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The Pence Gallery Annual Art Auction
September 5-26, 2026
The Pence Gallery’s annual Art Auction offers the best in contemporary art, all up for display at the Gallery, and online for silent auction bidding. Preview fantastic sculptures, paintings, photography, textiles, and more by 130+ regional artists online and in person at the Pence starting September 5. Bidding opens online at midnight on September 5th and closes September 26th during the Auction Party at 8 PM PST. Event proceeds directly support the Pence’s innovative exhibits and education programs.
Art Auction Party
Saturday, September 26, 2026 | 6-8:30 PM
Tickets: $45 Members / $50 Non-members / $55 day of event
Join us for our Art Auction party and enjoy delicious food by Dos Coyotes Border Café and Nugget Markets, wine by Turkovich Family Wines, live music by Boca do Rio, gift baskets to bid on with fun local items, and the bidding finale! Bring your cell phone to bid.
Art Auction Tickets are now on sale! Purchase your e-ticket at bit.ly/penceartauction.
2026 Art Auction Sponsors
The Davis CPA, Nancy Roe, The Dirt/Media Sponsor, Chris Corbett Design, MAK Design + Build, Pam Marrone & Michael Rogers, Andrew Dowling,
Blake’s Heating and Air Conditioning, Fred and Mary Bliss, Brooks Painting, Carbahal & Company, DeMasi Group at Echelon Real Estate, First Northern Bank, Hollie Malamud & Chris Kelsch, Scott Motley/Merrill Lynch, POMESCIKOVA Positive Design, Yolo Federal Credit Union, Yvonne Clinton, The Artery, Bullseye Leak Detection, Davis Chamber of Commerce, Fidelity Insurance Service, Picasso Hair Salon, and Yolo County Supervisor Sheila Allen.
2026 Participating Artists
Mohamed Abdel Baki, Deladier Almeida, José Arenas, Karthika Baiju, Naomi Bautista, Heidi Bekebrede, Lynn Beldner, Joseph Bellacera, Paula Bellacera, Susan Brady, Steve Briscoe, Marie-Thérèse Brown, David Burkholder, Amanda Cadelago, Danilo Campos, LeeAnne Chappell, Dayton Claudio, Julie Clements, Aina Clotas, Bruce Conner, Patrick Cosgrove, Raquel Cox, James Crandall, Richard Crozier, Sayako Dairiki, Roy De Forest, Marieke DeWaard, Jeff Downing, Karen Fess, Renee Flower, Lori Franz, Philippe Gandiol, Daphne Gillen, Richard Gilles, Misuk Goltz, Mark Goudy, Michelle Gregor, Cynthia Haines, Belinda Hanson, Patricia Harrison, Winnifred Hudson, Sally Jaffee, Cathie James-Robinson, Carol Jenkins, Sandeep Sharma Khatiwada, Chris Kidd, Joanna Kidd, Marjan Kluepfel, Cynthia Martin Kroener, Marc Lancet, Marlene Lee, Emma Luna, Jamie Madison, René Martucci, Brenda Mohr, Malaquias Montoya, Ro Mottsmith, Jazel Muñoz, David Nasater, Judy Neal, Kayoko Nishi-Schnier, Kimberly Ohlson, Eunyoung Park, Terry Peterson, Sara Post, Patricia Prendergast, Barbara Prodaniuk, Liza Riddle, Manuel Fernando Rios, Dorothy Rosenberg, Alejandro Rubio, Beth Savidge, Marsha Schindler, Pete Scully, Richard Shaw, Michael Shemchuk, Kathy Canfield Shepard, Barbara Smithson, Jen Mei Soong, Matthew Stansell, Maryann Steinert-Foley, Amy Teutemacher, Stephanie Thwaites, Jill Van Zanten, Katherine Venturelli, Sharon Virtue, Susan von Borstel, Spring Warren, Thelma Weatherford, Mirabel Wigon, Charlene Will, Futaba Wood, and Jessie Wright.
Check out some photos from the 2025 Art Auction Party!
Art Auction Party 2025 photos courtesy of Aniko Kiezel.