron Moultire Saunders
Quentin Shih
Donavon Smallwood
Tabitha Soren
Young Suh
Synchrodogs
Raven Trammell
Rodrigo Valenzuela
Lewis Watts
Adrian White
Gunayu Xu
Rana Young
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