2026 Benefit Art Auction
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts
724 S. 12th Street
Omaha, NE 68102
Omaha's brightest night of contemporary art!
Each October, Bemis Center’s Benefit Art Auction brings together a vibrant community of artists, collectors, creatives, and cultural supporters from across the region in celebration of contemporary art.
Proceeds from the Benefit Art Auction support participating artists and are invested in Bemis Center programs—including exhibitions, LOW END performances, public education programs, and our international artist residency—ensuring they remain free and accessible, year-round.
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Artwork Available Online
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Benefit Art Auction
5:30–9:15 PM CT: This indoor/outdoor celebration includes a tented block party in front of Bemis on 12th Street, with open bars, small bites, and music.
Bid from anywhere! Mobile bidding is enabled during the event, with bids starting at 70% of retail price.
Featuring
Crabrangucci spinning in the tent
The Wrinkles in Time Adult Marching Band (T.W.I.T.) outdoors and in the galleries
Photo booth installation by artists Shane Darwent and Elspeth Schulze; special thanks to Millwork Commons
Tickets include access to the indoor/outdoor celebration with open bars and small bites
Participating Artists
A
Dawson Adams | Joe Addison | Heather Akerberg | Trevor Amery | Amber Eve Anderson | Valerie Light Anderson | Will Anderson | Drew Anstine | Christopher Atkins | Jon Austin
B
Shawn Teseo Ballarin | Shelly Bartek | Isaac Baum | Kim Beck | April Behnke | Marleigh Belsley | Jess Benjamin | Baylee Bennett | Margaret Berry | Sarah J. Bird | Brendan Bishop | James Bockelman | Jennifer Bockelman | Mina Bolduc | Russell Brausch | Joseph Broghammer | Helen Brough | Amelia Broussard | Jenny Brown | Sandi Bruns | Larry Buller | Anne Burkholder | Jamie Burmeister | Keith D Buswell
C
Matt Carlson | Joseph Carter | Richard Chung | Jen Clay | Evan Colbert | Pamela Conyers-Hinson | Rachel Cox | Dan Crane | Rose Marie Cromwell | Bob Culver
D
DARNstudio (David Anthone + Ron Norsworthy) | Shane Darwent | Jennifer Ling Datchuk | Collin DeBoer | Hannah Demma | Stephen Dinsmore | Anna Dirrim | Keegan Dunn | Cheryl Dyer
E
Lori Elliott-Bartle | Jaden Estes Carlson | Ian Etter | Eyes as Big as Plates (Riitta Ikonen + Karoline Hjorth)
F
Dianne Fago | Grayson Fair | Fallen Fruit (Austin Young + David Allen Burns) | Laurel Farrin | Joey Fauerso | Beth Fein | Marcus Fischer | Elaine Fleck | Lauren Dana Fleharty | Abby Fogle-Erickson | Angela Fraleigh | Laurie Frick | Charley Friedman | Nancy Friedemann-Sánchez | Dana Fritz
G
Verónica Gaona | Eduardo Gardea | Levin Garson | Damien Gilley | Ana Luisa González | Neil Griess | Christopher Gryder | Tim Guthrie | Ramon Guzman
H
Kristine Hansen-Cain | P. Hanson | Curt Harris | Phil Hawkins | Donté Hayes | Cody Heinert | Rebecca Alexandra Herskovitz | Jessie Hensen | Maddie Hinrichs | Claudia Hollister | Aaron Holz | Guy Hundere
I
Shaun Ilahi
J
Bekah Jerde | Alex Jochim | Andrew Johnson | Susan R. Johnson | Steve Joy
K
Alexia Kane + Sarah Ryan | Jun Kaneko | Aaron Karp | Joi Katskee | Stephen Kavanaugh | Miatta Kawinzi | Charles Kay Jr. | Justin N. Kim | jerry kinney | Epiphany Knedler | Epiphany Knedler + Tim Rickett | Susan Knight | Mary Koziol | Julie Kregness (JK) Thorsen | Inna Kulagina
L
Josephine Langbehn | Lori Larusso | Renee' A Ledesma | Massa Lemu | Denise Levy | Anne Lindberg | Karen Linder | Shawnequa Linder
M
Sarah Macdissi | Brad Marr | Bob Mathews | Jillian MAYER | Todd McCollister | Caitlin McCormack | Jen McEvoy | Susan McGilvrey | Thomas McLaughlin | Margaret Meehan | Derek Meier | linn meyers | Patrick Miller | Robert Minervini | Emily Mohr | Troy J. Muller | Deborah J. Murphy | erin murtha
N
Jenene Nagy | Jill Nahrstedt | CHRISTINA NARWICZ | Gee Neddo | Kelsey Noecker
O
Matthew O'Reilly | Rio Chantel O'Reilly | Betni Kalk Ogochukwu
P
Ariel Panowicz | Ami Park | Sarah Parys | Alec Paul | Peyton Pearson | ilaamen pelshaw | Aaron Persen | Kristae Peterson | Shiri Phillips | Ben Placzek | Kristin Pluhacek | Suzy Poling | Courtney Kenny Porto | Josh Powell | Taylor Powell | thomas prinz | Ralph Pugay | Lim Puoch
R
Bryan Raymundo | Makenzie Raymundo | Jodi Reeb | Garet Reynek | Larry Roots | Amelia Rosenberg | Sarah Rowe | Lee Emma Running
S
shannon sargent | Lynnette Therese Sauer | Michael eggman Scheef | Polina Schlott | Elspeth Schulze | Lissa Scotland | Jeff Sedrel | Joaquin Segura | Victoria Shen | Skyler Simpson | Jennifer Sirey | Colin Smith | Linda Sok | Andréa Stanislav | Therman Statom | Meghan Stevens | R. Justin Stewart | Evan Stoler | Mary Ann Strandell | Iggy Sumnik | Madison Svendgard
T
Barbara Takenaga | Michael Tegland | Irén Tété | Melvin M. Tingley | Beverly Todd | Dorothy Tuma
V
Ashley Vak | Bart Vargas | Laurie Victor Kay | Christina Renfer Vogel | Camille Hawbaker Voorhees
W
Ellen Wagener | Margeaux Walter | Dennis D. Wattier | Sophia Weisensel | Tom White | watie white | Samantha Wicht | Shea Wilkinson | Paula Wilson | Carmen Winant | Jen Wohlner | Natalie Collette Wood
X
Sichong Xie | Amy Xu
Y
Amia Yokoyama
Z
Mary Zicafoose | Michael Zimmerman
PRESENTING
EPICENTER
CORE
NEXUS
IN-KIND
2026: Infinite Futures > This year’s Benefit Art Auction explores the possibilities of what comes next, with shimmering materials, unexpected forms, and shifting light creating a portal into futures still taking shape. It’s a celebration of possibility + of the artists whose ideas help us imagine what’s possible.
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Contemporary Arts
724 S. 12th Street
Omaha, NE 68102
402.341.7130
info@bemiscenter.org