12th Biennial Art Auction

April 29, 2014 12th Biennial Art Auction

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On Saturday, April 26, CEPA presented its 12th Biennial Art Auction. Coinciding with CEPA’s 40th Anniversary, the event featured artworks from 89 artists associated with CEPA and Big Orbit that were auctioned off live by Christopher Mahoney, Senior VP, Head of Photographs, Sotheby’s.

Our sincerest thanks go out to the many individuals who made the 2014 Biennial Art Auction our most successful auction to date:

Honorary Co-Chairs:

New York State Senator Timothy Kennedy & Katie Kennedy
Doctors Julio and Amy Alvarez-Perez

Auctioneer: Christopher Mahoney, Senior Vice-President, Photographs, Sotheby’s

Sponsors:

Hodgson Russ, LLP
Chiampou Travis Besaw & Kershner, LLP
Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria, LLP
Buffalo Spree Magazine

Dual Print & Mail
Dennis Wisniewski and Avenue Art & Frame
MIchael Helmicki and The Carriage House
Maura Crawford and Coco Bar & Bistro

City Wine Merchant
The Left Bank

2014 CEPA Auction artists Julian Montague and David Mitchell during the festive pre-auction reception
Inside the auction process as Auctioneer Christopher Mahoney administers absentee bids on Cindy Sherman's lot
Auctioneer Christopher Mahoney, Senior Vice President, Head of Photographs, Sotheby's
Birds eye bidding by collector John Fatta
Artist Deborah Jack's photograph on the block
Let the bidding begin!
Auctioneer Christopher Mahoney, Senior Vice President, Head of Photographs, Sotheby's takes the podium and photographs the crowd for posterity
Auction Chair and CEPA Board President Nancy J. Parisi addresses auction goers and introduces the auctioneer
Lauren Tent
lauren@cepagallery.org