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This year, Southern Exposure is proud to present SHINE TOGETHER, an online benefit art auction and event reflecting the brilliance and brightness of our community.
On Friday, March 26, join us for a livestream event featuring silent and live auctions (led by esteemed Bonhams Auctioneer Aaron Bastian) showcasing over 125 pieces of gorgeous artwork from some of the Bay Area’s leading new and established artists, entertainment from local performers, and a joyful online gathering of the SoEx community. Join us in celebrating the continued vitality and radiance of experimental art in the Bay Area.
We each have our own light, and on March 26, we’ll shine together. Join us.
Registering now will facilitate your online bidding process. You'll receive real-time updates as other guests bid on the items you’re excited about. Don’t miss out – register today!
$250+ Host Packages
$150* VIP + Main Event Ticket
$0-75** Main Event Ticket
*Prices increase after March 12
**Main Event tickets are sliding scale. Your generosity is appreciated!
Thursday, March 18, 6:00 - 7:30 PM
Become a SoEx Auction VIP and your support for our groundbreaking and boundary-pushing programming can go even further. As a VIP ticket holder, you'll be invited to our online VIP Auction Preview, where you'll get to know more about the art and artists in our auction, have the first opportunity to “Buy-It-Now” for select works in advance of the main event, and enjoy delicious cocktails from True Laurel, delivered to you at home. You’ll also have the opportunity to make a private appointment to view the fully-installed show in our gallery in advance of the main event.
All host packages include early bidding & Buy it Now; in-person appointments; & specialty cocktails from True Laurel
Shine ($2,500): 10 VIP tickets
Dazzle ($1,250): 6 VIP tickets
Glitter ($500): 4 VIP tickets
Twinkle ($250): 2 VIP tickets
Sparkle ($150): 1 VIP ticket
$150* for a single ticket
$250* for a pair of tickets
*Prices increase after March 12
Glow ($75): 1 main event ticket; tote bag, sticker
Glimmer ($50): 1 main event ticket, tote bag, sticker
Glisten ($25): Purchase a ticket for $25 or more and receive a SHINE TOGETHER tote bag
Shimmer ($15): Purchase a ticket for $15 or more and receive a SHINE TOGETHER sticker
Friday, March 26
Online at soex.org/auction
March 17-25, 2021, In-person by appointment, and online
VIP ticket purchasers can make a private appointment to visit Southern Exposure’s gallery two weeks prior to the auction to preview the artwork. A virtual version of the exhibition will also be available online to all guests.
All acquisitions must be purchased in full. Each auction item is sold AS IS without warranty. Southern Exposure reserves the right to withdraw any item at any time before the actual sale. ALL SALES ARE FINAL WITH NO REFUNDS OR EXCHANGES.
•Pick-up: Artwork will be available for pick-up after the event. Auction winners will be notified to make an appointment.
• Shipping & delivery: If you are not local, we can ship artwork to you via an art shipping company. Shipping will be billed to you at cost.
Johnna Arnold | Miguel Arzabe | John Bankston |
Mark Baugh Sasaki | JD Beltran + Scott Minneman | Kim Bennett |
Leo Bersamina | Lisa K. Blatt | Lukaza Branfman-Verissimo |
Val Britton | Ethan Caflisch | Craig Calderwood |
Tammy Rae Carland | Courtney Cerruti | Jeffrey Cheung |
Takming Chuang | Holly Coley | Richard Colman |
Mary Conrad | Amanda Curreri | Ali Dadgar |
Demart Denaro | Gene Dominique | Chris Duncan |
Ricki Dwyer | Alicia Escott | Rodney Ewing |
David Fullarton | Renee Gertler | Alexander Kori Girard |
Jim Goldberg | Rebekah Goldstein | Matt Gonzalez |
Rea Lynn de Guzman | Diane Andrews Hall | Michael Hall |
Kristie Hansen | Jamil Hellu | Taraneh Hemami |
Dana Hemenway | Cliff Hengst | Scott Hewicker |
Lonnie Holley | Tanya Hollis | Sarah Hotchkiss |
Carrie Hott | Tania Houtzager | Sean Howe |
Hughen/Starkweather | Colter Jacobsen | Jason Jägel |
Chris Johanson | Eirik Johnson | David Kasprzak |
Bessma Khalaf | Sahar Khoury | Mary Anne Kluth |
Michael Koehle | Kris Lang | Noah Lang |
Evie Leder | Charlie Leese | Jason Leggiere |
Terri Loewenthal | Sarah Loomis | Kija Lucas |
Nathan Lynch | Whitney Lynn | Phillip Maisel |
Pablo Manga | Michelle Mansour | Kari Marboe |
