Past Benefit Events Draft
2026
MOCA Gala 2026
Saturday, May 30, 2026
Honoring MOCA Legends
Eugenio López Alonso
Paul McCarthy
Kara Walker
Master of Ceremonies
Stephen Galloway
Conceived by
Piero Golia
In Collaboration with
Laila Gohar
Thomas Kotcheff
Chris Kronner
Benjamin Schwartz
& The MOCA Gala Symphony Orchestra
Presented by
Maria Seferian
The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
152 North Central Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Valet Parking
For details on ticket and table purchases or for additional information, please email gala@moca.org.
GALA TABLE HOSTS
As of May 18, 2026
PRESENTING SPONSOR
Maria Seferian
HOST COMMITTEE
PRESENTING PLATINUM
Eugenio López Alonso ⁺
PLATINUM
BVLGARI
Karyn Kohl
Mary and David Martin / MADWORKSHOP
Jarl and Pamela Mohn
Margaret Morgan and Wesley Phoa
Sean and Alexandra Parker
Carolyn Clark Powers
Steven Rice and Gary Steele
Pete and Michelle Scantland
Terri and Michael Smooke
TABLE SUPPORTERS
GOLD
Trisha Cardoso
CHANEL
Kathi and Gary Cypres
Clifford Einstein
Susan and David Gersh
Karen Hillenburg
David Johnson*
Jeffrey and Catharine Soros
The Chuck Lorre Family Foundation
VHERNIER
Julie Wainwright
Pamela West
SILVER
Jennifer Hawks Djawadi and Ramin Djawadi*
East West Bank
FENDI
Field Family Foundation
Peter Friedlander
Larry Gagosian
Hauser & Wirth
Wonmi Kwon & Nancy Kwon Merrihew
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
Mona and Anthony E. Nicholas
Corinne and Laurent Opman*
PRADA
Amita and Harshith Ramesh*
Regen Projects
Paula and Allan Rudnick
Saks Fifth Avenue
Sikkema Malloy Jenkins
Sprüth Magers
The Broad Art Foundation
Christopher Walker
Christina Wolf and Michael Johnson
Vida Yaghmai and Kourosh Gohar
David Zwirner
SUPPORTERS
Jeni and Nelson Abramson
Vasilis Bacolitsas and Sophia Nikolaidou
Lorraine and Joe Berchtold
Sigrid Burton and Max Brennan
Katy and Sterling Champ
Château Shatto
Cecilia Dan
David Kordansky Gallery
Giorgio Armani
Betsy Greenberg
Tamara Harris
Alan Hergott and Curt Shepard
Karma
LA Art Labs
Lisson Gallery
Marilyn Loesberg
Susan and Rod Lubeznik
Matthew Marks Gallery
Jeffrey and Marla Michaels
Constanze Nogler
Pace Gallery
Paula Cooper Gallery
Elizabeth and Adnan Rawjee
Eric and Anna Sanders
Jonathan Segal
Marc Selwyn
The Broad Art Foundation
Untitled Future
Jacqueline Wachter
Orna and Keenan Wolens
Sonya Yu
Event support provided by
Orange Barrel Media
*Artist table sponsors
⁺ Multiple Tables
2025
MOCA Gala 2025
In partnership with BVLGARI
Saturday, May 31, 2025
Honoring MOCA Legends
Theaster Gates
Frank Gehry
Wendy Schmidt
Performance by
Tierra Whack
The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
152 North Central Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Valet Parking
For details on ticket and table purchases or for additional information, please email gala@moca.org.
