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Letter from the Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Exhibitions > La Jolla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Exhibitions > Downtown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Acquisitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Donors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Board of Trustees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Financial Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46CO
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I am pleased to report that in addition to the many accomplishments outlined in the following report, the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD) made robust progress in Fiscal Year 2016 toward the future expansion of our La Jolla campus. The Board of Directors, led by President Matthew Strauss and 75th Anniversary Campaign Chair Maryanne Pfister, moved the Museum steadily toward its $75 million fundraising goal and the public announcement of this aspirational plan to quadruple gallery space in La Jolla from 10,000 square feet to 40,000 square feet.
As we worked toward the future, the Museum’s exhibitions paid tribute to long-standing relationships with both artists and community members. Highlights included San Diego Collects, an exhibition which demonstrated the fullness of our community’s collecting spirit. Anchored by MCASD’s 1962 canvas Ace, Ed Ruscha Then & Now: Paintings from the 1960s and 2000s celebrated this iconic artist’s long and influential career. Both of the exhibitions Alvaro Blancarte: Marking the Present and Papel Chicano Dos: Works on Paper from the Collection of Cheech Marin honored relationships between the Museum and prominent figures in Latin American Art, and renewed MCASD’s commitment to presenting work from the greater San Diego-Tijuana region.
The Museum hosted several successful fundraising events, most notably Monte Carlo: Glamping, skillfully chaired by Melissa Garfield Bartell, Rusti Bartell, and Helene Ziman; and the tenth Biennial Art Auction, which featured a live and silent auction of artworks donated by internationally recognized artists and emerging contemporary artists. These events provided key support for MCASD’s art acquisitions, exhibitions, and education programs.
MCASD was proud to receive a prestigious Museums Connect grant through the American Alliance of Museums for the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Through this grant MCASD’s Teen Advisory Group (TAG) participated in a year-long international exchange project in partnership with Mexico City’s Museo Tamayo. The project FOCUS: Youth Empowerment through Social Practice Art: Strategies for Coping with Violence and Trauma was ground-breaking and had far-reaching effects on the participants, their families, the educators involved, and the many members of the San Diego and Mexico City communities who experienced the resulting showcase exhibition.
Throughout Fiscal Year 2016 MCASD endeavored to bring top-quality exhibitions, education programs, events, and community activities to both of our locations to fulfill the Museum’s mission to serve as a forum for the exploration and understanding of contemporary art and ideas. Our success would not have been possible without the collaborative effort and creative energies of numerous artists, loyal donors, and a dedicated staff. On behalf of the Museum’s Trustees, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to all of you who made Fiscal Year 2016 a remarkable
year at MCASD.
Hugh M. Davies, Ph.D.The David C. Copley Director and CEO
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INSTALLATION VIEW OF ED RUSCHA THEN & NOW: PAINTINGS FROM THE 1960s TO 2000s AT THE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART SAN DIEGO, 2016. PHOTO: PABLO MASON.