Vanessa Marsh | Patrick Martinez | Alicia McCarthy |
Michael McConnell | Anne McGuire | Klea McKenna |
Tom McKinley | Jenna Meacham | Jim Melchert |
Masako Miki | Robert Minervini | Natani Notah |
Ramekon O'Arwisters | Yétundé Olágbajú | Sandra Ono |
Kelly Ording | Kari Orvik | Jennie Ottinger |
Erik Parra | Alison Pebworth | Keith Petersen |
Carissa Potter Carlson | Mel Prest | Genevieve Quick |
Tahirah Rasheed + Meryl Pataky | Rachelle Reichart | Kate Rhoades |
Meghan Riepenhoff | J Rivera Pansa | Grace Rosario Perkins |
Brion Nuda Rosch | Blaise Rosenthal | Byron Ryono |
James Sansing | Ron Moultrie Saunders | Azin Seraj |
Jenny Sharaf | Jennie Smith | Sarah A.Smith |
Chris Sollars | Nellie King Solomon | Chanell Stone |
Dharma Strasser MacColl | Charlene Tan | Sarah Thibault |
Simon Tran | Tara Tucker | Anna Valdez |
Jamie Vasta | Ben Venom | Andy Vogt |
Catherine Wagner | Hannah Waiters | Adrian Octavius Walker |
Amanda Walters | Lewis Watts | Deirdre White |
David Wilson | Jenifer K Wofford | Chelsea Wong |
Christine Wong Yap | Rochelle Youk | Minoosh Zomorodinia |
Altman Siegel | Anglim Trimble Gallery | Berggruen Gallery |
Black and White Projects | Rena Bransten Gallery | Rebecca Camacho Presents |
Casemore Kirkeby | Catharine Clark Gallery | The Compound Gallery |
Dolby Chadwick Gallery | Euqinom | Jack Fischer Gallery |
CULT Aimee Friberg Exhibitions | Haines Gallery | Hang Gallery |
Eleanor Harwood Gallery | Hashimoto Contemporary | Charlie James Gallery |
Johansson Projects | Gallery Wendi Norris | Paulson Fontaine Press |
Pt.2 Gallery | Romer Young Gallery | Jessica Silverman Gallery |
Patricia Sweetow Gallery | Traywick Contemporary | |
*Lists current as of March 9, 2021.
Robin Ducot |
Eric Rodenbeck & Santhosh Daniel |
Aaron Bastien & Catherine Foo |
Nicole Avril & Dan Gelfand | Michelle Branch | Rebecca & Vince Camacho |
Catherine & David Kevane | Micaela Heekin & Chris Hart | Rachel & Keith Petersen |
Stephanie Tuttle & Ramsey Walker |
Mary & Tony Conrad | Taraneh Hemami & Mohsen Emaminouri | Hope Maur |
The Mauro Family | Gay Outlaw & Bob Schmitz | Dan Toffey & Julia Harter |
Nilus De Matran & Jennifer Morla | Trisha Lagaso Goldberg & David Goldberg | Amanda Hughen |
Gallia Levy & Alfred Yan | Genevieve Quick & Thom Bruce | Vaughn Shields & Greg Elich |
Sharon Tanenbaum & Matty Person | Tracy Wheeler & Paul Rauschelbach | Jenifer K Wofford & Kyle Herbert |
Valerie Wade | Máire P. Walsh |
Jennifer Roy and Traci Des Jardins
Bonnie Bridges and Bill Banyai
Barbara Anderson Gallery and Framing | Chandler Fine Art and Framing | General Graphics |
North Berkeley Frame | Mark Ryan Fine Arts | The Painters Place |
San Francisco Art Framing Services | Small Works | Spot Design |
Sterling Art Services | Michael Thompson Framing |
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Nicole Avril, President | Jenifer K. Wofford, Vice President | Dan Toffey, Treasurer |
Genevieve Quick, Secretary | Rebecca Camacho | Taraneh Hemami |
Susan Krane | Olivia White Lopez | Marc Mayer |
Hope Mohr | Qianjin Montoya | Natani Notah |
Yétundé Olágbajú | M. Valentine | Máire P. Walsh |
Valerie Imus, ArtisticDirector and Co-Director | Margaret McCarthy,Executive Director and Co-Director | Sharmi Basu,Operations and Development Coordinator |
Anthony Russell, Lead Preparator | Stevie Sokolouski, Communications Coordinator | Simon Tran, Artists in Education Coordinator |
Minoosh Zomorodinia, Documentation Manager | Jazmyn Bryant, Programs & Exhibitions Intern | Megan Karanguktar, Community Arts & Development Intern |
Southern Exposure (SoEx) is an artist-centered nonprofit organization committed to supporting diverse visual artists. Through our extensive and innovative programming, SoEx strives to experiment, collaborate and further educate while providing an extraordinary resource center and forum for Bay Area and national artists and youth in our Mission District space and off-site, in the public realm. For over 45 years, SoEx has been a vital part of the Bay Area arts ecosystem, and your generous support of our auction will allow new, emerging, and experimental art to flourish in the year ahead.
If you’re unable to join us for our 2021 Benefit Art Auction, we invite you to support our work by making a donation. Your support of our work will keep innovative, experimental art alive in the Bay Area in the year ahead!