Locust Projects’ Annual Spring Fling: Black & White Bash
Miami, FL – April 9, 2016 – Locust Projects’ highly-anticipated annual Spring Fling fundraiser re-imagined Truman Capote’s glamorous 1966 Black & White Ball in Miami Design District’s Palm Court, truly creating a night to remember. The Silent Art Auction “Making It Gray” curated by Claire Breukel featured a selection of artworks by leading contemporary artists: Stephan Balkenhol, Loriel Beltran, Joe Bradley, Autumn Casey, Westen Charles, Susan Lee Chun, Ann Craven, Mark Dion, Sean Duffy, Egan Frantz, Luis Gispert, Valerie Hegarty, Maria García Ibáñez, David Jang, Barry Ledoux, Kim McCarty, Ronald Moran, Kori Newkirk, Ruben Ochoa, Nate Page, Alejandro Palomino, Cameron Platter, Jon Pylypchuk, Cristina Lei Rodriguez, Claire Sherman, Quentin Shih, Tony Tasset, Elizabeth Withstandley, and Nate Young. The Silent Luxury Auction also featured hand picked goods from high end fashion brands, top hotels, restaurants, and design boutiques. The event’s host committee included power-house names including Debra and Dennis Scholl, Jorge Perez and The Related Group, John S. & James L. Knight Foundation, and Holland & Knight LLP, who teamed up to plan this signature event.

Lang Baumgarten, Debra Scholl, Peggy Hollander, & Claire Breukel

Esther Park, John Lin, & Debra Scholl

Soledad Picon & Ines Rivero

Nina Johnson Milewski & Daniel Milewski

Anthony Spinello

Aaron Puckett & Lexïng Zhang

Victor & Deborah Houston

Kathryn Mikesell & John Lin

Dan & Kathryn Mikesell

Andreea Baclea & Kristin Whiting

Kirk Oberholtzer, Gabby Mejia, & Darryl Gibson

Pedro Domit, Michelle Areces-Zandy, & Nima Zandy

Claire Breukel & Katrina Rank

Xenia Konstantinou & Thetis Palamiotou

Joana Spiess & Jose Diaz

Susanne Birbragher & Christopher Pastor

Christopher Adeleke, Bibi Pestana, Christopher Pastor, & Austin Horne

Chana Sheldon, Soledad Picon, & Ines Rivero

Ines Rivero

Leslie Wolfson & Lisa Miller

Kim Caceres

Pablo De Ritis & Kathryn Mikesell

Munisha Underhill, Pamela Kohl, & Doreen Lima

Soledad Lowe, Justin Lowe, & Heidi Hoersman

Cristina Lei Rodriguez & Malena Assing

Juliana Mejia & Gigi Gold

Aaron Puckett & Lexïng Zhang

Angeles Almuna

Edwin Beauchamp

Greg Kendall, Kandy Kramer, & Hal Philips

Ivette & Rhett O’Doski, Mariacelia Blandon, & Alfredo J Gonzalez

Amanda Sanfilippo & Leyden Rodriguez-Casanova

Julie & Oltion Mollaymeri, & Pauldine France

Megan Riley & Leilani Lynch

Chana Sheldon, Jorge Garcia, Lisa Austin, & Angel Perez

Suzanne Litt Lyon, Ken Cook, & Johanna Li

Laura Stokes-Greene, Hoby Buppert, & Christina Staalstrom

Lauren Oswald, David Rohn, & Patricia Schnall

Amy Pollack & Chana Sheldon

Angel Perez & Jorge Garcia

Victor & Deborah Houston

Brad Lovett & Carol Adrianza

Dan Mikesell, Liza & Bryan Walton

David Ariel, Anja Randegger, & Vivian Carbonell