Archives of American Art Gala

Thank you to everyone who joined us at the Gala this year! The Archives was thrilled to honor Alex Katz, Bank of America, and Adam D. Weinberg in recognition of their contributions as leading American artists and art advocates. We are grateful to our Gala Co-Chairs Karen Z. Gray-Krehbiel, George Merck, and Amanda Quinn Olivar, our generous supporters, and everyone who joined us at the Frick Collection.

The critical support provided by the Gala makes our work of collecting, preserving, and sharing essential stories and voices of American Art possible. Your contributions ensure that the past can shape our shared future. Thank you!

2025 Honorees

Alex Katz
Archives of American Art Medal

Adam D. Weinberg
Lawrence A. Fleischman Award for Scholarly Excellence in the Field of American Art History

Bank of America
Archives of American Art Medal for Philanthropic Leadership

Gala Host Committee*

Gala Campaign Champions
Karen Z. Gray-Krehbiel and John H. Krehbiel, Jr.

Gala Benefactors
Bloomberg Philanthropies
Barbara G. Fleischman
Martha J. Fleischman
Agnes Gund
Migs and Bing Wright

Gala Patrons
Maggie Adler
Yng-Ru Chen
Diane A. Fogg
Mary Anne and Gene Gargaro
Gladstone
KHR McNeely Family Foundation
Alexandra May
Michael Rosenfeld Gallery
Paula Cooper Gallery
Amanda Quinn Olivar
Roy Lichtenstein Foundation
Laura Bowne Whitman

Gala Friends
Alexandre Gallery
Ann Artschwager
Amy Berman and Dan Feld
Amy G. Bermingham
Valerie Carberry and Richard Wright
Castelli Gallery
Nicholas de Kwiatkowski
Dedalus Foundation
Elizabeth Duggal and Alain Taghipour
Nancy Hicks and George Henoch Shechtman
William H. John and Story S. John
Evelyn Day Lasry
Marsha Malinowski
Bridget Moore
Isabel Nazario
Amy Newman and Bud Shulman
Myrna & Spencer Partrich
Robert Thomas Bobins Foundation
Samuel W. Seymour
Richard & Ann Solomon
Lenard and Fern Tessler

*In recognition for their support of the 2025 Archives of American Art Gala.

For More Information

For more information on the Archives of American Art Annual Gala, please contact [email protected] | 202.633.7989

About the Annual Gala

The Gala is the Archives of American Art’s annual fundraising event celebrating American art and the important role the Archives has played in documenting and preserving the history of American art. Since the first Gala in 1984, the event has provided critical, unrestricted support while recognizing the accomplishments of its remarkable honorees.

To see previous Archives of American Art Medal and Lawrence A. Fleischman Award for Scholarly Excellence in the Field of American Art History honorees, please click below.

Past Honorees

Gala Planning Committee

Karen Z. Gray-Krehbiel, Co-Chair
George Frederick Mead Merck, Co-Chair
Amanda Quinn Olivar, Co-Chair
Yng-Ru Chen
Diane A. Fogg
Evelyn Day Lasry
Deborah Schmidt Robinson
Migs Wright

Photographs from the 2025 Gala

Photographs by Parker Calvert and Casey Kelbaugh // CKA.

From left to right: Karen Z. Gray-Krehbiel, Alexandra May, Amanda Quinn Olivar, Anne Helmreich, Vincent Katz, Alex Katz, Katherine Brinson, Richard Armstrong, Adam D. Weinberg, and Brian Siegel

From left to right: Maggie Adler, Oliver Jeffers, Devin Gordon, Yng-Ru Chen and Carla Shen

From left to right: Gala co-chair Karen Z. Gray-Krehbiel, Gala co-chair Amanda Quinn Olivar, and Director Anne Helmreich

From left to right: Richard Armstrong, Beth DeWoody and Lawrence A. Fleischman Award for Scholarly Excellence in the Field of American Art History Honoree Adam D. Weinberg

Archives of American Art Medal honoree Alex Katz accepting the award from Katherine Brinson and Director Anne Helmreich

From left to right: Rob Ritter, Archives of American Art Medal honoree (Bank of America) representative Brian Siegel, and Scott Rosser

Stephen A. Schwarzman Auditorium, Frick Collection

Nicholas de Kwiatkowski and Joan Quinn

From left to right: Josh T Franco, Jeffrey Meris, Elizabeth Jimenez, Jamila Robinson, and Maggie Adler

Table setting for dinner

Dinner in the Garden Court