2026 Whitney Gala 
Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Honoring
Julie Mehretu
Fern Kaye Tessler
Adam D. Weinberg

Whitney Museum of American Art
99 Gansevoort Street

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Contact
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2026 Whitney Gala Benefit Committee

Co-Chairs
Judy Hart Angelo
Paul Arnhold and Wes Gordon
Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen and
     Marian Goodman Gallery
Jill and Darius Bikoff
Neil G. Bluhm and Kimberly Paige Bluhm
Jenny Brorsen and Rich DeMartini
Joanne Leonhardt Cassullo
Nancy and Steve Crown
Daniel DeVos and Pamella Roland DeVos
Salvador Espinoza and Jonathan Rozoff
Mr. and Mrs. Victor F. Ganzi
Katja B. Goldman and Michael W. Sonnenfeldt
Meg and Bennett Goodman
Susan and John Hess
Soledad and Bob Hurst
Sonia and Gaurav Kapadia
Ronnie and Michael Kassan
The KHR McNeely Family Foundation |
     Kevin and Rosemary McNeely
Miyoung Lee and Neil Simpkins
Stephanie March and Dan Benton
Brooke Garber Neidich and Daniel Neidich
Mike and Krista Nickols
Nancy and Fred Poses
Alice and Manu Sareen
Pete and Michelle Scantland
Anne-Cecilie and Rob Speyer
Fern and Lenard Tessler
Laurie M. Tisch
Diane and Tom Tuft 

Benefactors
Hearst

Patrons
Leslie Bluhm and David Helfand
Stewart Butterfield and Jen Rubio
David Cancel
Beth Rudin DeWoody and The Rudin Family
Judy and Jamie Dimon
Fairfax Dorn
Marcia Dunn and Jonathan Sobel
Lise and Michael Evans 
Sheree and Jerry Friedman
Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, and
     Gemini G.E.L. at Joni Moisant Weyl, New York
Gilman and Gonzalez-Falla Arts Foundation 
Neal Katyal and Joanna B. Rosen
Leonard and Terry Laufer Charitable Fund
Claudia Laviada and Carlos Rohm
Barbara and Jonathan Lee
Matthew Marks and Jack Bankowsky
Nancy and Howard Marks
Crystal McCrary and Raymond McGuire 
Julie and Doug Ostrover
The Rosenkranz Foundation
Chip and Burwell Schorr
Raphael Wertheimer
Ku-Ling and Evan Yurman
Barbara and David Zalaznick 

Supporters
Debbie and Glenn August
Bobbi Brown and Steven Plofker
Cardinal Four Foundation
Elizabeth J. Christopher
Paula Cooper Gallery
Laura and James DeMare
Gina Feldman Love and Steven Feldman
Randi and Bob Fisher
Patrick Healy
Stephanie and Tim Ingrassia
Karma
Tina Kim 
Chad Leat
Winston Lee and Cathy Ho Lee
Dana Su Lee
Jeffrey and Andrea Lomasky
Holly and Todd Lowen
Bernard I. Lumpkin
Catie Marron
Celeste and Anthony Meier
Michael Meldman
Miller Family Foundation
Jim Millstein
Gigi and Averell Mortimer
Diana Nelson and John Atwater 
Jane Dresner Sadaka and Ned Sadaka
Susan Small Savitsky
Jay Smith
David Solomon
Steven H. Tishman
Gordon VeneKlasen

Contributors
Stuart Ellman
Stuart Freedman and Carla Craig
Rachel and Drew Katz, Katz Foundation
Leonard Littman
Linda and Andrew Safran
Mindy Schneider and Dr. Michael Lesser
Marilyn and Jeffrey Tabak
Cathy and Steven Tabak
Paul J. Taubman

As of April 9, 2026