In Honor of Artist Alison Saar
and SJMA Visionary Award Honoree Adobe Foundation
Saturday, April 25, 5:30pm–midnight
Art + Cocktails • Dinner + Auction • Music + Dancing
Join us for a sparkling evening and help celebrate the San José Museum of Art as a Museum without borders, essential to creative life throughout the diverse communities of San José and Silicon Valley.
This not-to-be-missed event features an elegant dinner under the stars on the Circle of Palms Plaza, a live auction of cutting-edge contemporary art, and late-night dancing and drinks around the Museum.
All proceeds from the 2026 Gala + Auction will support the Museum’s acclaimed exhibitions and essential arts-education programs throughout Santa Clara County.
For information or to sponsor, please contact Development Operations + Grants Manager Natalie Sánchez Lewin at nsanchez@sjmusart.org or 408.291.5377.
Gala Chair
Nadia Ahmad
Auction Committee
Daniela Barone, Co-Chair
Geraldine Magarelli, Co-Chair
Kimberly Lin
Gala Committee
Toby Fernald
Lys House
Tammy Kiely
Robert S. Lindo
Suzette Mahr
Yvonne Nevens
Damon Richardson
Auctioneer
Robbie Gordy
Host Committee
Peter S. Cross
Toby + Barry Fernald
Tad Freese + Brook Hartzell
Diane Jonte-Pace
Tammy + Tom Kiely
Beverly + Peter Lipman
Geraldine + Marco Magarelli
Evelyn + Rick Neely
Yvonne + Mike Nevens
Marge + Ken Nissly
Damon Richardson
Dennis Rohan
Gayla + Walt Wood
About Our Honorees
SJMA Visionary Award Honoree
Adobe Foundation
The Adobe Foundation creates positive change through support for creative and digital literacy, social equity and opportunity, and active engagement in the communities where we live and work.
Alison Saar
Alison Saar’s artistic practice is a statement of material and spiritual reclamation that invokes the past as a means for reconsidering the present and future.
Sponsors
As of November 14, 2025
Luminary
Adobe Foundation
Tammy + Tom Kiely
Beverly + Peter Lipman
Yvonne + Mike Nevens
Champion
Casino M8trix
Tad Freese + Brook Hartzell
KPMG
Parker Family Foundation
Benefactor
Applied Materials
Peter S. Cross
Anneke + David Dury
Toby + Barry Fernald
Geraldine + Marco Magarelli
McManis Faulkner
Diane Jonte-Pace
Evelyn + Rick Neely
Marge + Ken Nissly
Damon Richardson
Dennis Rohan
Gayla + Walt Wood
Additional Support
Glenda + Gary Dorchak
Sarah + Denny North
Rahul Mathur
Special thanks to our corporate sponsors
Wine Sponsor
Official Wine Sponsor of the San José Museum of Art.
Support Today
Your 2026 Gala + Auction contribution will support the San José Museum of Art's mission to nurture empathy and connection by engaging communities with socially relevant contemporary art.