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2026 CAMH PARTY Annual Benefit & Art Auction logo

Saturday            April 25, 2026   7PM

5216 Montrose Boulevard 77006

2026 CAMH PARTY Annual Benefit & Art Auction background

Honorees and Co-Chairs

Honoring Sissy and Denny Kempner

Co-Chairs    Susie and Sanford Criner & Cece and Mack Fowler

Art Auction Items (19)

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#1005

Mario Ayala | Lowrider, Tumbado, TopsDrops, 2026

Value: $65,000 Live Auction
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#1010

Mel Chin | Recurring Pattern, 2026

Value: $40,000 Live Auction
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#1015

Joseph Havel | Untitled, 2024

Value: $30,000 Live Auction
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#1020

Page Kempner | Draft, 2025

Value: $7,500 Live Auction
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#1025

Paul Kremer | Siren 17, 2024

Value: $16,000 Live Auction
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#1030

Jason Moran | The shadow of whom, 2023

Value: $12,000 Live Auction
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#1035

Reynier Leyva Novo | Blind Painting #02 from the series Mnemosyne's Whisper. (Ambrose Powell Hill Jr., Richmond, VA, December 14, 2022), 2023

Value: $10,000 Live Auction
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Will Boone | True Lover’s, 2026

Value: $15,000 Silent Auction
$12,000 Current Bid
4 Bids
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#2010

Eli Greene | eyes, 2024

Value: $2,500 Silent Auction
$1,500 Current Bid
1 Bids
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#2015

Tomashi Jackson | Rule of the Rustics (Krista) (Limited Value Exercise), 2018

Value: $15,000 Silent Auction
$9,000 Current Bid
1 Bids

Art Auction Information

Terms and Conditions

Can’t attend the live auction? No worries—we offer proxy bidding! Email CAMH at fhosein@camh.org by Friday, April 24 at 5PM CDT. Complete a simple form with what you’d like to bid, and we’ll bid for you.

The auction maybe conducted as a live or silent event and CAMH reserves the right to modify the format. schedule or items at any time. 

All bids are binding. All sales are final. No refunds or exchanges will be provided unless required by law. Only the portion of the payment exceeding the fair market value of the item may be tax-deductible. Please consult a tax professional for guidance.

Shipping is the responsibility of the buyer. All works will be shipped from CAMH. An option to schedule a time to pick up the artworks will be made available.

For questions regarding the Auction, please contact, Faye Hosein | fhosein@camh.org | 713.284.8260

Contributing galleries & donors

ART AUCTION PARTICIPATING ARTIST

Mario Ayala

Will Boone

Mel Chin

Francesca Fuchs

Eli Greene

Joseph Havel

Tomashi Jackson

Page Kempner

Paul Kremer

Lisa Lapinski

Jason Moran

Reynier Leyva Novo

Gerardo Rosales

Julie Speed

Sarah Sudhoff

Randy Twaddle

Nari Ward

Carrie Mae Weems

CONTRIBUTING GALLERIES & DONORS 

David Kordansky Gallery

Josh Pazda Hiram Butler

Inman Gallery

Karma

Kristina Kite

Poppi Georges Massey

Lehmann Maupin

Luhring Augustine

Moody Gallery

Regards

Sicardi Ayers Bacino

Tilton Gallery

SPECIAL THANKS TO

Ruth Mason Mauldin, Charity Auctioneer

CAMH PARTY Sponsors

CAMH thanks the following supporters for their generosity:

Visionary

Marley Lott / Beverly and Howard Robinson

Aficionado 

Anonymous

H-E-B

Fayez Sarofim & Co.

Susie and Sanford Criner / Cece and Mack Fowler

Sissy and Denny Kempner

Louise Jamail / Mary Ann and Mark Miller / Ruth Dreessen and Tom Van Laan

Elisa and Cris Pye / Leslie and Shannon Sasser

Cindy and David Fitch / Fan and Peter Morris / 

Emily Todd

Champion

Eddie and Chinhui Allen

Kerry Inman and Denby Auble / Mary and Marcel Barone

Mary and Bernardino Arocha / Jereann Chaney

Melanie Lawson and John Guess

Sara Dodd-Denton and Will Denton / Carmen and John Knapp

Dr. Penelope and Lester Marks

Poppi Massey

Kate Criner Bellin / Katharine Barthelme Frank and Shane Frank / Catherine and Bruce McDonald

Paula Daly / Lisa Rich and John McLaughlin

Mary Kempner / Page Kempner and Chris Johns-Krull / Elizabeth and Grant McFarland / Leila Kempner and James McWilliams