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Dear Nemesis, Nicole Eisenman 1993-2013May 9, 2015 through September 6, 2015
Prospect 2015May 9, 2015 through September 6, 2015
SARAH CAIN blue in your body, red when it hits the airMay 9, 2015 through July 19, 2015
Virginia Beahan: Elegy for an Ancient SeaJuly 25, 2015 through September 6, 2015
One Cannot Look: Graphic WarsSeptember 26, 2015 through November 29, 2015
San Diego CollectsSeptember 26, 2015 through January 10, 2016
Tim Mantoani: Behind PhotographsDecember 5, 2015 through January 10, 2016
Álvaro Blancarte: Marking the PresentJanuary 30, 2016 through April 24, 2016
Ed Ruscha Then & Now: Paintings from the 1960s and 2000sJanuary 30, 2016 through April 24, 2016
Selections from the CollectionJanuary 30, 2016 through April 24, 2016
Art Auction 2016May 7, 2016 through May 18, 2016
Prospect 2016June 4, 2016 through September 4, 2016
Holdings: Selections from MCASD’s CollectionJune 4, 2016 through September 4, 2016
Damon Davis: All Hands On DeckJune 4, 2016 through July 24, 2016
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EXHIBITIONS DOWNTOWN
Anya GallaccioJuly 17, 2015 through November 1, 2015
John D. Spreckels and The Impossible RailroadJuly 17, 2015 through November 1, 2015
Pond Lily Over Mushroom Cloud: Byron Kim Adapts the Black on Black Cosmology of Maria MartinezJuly 17, 2015 through November 1, 2015
Shaun Gladwell: BMX ChannelAugust 15, 2015 though October 4, 2015
Ernesto Neto: Mother body emotional densities, for alive temple time baby sonNovember 20, 2015 through February 21, 2016
Judith Barry: Voice OffNovember 20, 2015 through February 21, 2016
Robert Irwin: Light and SpaceNovember 20, 2015 through February 21, 2016
Do Ho SuhMarch 18, 2016 through July 4, 2016
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ACQUISITIONS
SARAH CAINwitchcraft, 2015
broom, canvas, thread, seashells, and glitter on canvas
79 x 48 in.Museum purchase, 2015.29
CORDY RYMAN <Clacker Vine, 2014
acrylic and enamel on wood
dimensions variableMuseum purchase, 2015.30.a-g
© Cordy Ryman 2014
VIRGINIA BEAHANSalvation Mountain, a Pilgrimage Site for Tourists, Colorado Desert, CA, 2013
archival pigment print
32 x 40 in.Museum purchase, Elizabeth W. Russell Foundation Fund and partial funds in honor of
Iris Strauss, 2015.31
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VIRGINIA BEAHAN >Evidence of a Former Shoreline, Valley of the Ancient Lake, Riverside County, CA, 2014
archival pigment print
32 x 40 in.Museum purchase, Elizabeth W. Russell Foundation Fund, 2015.32
© Virginia Beahan
KELSEY BROOKESMescaline, 2014
silkscreen on cotton rag stock
45 1/4 x 40 in. Gift of Quint Contemporary Art, 2015.33
JACK PIERSONUntitled (Collage VIII), 2001
digital pigment print
84 x 48 in.Gift of the artist in honor of Richard D. Marshall, 2015.34
ADAM FUSSLast Supper, 2014
photogravure
36 x 32 in.Gift of the artist in honor of Richard D. Marshall, 2015.35
MICHELE OKA DONERTattooed Doll II, 1968/2007
glazed porcelain with iron oxide
17 1/2 x 12 x 14 in.Gift of the artist in honor of Richard D. Marshall, 2015.36
LEE JAFFEJean Michel Basquiat, 1983/2005
archival injet prints
image, each of 15: 12 x 18 in.
sheet, each of 15: 17 x 22 in.Gift of Fred and Winter Hoffman in honor of Hugh M. Davies, 2015.37.1-15
PHILIP SMITHDancing with the Stars, 2013
35mm film negative archivally printed on watercolor paper
66 x 44 in.Gift of the artist in honor of Richard D. Marshall, 2015.38
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KENNY SCHARFSqueeze ‘N Poke Blobs, 2009
oil on linen
24 x 38 1/2 in.Gift of the artist in honor of Richard D. Marshall, 2015.39
PHEL STEINMETZ <Oil, Profit, Control, 1973
artist’s book of gelatin silver prints
