2025 Benefit Art Auction
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts
724 S. 12th Street
Omaha, NE 68102
Omaha's biggest season for art is in full bloom!
Bemis Center’s Benefit Art Auction is Omaha’s premier celebration of contemporary art, attracting more than 1,500 established business leaders, emerging professionals, artists, and other movers and shakers in our region to the two-week exhibition and October 24 auction event. Proceeds support participating artists and help ensure Bemis Center's exhibitions, artist residencies, LOW END performances, and public programs remain free and accessible to all, year-round.
Tickets are on sale now!
Tickets include open bars, small bites, and lively entertainment from Crabrangucci, Omni Pleasures, and Dr. Webb.
Bemis members at the Axial level and above can purchase up to four discounted tickets (while tickets last) and members at the Core level and above receive two complimentary tickets. Explore more member perks.
Participating Artists
A
Joe Addison | Ekta Aggarwal | Heather Akerberg | Sara Alfieri | Amber Eve Anderson | Carlie Antes | Paolo Arao | Christopher Atkins
B
Anahita Bagheri | Jess Benjamin | Baylee Bennett | Margaret Berry | Sarah Bird | Erin Blayney | M. Blood-Anderson | James Bockelman | Jennifer Bockelman | Molly Routhieaux Braley | Hana Brock | Joseph Broghammer | Helen Brough | Amelia Broussard | Gregory D. Brown | Jenny Brown | Sally Jane Brown | Sandi Bruns | Dillon Bryant | Larry Buller | Jamie Burmeister | Erin Butcher | Celeste Butler | Ashley Byars
C
Casey Callahan | Joseph Carter | Madeline Cass | Katie Chin | Jewelya Coffey | John Cohorst | Evan Colbert | Zorica Colic | Angeles Cossio | Derek Courtney | Dan Crane | Austin Cullen
D
DARNstudio (David Anthone + Ron Norsworthy) | Shane Darwent | Hannah Demma | Peter Demos | Louise Deroualle | Stephen Dinsmore | Jack Doloszycki | Keegan Dunn
E
Michael eggman | Lori Elliott-Bartle | Jaden Estes Carlson
F
Fallen Fruit (Austin Young + David Allen Burns | Laurel Farrin | Beth Fein | Lara Felsing | Marcus Fischer | Elaine Fleck | Abby Fogle-Erickson | Francine Fox | Laurie Frick | Nancy Friedemann-Sánchez | Charley Friedman | Dana Fritz | Gonzalo Fuenmayor
G
Eduardo Gardea | Larry Gawel | Lyndee George | Kimberly Glass | Neil Griess | Adler Guerrier | Tim Guthrie | Ramon Guzman
H
Thomas Halbur | Laura Hallen | Kristine Hansen-Cain | P. Hanson | Curt Harris | Camille Hawbaker Voorhees | Phil Hawkins | Donté Hayes | Joseph Holmes | Sheree Hovsepian
I
Riitta Ikonen | Shaun Ilahi | Junichiro Ishida
J
Andrés Janacua | Alex Jochim | Randall Johanningsmeier | Andrew Johnson | Courtney Johnson| Steve Joy
K
Betni Kalk | Jun Kaneko | Aaron Karp | Stephen Kavanaugh | Charles Kay Jr. | Justin N. Kim | Keri Kimura | Jerry Kinney | Matthew Kluber | Epiphany Knedler | Susan Knight | Julie Kregness Thorsen | Inna Kulagina
L
Kate Laing | Josephine Langbehn | Lori Larusso | Jonathan Lee | Denise Levy | Hai-Wen Lin | Anne Lindberg | Karen Linder | Shawnequa Linder | Klaire Lockheart
M
Brad Marr | Pamela Martínez Oquendo | Bob Mathews | Liz McCarthy | Todd McCollister | Jen McEvoy | Susan McGilvrey | Thomas Mclaughlin | Derek Meier | linn meyers | Robert Minervini | Emily Mohr | Adam Moore | Cobi Moules | Troy Muller | Anne Muntges | Deborah J Murphy | erin murtha
N
Jenene Nagy | Jill Nahrstedt | Christina Narwicz | A. Neddo | Kelsey Noecker | Garry Noland | Kadie Nugent
O
Matthew O'Reilly | KC OGO | Chad M. Olsen
P
Aaron C Packard | Joe Pankowski | Ariel Panowicz | Ann Pape | Ami Park | Sarah Parys | Alec Paul | Peyton Pearson | ilaamen pelshaw | Anthony Peña | Kristae Peterson | Shiri Phillips | Ben Placzek | Amy Pleasant | Kristin Pluhacek | Suzy Poling | Courtney Kenny Porto | Josh Powell | Taylor Powell | Thomas Prinz | Ralph Pugay | Lim Puoch
R
Heather Rasmussen | Bryan Raymundo | Makenzie Raymundo | Jodi Reeb | Garet Reynek | Tim Rickett | Jill Rizzo | Larry Roots | Sarah Rowe | Lee Emma Running
S
shannon sargent | Lynnette Therese Sauer | Polina Schlott | Elspeth Schulze | Lissa Scotland | Jeff Sedrel | Ben Semisch | Andre’ Sessions Jr | Angie Seykora | Lela Shahrzad Welch | Colin C. Smith | Francisco Souto | Andréa Stanislav | Meghan Stevens | Evan Stoler | Mary Ann Strandell | Iggy Sumnik | Madison Svendgard
T
Barbara Takenaga | Patty Talbert | Irén Tété | Jeff Thompson | Terrol Thompson | Mel Tingley | Beverly Todd | Dorothy Tuma
U
Emmanuel Umana
V
Bart Vargas | Laurie Victor Kay | Christina Renfer Vogel
W
Carlie Waganer | Ellen Wagener | Margeaux Walter | Dennis D Wattier | Cindy Weil | Thomas Wharton | watie white | Samantha Wicht | Hilary Wiese | Shea Wilkinson | Paula Wilson | Allyce Wood | Stephanie J Woods
X
Amy Xu
Z
Mary Zicafoose | Michael Zimmerman
Auction Timeline
Artwork Available Online
Preview and purchase at Buy it Now prices.
Benefit Art Auction Exhibition Opening Reception
Member + Artist Preview 5–6 PM
Public Reception 6–8 PM
Free admission
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Benefit Art Auction Exhibition
Hours starting October 11: Wednesday–Sunday 11 AM–5 PM + until 9 PM on Thursday
Free admission
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Benefit Art Auction
This indoor/outdoor celebration includes a tented block party in front of Bemis on 12th Street, with open bars, small bites, music, and mobile bidding. Bidding begins at 70% of retail price.
5:30 PM Doors open
7:45 PM Heider Family Foundation Gallery 1 closes
8:15 PM Millwork Commons Gallery 2 closes
8:45 PM Kelsey + Tony Noecker Gallery 3 closes
9:15 PM Omaha Steaks Gallery 4 closes
PRESENTING
EPICENTER
CORE
NEXUS
IN-KIND
2025: In Full Bloom > This year’s Benefit Art Auction invites you to step into a lush, imaginative landscape where vibrant petals and unexpected hues bloom against moody + minimalist backdrops. Inspired by the native flora of Omaha, it’s a nod to place, to possibility, and to the creative force that connects us all.
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Contemporary Arts
724 S. 12th Street
Omaha, NE 68102
402.341.7130
info@bemiscenter.org