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THIS MUST BE THE PLACE
This year at Southern Exposure, we’re celebrating our community’s strength and resilience with THIS MUST BE THE PLACE, our annual benefit art auction, now fully online! Our live auction, led by esteemed Bonhams Auctioneer Aaron Bastian, will be streaming live online and you'll be able to bid in real time on select items. Proxy bidding will be available for those with schedule conflicts.
From April 10-April 25, you’ll be able bid online or via text on over 100 pieces of gorgeous artwork from some of the Bay Area’s leading new and established artists. And on the evening of Saturday, April 25, we invite you to join the Southern Exposure community for an extraordinary online event celebrating and supporting emerging, boundary-pushing art in the Bay Area.
As we shelter in place, we can still come together. Home is where we want to be right now, and we're already there. Join us.
Register to Bid
When you register to bid, you’ll gain the ability to view the full auction catalogue, and to see each piece in gorgeous detail. 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.
Bidding is now open. Don’t miss out – register today!
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About the Auction
Make Your “Ticket” a Donation
As we move to a fully online event, we warmly encourage you to make a donation in the form of a ticket purchase, or RSVP for free using the code HOME. All are welcome; please join us.
Homebody $5
Hermit $10
Donate $10 or more to receive a THIS MUST BE THE PLACE sticker
Reclusive Goose $25
Donate $25 or more to receive a THIS MUST BE THE PLACE tote bag
Cabin Fever $50
Main Event Ticket: $75
- VIP Ticket: $150
Main Event Schedule
Saturday, April 25, 7:00 - 8:30 PM PST
online
7:00pm Gather-In-Place
7:30pm Live Auction
8:00pm Silent Auction begins to close
Featuring a participatory art experience led by Michael Swaine, entertainment from the SoEx community, and a live set by FELA KUTCHii
AUCTION RULES
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.
DELIVERY AND SHIPPING
• Delivery: We offer complimentary delivery if you live in the SF Bay Area, once the shelter-in-place ordinance has been lifted. Artwork can be picked up or delivered to your doorstep.
• Shipping: If you are not local, we can ship artwork to you via Fed Ex or an art shipping company. Shipping will be billed to you at cost.
Our Partners
Artists
Nick Ackerman | Morehshin Allahyari | Luca Antonucci |
Miguel Arzabe | Lisa Anne Auerbach | Chris Ballantyne |
Sadie Barnette | JD Beltran + Scott Minneman | Jennifer Brandon |
Lukaza Branfman-Verissimo | Craig Calderwood | Tammy Rae Carland |
Jeffrey Cheung | Takming Chuang | Richard Colman |
Randy Colosky | Amanda Curreri | Chris Duncan |
Ricki Dwyer | Alicia Escott | Rodney Ewing |
Joe Ferriso | Matthew Fisher | Mik Gaspay |
Renee Gertler | Matt Gonzalez | Michael Hall |
Kristie Hansen | Dana Harel | Nicole Hayden |
Taraneh Hemami | Dana Hemenway | Cliff Hengst |
Scott Hewicker | Tanya Hollis | Sarah Hotchkiss |
Hughen/Starkweather | Jason Jägel | Chris Johanson |
Bessma Khalaf | Sahar Khoury | Mary Anne Kluth |
Koak | Michael Koehle | Christina La Sala |
Stella Lai | Noah Lang | Jason Leggiere |
Kija Lucas | Nathan Lynch | Whitney Lynn |
Patrick Martinez | Alicia McCarthy | Anne McGuire |
Jim Melchert | Robert Minervini | Nancy Mintz |
Amy Nathan | Abner Nolan | Yetunde Olagbaju |
Sandra Ono | Kelly Ording | Deborah Oropallo |