10 1/4 x 11 1/2 x 1 in.Museum purchase, 2015.40
© E. Barath
Photo: Pablo Mason
MAURICIO LIMÓNUntitled, 2015
color photograph
23 x 87 in.Museum purchase, 2015.41
OKAY MOUNTAIN COLLECTIVEMeditations #2, 2015
digital C-print
32 x 32 in.Museum purchase with funds from Hilarie and Mark Moore and the
Moore Family Trust, 2015.42
OKAY MOUNTAIN COLLECTIVEMeditations #4, 2015
digital C-print
32 x 32 in.Museum purchase with funds from Hilarie and Mark Moore and the
Moore Family Trust, 2015.43
OKAY MOUNTAIN COLLECTIVEMeditations #5, 2015
digital C-print
32 x 32 in. Museum purchase with funds from Hilarie and Mark Moore and the
Moore Family Trust, 2015.44
JOE GOODESequoias #2, 2011
acrylic on archival digital print
43 1/2 x 43 1/2 in.Gift of Tina Simner, 2015.45
JESUS LEUUSFamilies, 1981
oil on masonite
15 3/4 x 23 1/2 in.Gift of Faye Hunter, 2015.46
JOSÉ MUÑOZ MEDINAUntitled (Male Figure), 1963
oil on canvas
37 1/2 x 24 1/2 in.Gift of Faye Hunter, 2015.47
HUAI LIAbundant, no date
oil on canvas
17 1/4 x 23 1/4 in.Gift of Faye Hunter, 2015.48
HUAI LIExperiment #5, c. 1988
oil on canvas mounted to Plexiglas
54 1/4 x 42 1/8 in. Gift of Faye Hunter, 2015.49
EMERSON WOELFFERVenice 1, 1992
lithograph
32 1/2 x 24 3/4 in.Gift of Pat and Ed Hamilton, 2015.50
EMERSON WOELFFERVenice 2, 2000
lithograph
30 x 22 1/2 in.Gift of Pat and Ed Hamilton, 2015.51
FRANCESCA GABBIANILucifer Yellow, 2000
lithograph
13 1/4 x 25 in.Gift of Pat and Ed Hamilton, 2015.52
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FRANCESCA GABBIANISpectacle Yellow, 2005
four-color lithograph on buff Arches Paper
27 x 35 3/4 in.Gift of Pat and Ed Hamilton, 2015.53
GAJIN FUJITADemon Hanya (State 1), 2004
fifteen-color lithograph on gray Rives BFK,
with gold leaf and red coloring
27 1/2 x 28 1/4 in.Gift of Pat and Ed Hamilton, 2015.54
GAJIN FUJITACrane Stencil, 2009
lithograph
18 x 24 in.Gift of Pat and Ed Hamilton, 2015.55
MARK LICARIRocket, 2008
hand-colored lithograph
34 1/4 x 12 1/2 in.Gift of Pat and Ed Hamilton, 2015.56
RAYMOND PETTIBONGoodyear, 2002
two color serigraph on Fabriano Tiepolo paper
30 x 22 in.Gift of Pat and Ed Hamilton, 2015.57
CHARLES ARNOLDIVenice #1, 1996
lithograph on Rives BFK paper
18 x 15 in.Gift of Pat and Ed Hamilton, 2015.58.1
CHARLES ARNOLDIVenice #2, 1996
lithograph on Rives BFK paper
18 x 15 in. Gift of Pat and Ed Hamilton, 2015.58.2
ACQUISITIONS
CHARLES ARNOLDIVenice #3, 1996
lithograph on Rives BFK paper
18 x 15 in.Gift of Pat and Ed Hamilton, 2015.58.3
CHARLES ARNOLDIVenice #4, 1996
lithograph on Rives BFK paper
18 x 15 in. Gift of Pat and Ed Hamilton, 2015.58.4
CHARLES ARNOLDIVenice #5, 1996
lithograph on Rives BFK paper
18 x 15 in Gift of Pat and Ed Hamilton, 2015.58.5
CHARLES ARNOLDIVenice #6, 1996
lithograph on Rives BFK paper
18 x 15 in Gift of Pat and Ed Hamilton, 2015.58.6
CHARLES ARNOLDIVenice #7, 1996
lithograph on Rives BFK paper
18 x 15 in. Gift of Pat and Ed Hamilton, 2015.58.7
CHARLES ARNOLDIVenice #8, 1996
lithograph on Rives BFK paper
18 x 15 in. Gift of Pat and Ed Hamilton, 2015.58.8
CHARLES ARNOLDIVenice #9, 1996
lithograph on Rives BFK paper
18 x 15 in. Gift of Pat and Ed Hamilton, 2015.58.9
CHARLES ARNOLDIVenice #10, 1996
lithograph on Rives BFK paper
18 x 15 in. Gift of Pat and Ed Hamilton, 2015.58.10
CHARLES ARNOLDIVenice #11, 1996
lithograph on Rives BFK paper
18 x 15 in. Gift of Pat and Ed Hamilton, 2015.58.11
CHARLES ARNOLDIVenice #12, 1996
lithograph on Rives BFK paper
18 x 15 in. Gift of Pat and Ed Hamilton, 2015.58.12
CHARLES ARNOLDIVenice #13, 1996
lithograph on Rives BFK paper
18 x 15 in. Gift of Pat and Ed Hamilton, 2015.58.13
BILLY AL BENGSTONGenuine Altoon Dracula Forgery 1, 2001
lithograph
12 x 9 in.Gift of Pat and Ed Hamilton, 2015.59.1
BILLY AL BENGSTONGenuine Altoon Dracula Forgery 2, 2001
lithograph