Gala Table Hosts
As of April 25, 2025
Host Committee
PRESENTING PLATINUM
Maria Seferian+++
Karyn Kohl++
PLATINUM
Eugenio López Alonso
Maurice Marciano
Mary and David Martin / MADWORKSHOP
Sean and Alexandra Parker
Carolyn Clark Powers
Terri and Michael Smooke
GOLD
CHANEL
Kathi and Gary Cypres
Tim Disney
Cliff Einstein
Larry Gagosian
Susan and David Gersh Gucci
Pamela and Jarl Mohn
Orange Barrel Media
Dallas Price-Van Breda and Bob Van Breda
Catharine and Jeffrey Soros
VHERNIER
Julie Wainwright
Christopher Walker
Pamela West and Collin Bernsen
PRESENTING SILVER
Amy Rao++++
SILVER
The Broad Art Foundation
Château Shatto / Lisson Gallery
David Kordansky Gallery
East West Bank
Jennifer Hawks Djawadi and Ramin Djawadi
FENDI
Hauser & Wirth
Karen Hillenburg
Blake Johnson
Suzanne Nora Johnson and David Johnson*
Wonmi Kwon and Nancy Kwon Merrihew*
Matthew Marks Gallery
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
Corinne and Laurent Opman
Partners Capital Investment Group LLC
Amita and Harshith Ramesh
Steven Rice and Gary Steele*
Saks Fifth Avenue
Tanya Bonakdar Gallery
Tracy and Justin Ward
Vida Yaghmai and Kourosh Gohar
+ Multiple tables
* Artist table sponsors
Supporters
Christie's
Giorgio Armani
Betsy Greenberg
Alan Hergott and Curt Shepard
Deborah Irmas
Jonathan Segal
Sotheby's
Sharon Twigg-Smith
Untitled Future
Orna and Keenan Wolens
Sonya Yu
Tequila provided by Casa Dragones
Wines provided by Mizel Wines
2024
MOCA Gala 2024
Saturday, April 13, 2024
The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
152 North Central Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90012
On Saturday, April 13, 2024, luminaries from the worlds of art, entertainment, and philanthropy will come together for the MOCA Gala. Presented by Bulgari in 2024, the MOCA Gala is the institution’s largest annual fundraising event, raising critical support for the museum’s cutting-edge exhibitions and award-winning programs.
Taking place at at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, the evening will include a cocktail reception, exhibition viewings of Paul Pfeiffer: Prologue to the Story of the Birth of Freedom and MOCA Focus: Eddie Rodolfo Aparicio, a seated dinner, dynamic live performance, and creative design by Max Hooper Schneider.
To purchase a table or seats, make a donation, and for more information, please contact gala@moca.org.
GALA TABLE HOSTS
PLATINUM
Bulgari
Gucci
Karyn Kohl
Mary Klaus Martin and David Martin, MADWORKSHOP
Carolyn Clark Powers
Maria Seferian
Terri and Michael Smooke
GOLD
The Broad Art Foundation
CHANEL
Tim Disney
Cliff Einstein
Larry Gagosian
Eugenio Lopez
Maurice Marciano
Orange Barrel Media
Dallas Price-Van Breda and Bob Van Breda
Saks Fifth Avenue
Catharine and Jeffrey Soros
VHERNIER
Pamela West and Collin Bernsen
SILVER
BLUM Gallery
Kathi and Gary Cypres
David Kordansky Gallery
East West Bank
Anat Ebgi
FENDI
Susan and David Gersh
Ghebaly Gallery
Stephanie and Putra Haliman
Hauser & Wirth
Jennifer Hawks Djawadi and Ramin Djawadi*
Heritage Produce Distributing
Karen Hillenburg
James Fuentes LLC
Suzanne and David Johnson*
Nancy Kwon Merrihew and EJ Milken
Lisson Gallery
Matthew Marks Gallery
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
Nazarian / Curcio
Night Gallery
Laurent and Corinne Opman*
James Park
Paula Cooper Gallery
Heather Podesta and Stephen Kessler
Jamie and Robert Soros*
Gary Steele and Steven Rice
Christopher Walker
Vida Yaghmai and Kourosh Gohar
David Zwirner
*Artist Table Hosts
As of March 13, 2024