Jennie Ottinger | Gay Outlaw | Marcela Pardo Ariza |
Erik Parra | Alison Pebworth | Keith Petersen |
Ben Peterson | Carissa Potter Carlson | Hayal Pozanti |
Mel Prest | Genevieve Quick | Felix Francisco Quintana |
Rachelle Reichart | Kate Rhoades | Clare Rojas |
Nathalie Roland | Brion Nuda Rosch | Blaise Rosenthal |
Byron Ryono | Gabriel Schama | Erik Scollon |
Azin Seraj | Jenny Sharaf | tamara suarez porras |
William Swanson | Taravat Talepasand | Charlene Tan |
Simon Tran | Ben Venom | Katherine Vetne |
Catherine Wagner | Adrian Octavius Walker | Brea Weinreb |
Deirdre White | David Wilson | Jenifer K Wofford |
Christine Wong Yap | Rochelle Youk | Minoosh Zomorodinia |
Gallery Sponsors
| Altman Siegel | Gallery Anglim Gilbert | Berggruen Gallery |
| Casemore Kirkeby | Catharine Clark Gallery | Dolby Chadwick Gallery |
| The Compound Gallery | CULT Aimee Friberg Exhibitions | Jack Fischer Gallery |
| Guerrero Gallery | Eleanor Harwood Gallery | Hashimoto Gallery |
| Charlie James Gallery | Johansson Projects | Gregory Lind Gallery |
| Paulson Fontaine Press | Pt.2 Gallery | re.riddle |
| Rena Bransten Gallery | Romer Young Gallery | Jessica Silverman Gallery |
| Traywick Contemporary | Upfor Gallery |
Host Committee
Here & Now
| Drusie & Jim Davis | Rachel & Keith Petersen |
Always & Forever
| Michelle Branch | Nicole Avril & Daniel Gelfand | Jennifer Morla & Nilus De Matran |
Anywhere & Everywhere
| Anton Stuebner | Jamie Alexander | Dan Toffey & Julia Harter |
| Ed Gilbert | Rebecca & Vince Camacho | Taraneh Hemami & Mohsen Emaminouri |
Then & There
| Amanda Hughen | Beth Gray | Gay Outlaw & Bob Schmitz |
| Julia & Philipp Pfeiffenberger | Jenifer K Wofford & Kyle Herbert | Máire P. Walsh |
| Marjaneh Moghimi | Trisha Lagaso Goldberg & David Goldberg | Vivian Dwyer |
Business Sponsors
| NICOLEHOLLIS | Fichelson Real Estate | KITCHENTOWN |
| Noise Pop | Norris Communications | Park Life |
Individual Sponsors
Miegan Riddle & Charles Zedlewski
Sonya Yu & Zachary Lara
Framing Sponsors
| Barbara Anderson Gallery and Framing | Chandler Fine Art and Framing | General Graphics |
| Mark Ryan Fine Arts | The Painters Place | San Francisco Art Framing Services |
| Small Works | Spot Design | Sterling Art Services |
Fine Food & Beverage Sponsors
| Acme Bread Company | Arizmendi | Atlas Café |
| Black Spring Coffee Company | Brenda's French Soul Food | Cafe Zoetrope |
| Craftsmen and Wolves | Dandelion Chocolate | Delfina Restaurant Group |
| Dynamo Donuts | Fort Point Beer Company | Gus's Market |
| J. Lohr | Marigold SF | Mission Chinese |
| Outer Orbit | Rainbow Grocery | Rosenblum Cellars |
| Salumeria | Tartine Bakery (Valencia) | Topo Chico |
| Trader Joe’s | Trick Dog Bar | True Laurel |
| Wave Soda | Wise Sons Deli | Z Cioccolato |
| Zero Zero |
Thank You to All Our In-Kind Sponsors
We want to take this opportunity to encourage you to support these businesses in whatever appropriately social-distanced way that you can – order delivery, buy gift cards, schedule a private event for later in the year – anything that will reciprocate and pay forward their incredible generosity!
Board of Directors
| Nicole Avril President | Jenifer K Wofford Vice President | Dan Toffey Treasurer |
Julia Pfeiffenberger Secretary | Rebecca Camacho | Taraneh Hemami |
| Máire P. Walsh |
Staff
| Valerie Imus Artistic Director 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 | Anisa Esmail Intern | Alina Celik Intern |
About Southern Exposure
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.