12 x 9 in. Gift of Pat and Ed Hamilton, 2015.59.2
BILLY AL BENGSTONGenuine Altoon Dracula Forgery 3, 2001
lithograph
12 x 9 in. Gift of Pat and Ed Hamilton, 2015.59.3
BILLY AL BENGSTONGenuine Altoon Dracula Forgery 4, 2001
lithograph
12 x 9 in. Gift of Pat and Ed Hamilton, 2015.59.4
BILLY AL BENGSTONGenuine Altoon Dracula Forgery 5, 2001
lithograph
12 x 9 in. Gift of Pat and Ed Hamilton, 2015.59.5
BILLY AL BENGSTONGenuine Altoon Dracula Forgery 6, 2001
lithograph
12 x 9 in. Gift of Pat and Ed Hamilton, 2015.59.6
BILLY AL BENGSTONGenuine Altoon Dracula Forgery 7, 2001
lithograph
12 x 9 in. Gift of Pat and Ed Hamilton, 2015.59.7
BILLY AL BENGSTONGenuine Altoon Dracula Forgery 8, 2001
lithograph
12 x 9 in. Gift of Pat and Ed Hamilton, 2015.59.8
BILLY AL BENGSTONGenuine Altoon Dracula Forgery 9, 2001
lithograph
12 x 9 in.Gift of Pat and Ed Hamilton, 2015.59.9
BILLY AL BENGSTONGenuine Altoon Dracula Forgery 10, 2001
lithograph
12 x 9 in.Gift of Pat and Ed Hamilton, 2015.59.10
BILLY AL BENGSTONGenuine Altoon Dracula Forgery 11, 2001
lithograph
12 x 9 inGift of Pat and Ed Hamilton, 2015.59.11
BILLY AL BENGSTONGenuine Altoon Dracula Forgery 12, 2001
lithograph
12 x 9 in.Gift of Pat and Ed Hamilton, 2015.59.12
GEORGE CONDOLine of Figures, 2001
lithograph, edition of 40
21 1/2 x 30 1/4 in. Gift of Pat and Ed Hamilton, 2015.60
GEORGE CONDOReclining Nude Forms (State I), 2001
lithograph, edition of 20
26 x 35 in. Gift of Pat and Ed Hamilton, 2015.61.1
GEORGE CONDOReclining Nude Forms (State II), 2001
lithograph, edition of 20
26 x 35 in. Gift of Pat and Ed Hamilton, 2015.61.2
FRANCISCO ZUÑIGA >Juchiteca de pie, 1966
bronze with green patina
78 x 30 x 28 in.Gift of Kathryn S. Colachis, 2015.62
© FZLAC, Catalogue Raisonné of Francisco Zuniga
Volume I #457
ED RUSCHACover for the portfolio “Line Drive”, 2008
paint on fabric
18 x 15 in.Gift of Pat and Ed Hamilton, 2015.63.1
GREG COLSONFulton Stadium Inner Tube, from the portfolio
Line Drive, 2008
lithograph
18 x 15 in.Gift of Pat and Ed Hamilton, 2015.63.2
JOHN BALDESSARIBaseball (With Beer), from the portfolio Line
Drive, 2008
lithograph
18 x 15 in.Gift of Pat and Ed Hamilton, 2015.63.3
TERRY ALLENGhost 59, from the portfolio Line Drive, 2008
lithograph
18 x 15 in.Gift of Pat and Ed Hamilton, 2015.63.4
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VICTOR GASTELUMFuries, from the portfolio Line Drive, 2008
lithograph
18 x 15 in.Gift of Pat and Ed Hamilton, 2015.63.5
GAJIN FUJITAMajor League Assassins, from the portfolio
Line Drive, 2008
lithograph
18 x 15 in.Gift of Pat and Ed Hamilton, 2015.63.6
RAYMOND PETTIBONUntitled (Winning is Swinging), from the
portfolio Line Drive, 2008
lithograph
18 x 15 in.Gift of Pat and Ed Hamilton, 2015.63.7
PAUL MCCARTHY64, from the portfolio Line Drive, 2008
lithograph
18 x 15 in.Gift of Pat and Ed Hamilton, 2015.63.8
MICHAEL MCMILLENWorld’s Biggest Baseball, from the portfolio
Line Drive, 2008
lithograph
18 x 15 in.Gift of Pat and Ed Hamilton, 2015.63.9
RONALD BROOKS KITAJThe World’s Greatest Pitcher-Satchel Paige,
from the portfolio Line Drive, 2008
lithograph
18 x 15 in. Gift of Pat and Ed Hamilton, 2015.63.10
JOE GOODEUntitled, from the portfolio Line Drive, 2008
lithograph
18 x 15 in.Gift of Pat and Ed Hamilton, 2015.63.11
MARK LICARIKen Boyer “Deep Well” Pocket, from the
portfolio Line Drive, 2008
lithograph
18 x 15 in.Gift of Pat and Ed Hamilton, 2015.63.12
ROBBIE CONALDock’s Psychedelic No-No, from the portfolio
Line Drive, 2008
lithograph
18 x 15 in.Gift of Pat and Ed Hamilton, 2015.63.13
KELSEY BROOKESPsilocybin, 2014
silkscreen monoprint on cotton rag stock
40 1/4 x 46 3/4 in.Gift of Michael Krichman and Carmen Cuenca,
2015.64
YISHAI JUSIDMANClown, 1991
oil on canvas
70 x 70 in.Gift of Michael Krichman and Carmen Cuenca,
2015.65
BETSABEÉ ROMEROTire (flowers), n.d.