Dillon Kyle and Sam Lasseter / Betty Moody

Courtney and Christopher Sarofim 

Amy and Blair Garrou / Katherine and Justin Smith

Leigh and Reggie Smith

Bank of Texas

Innovator 

Liz and Steve Crowell

Katy and Mike Casey / Mr. and Mrs. James Kempner II

Jeanne and Mickey Klein

Lauren Rottet

Danielle S. O’Bannon / Stephanie and Jackson Smith

Robin and Sandy Stuart

Nina and Michael Zilkha

Enthusiast

Mr. and Mrs. JB Fairbanks

Laura Morris Walls and Rob Walls

David Anderson, III

Mara and Erick Calderon

Kimberly Bowron and Adam Carte

Bellows Construction

Paola and Arturo Creixell

Kimberly Cutchall and Matt Henneman

Garrison Jones and Cortney Robinson Jones

Brian Kapiloff

Kirby Liu and Chris McCarthy

Cabrina and Steven Owsley

Alexandra and David Pruner

Aliyya and Herman Stude

Elizabeth and Barry Young

The Moffett Philanthropic Fund

Jo and Jim Furr

Glen Gonzalez

Mark Wawro and Melanie Gray

Phoebe and Bobby Tudor

Judy Nyquist

Milton Townsend

Kristy and Chris Bradshaw

Forney Construction

Helen Runnels Dubois

Henry and Jean May Foundation

Wendy and Mavis Kelsey

Katherine and David Miller 

Matthew and Kristen Loden

Ellen Susman

Adler Foundation

Stephen Fox

Thomas I. Jackson

Host Committee

CAMH would like to extend our sincere gratitude to the Host Committee for being early advocates of CAMH PARTY:

Gail and Louis Adler

Veronika and Marc Adler

Eddie and Chinhui Allen

Nancy Allen

David Anderson, III

Mary and Bernardino Arocha

Kerry Inman and Denby Auble

Allison and David Ayers

Mary and Marcel Barone 

Kate Criner Bellin

Mara and Erick Calderon

Katy and Mike Casey

Jereann Chaney

Kathleen Huggins Clark and Bob Clark

Greg Fourticq and John Cone

Paola and Arturo Creixell

Liz and Steve Crowell

Paula Daly

Sara Dodd-Denton and Will Denton

Annie and Campbell Eifler

Mr. and Mrs. JB Fairbanks

Cindy and David Fitch

Katharine Barthelme Frank and Shane Frank

Jo and Jim Furr

Amy and Blair Garrou

Johanne and Joseph Gatto

Fredericka Hunter and Ian Glennie

Donald Moffett and Robert Gober

Glen Gonzalez

Melanie Lawson and John Guess

Douglas Baxter and Brian Hastings

Rachel Hecker

Kimberly Cutchall and Matt Henneman

Lynn and Billy Herbert

Jamal Cyrus and Leslie Hewitt

Louise Jamail

Wendy and Mavis Kelsey

Jenny and Jay Kempner

Mary Kempner

Page Kempner and  Chris Johns-Krull

Jeanne and Mickey Klein

Carmen and John Knapp

Chris Knapp

Dillon Kyle and Sam Lasseter

Marley Lott

Isabel and Ransom Lummis

Dr. Penelope and Lester Marks

Poppi Massey

Libbie Masterson

Catherine and Bruce McDonald

Elizabeth and Grant McFarland

David McGee

Lisa Rich and JohnMcLaughlin

Leila Kempner and James McWilliams

Katherine and David Miller

Mary Ann and Mark Miller

Betty Moody

Fan and Peter Morris

Franci Neely

Evelyn Nolen

Scott and Judy Nyquist

Danielle S. O’Bannon

Cabrina and Steven Owsley

Betty and Bob Palmquist

Jessica Phifer

Elisa and Cris Pye

Franziska and Alexander Regier

Beverly and Howard Robinson

Lauren Rottet

Courtney and Christopher Sarofim

Leslie and Shannon Sasser

Katherine and Justin Smith

Leigh and Reggie Smith

Stephanie and Jackson Smith

Ann and Karl Stern

Matt and Alicia Strickland 

Robin and Sandy Stuart

Aliyya and Herman Stude

Dan Thorne

Emily Todd

Rebekah Johnson and Randy Twaddle

Ruth Dreessen and Tom Van Laan

Laura Morris Walls and Rob Walls

Elizabeth and Barry Young

Nina and Michael Zilkha

About CAMH PARTY

CAMH PARTY, the Annual Benefit and Art Auction for Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, raises support for exhibitions, public programs, and free admission. This year, CAMH is honoring Sissy and Denny Kempner, whose leadership, generosity, and vision have been instrumental to CAMH's vitality and growth. CAMH PARTY is Co-Chaired by Susie and Sanford Criner and Cece and Mack Fowler. 

Supporters of CAMH PARTY are invited to attend an Art Auction Preview Reception on Tuesday, April 21, 2026 from 6–8PM at Contemporary Arts Museum Houston in Brown Foundation Gallery.  Reception attendees will preview silent and live auction pieces and pre-register for bidding.

Access to CAMH PARTY is limited. For information about tables, tickets, and underwriting opportunities, contact Dawn J. Malone at camhparty@camh.org.