tire
31 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.Gift of Michael Krichman and Carmen Cuenca,
2015.66
MARCO ARCEuntitled from the series Universal Encyclopedic
Dictionary, tome III, 1996
oil on panel
16 x 12 in.Gift of Michael Krichman and Carmen Cuenca,
2015.67
MARCO ARCEuntitled from the series Universal Encyclopedic
Dictionary, tome I, 1996
oil on panel
16 x 12 in.Gift of Michael Krichman and Carmen Cuenca,
2015.68
MARCO ARCEuntitled from the series Universal Encyclopedic
Dictionary, tome II, 1996
oil on panel
16 x 12 in.Gift of Michael Krichman and Carmen Cuenca,
2015.69
OKAY MOUNTAIN COLLECTIVEMeditations #1, 2015
C-print
32 x 32 in.Museum purchase with funds from Hilarie and
Mark Moore and the Moore Family Trust, 2015.70
BYRON KIMA Man a Plan a Canal Panama, 2015
pigment, glue, and shellac on panel
14 3/4 x 33 3/4 in.Museum purchase, 2016.1
BYRON KIMEagle Feathers on Horizon, 2015
pigment, glue, oil, wax, and varnish on panel
11 x 16 in. Museum purchase, 2016.2
ACQUISITIONSACQUISITIONS
BYRON KIMTrinity, 16 Milliseconds After Detonation, 2015
pigment and glue on panel
12 x 17 in.Museum purchase, 2016.3
BYRON KIMMaria and Julian, 2015
pigment and glue on panel
12 x 12 3/4 in.Museum purchase, The Robert L. and Dorothy M.
Shapiro Acquisition Endowment, 2016.4
ANYA GALLACCIOPallet 5, 2015
San Diego granite, limestone, and sandstone
11 x 48 x 48 in. Museum purchase with funds provided by the
Elizabeth W. Russell Foundation Fund and The
Robert L. and Dorothy M. Shapiro Acquisition
Endowment, 2016.5
ANYA GALLACCIOPallet 1, 2015
San Diego granite
11 x 48 x 48 in.Museum purchase with funds provided by the
Elizabeth W. Russell Foundation Fund and The
Robert L. and Dorothy M. Shapiro Acquisition
Endowment, 2016.6
ANYA GALLACCIOPallet 2, 2015
San Diego granite and quartzite
11 x 48 x 48 in.Museum purchase with funds provided by the
Elizabeth W. Russell Foundation Fund and The
Robert L. and Dorothy M. Shapiro Acquisition
Endowment, 2016.7
GILLIAN CARNEGIE Maison Merlin, 2005-2006
oil on canvas
34 x 48 in.Gift of Beth Swofford, 2016.8
© Gillian Carnegie 2005-2006
GILLIAN CARNEGIEUntitled, 2005-2006
oil on paper
16 x 18 1/2 in.Gift of Beth Swofford, 2016.9
LOUISE FISHMANTwo Powers, 2002
oil on linen
60 x 36 in.Gift of the artist and Ingrid Nyeboe, c/o Cheim and
Reed, New York. In honor of Richard D. Marshall,
2016.10
ED RUSCHACrackers, 1969
artist’s book
8 3/4 x 5 7/8 x 1/2 in. Gift of the Museum of Contemporary Art San
Diego library, 2016.11
RICHARD DUPONTBiometry (blue), 2015
oil based silkscreen ink on raw canvas
77 x 50 in.Gift of the artist in honor of Richard D. Marshall,
2016.12
JOSEF ALBERSFormulation Articulation I and II, 1972
127 serigraphs in colors on 66 double sheets
of light cardboard ‘Mohawk Superfine Bristol’
(each folded)
each: 15 7/8 x 20 7/8 in.Gift of Hugh and Cynthia Levin, 2016.13
CHRISTO
WOLFGANG VOLZFive Projects, 1989
five dye-tranfer prints
each: 19 x 22 7/8 in.Gift of Hugh and Cynthia Levin, 2016.14
CHRISTO
WOLFGANG VOLZSurrounded Islands (Project for Biscayne Bay,
Greater Miami, Florida), 1980-1983
four dye-transfer prints
each: 19 5/8 x 23 7/16 in.Gift of Hugh and Cynthia Levin, 2016.15
CHRISTO
WOLFGANG VOLZRunning Fence (Project for Marin Sonoma
County, California), 1972-1976
five mounted gelatin silver prints
each: 13 1/4 x 16 5/16in. Gift of Hugh and Cynthia Levin, 2016.16
CHRISTO
WOLFGANG VOLZWrapped Monuments, 1989
portfolio of color photographs and a scale
model of 5,600 Cubicmeter Package (Project
for Documenta IV, Kassel)
closed: 3 1/2 x 28 1/2 x 25 1/4in. Gift of Hugh and Cynthia Levin, 2016.17
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CHRISTOProject for the Wrapping of the Ecole Militaire,
Paris, 1970
lithograph
25 9/16 x 19 5/16 in.Gift of Hugh and Cynthia Levin, 2016.18
CHRISTOPacked Hay (Project for the Institute of
Contemporary Art, The University of
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia), 1970
serigraph mounted to brown paperboard
21 5/8 x 29 15/16 in.Gift of Hugh and Cynthia Levin, 2016.19
CHRISTOWrapped Statues, Project for Die Glyptothek,
München, 1988
serigraph with collage of three offset prints on
Arches Cove
35 1/8 x 27 in.Gift of Hugh and Cynthia Levin, 2016.20
SAM FRANCISUntitled Etching 1, n.d.
etching
32 x 26 in.Gift of Hugh and Cynthia Levin, 2016.21
JOHN WESLEYGeneral, from the portfolio Panoply: Eight
Silkscreen Prints Inspired by the Splendours of
the Great War, 1971
serigraph
30 x 30 in.Gift of Hugh and Cynthia Levin, 2016.22.1
JOHN WESLEYThe Complete Fritz, from the portfolio
Panoply: Eight Silkscreen Prints Inspired by the
Splendours of the Great War, 1971
serigraph
30 x 30 in.Gift of Hugh and Cynthia Levin, 2016.22.2
JOHN WESLEYOvum, from the portfolio Panoply: Eight
Silkscreen Prints Inspired by the Splendours of
the Great War, 1971
serigraph
30 x 30 in.Gift of Hugh and Cynthia Levin, 2016.22.3
JOHN WESLEYPriscilla the Hun, from the portfolio Panoply:
Eight Silkscreen Prints Inspired by the
Splendours of the Great War, 1971
serigraph
30 x 30 in.Gift of Hugh and Cynthia Levin, 2016.22.4
JOHN WESLEYLawrence and the Arabians, from the portfolio
Panoply: Eight Silkscreen Prints Inspired by the
Splendours of the Great War, 1971
serigraph
30 x 30 in.Gift of Hugh and Cynthia Levin, 2016.22.5
JOHN WESLEYBalkans, from the portfolio Panoply: Eight
Silkscreen Prints Inspired by the Splendours of
the Great War, 1971
serigraph
30 x 30 in.Gift of Hugh and Cynthia Levin, 2016.22.6
JOHN WESLEYAmerican Expeditionary Forces, from the
portfolio Panoply: Eight Silkscreen Prints
Inspired by the Splendours of the Great War,
1971
serigraph
30 x 30 in.Gift of Hugh and Cynthia Levin, 2016.22.7
JOHN WESLEYShoot Him, Cecil, from the portfolio Panoply:
Eight Silkscreen Prints Inspired by the
Splendours of the Great War, 1971
serigraph
30 x 30 in.Gift of Hugh and Cynthia Levin, 2016.22.8
TEDDY CRUZUntitled, n.d.
photocollage
30 x 30 in.Gift of Robert Caplan and Carol Randolph,
2016.23
FAILEMirror Love, 2010
arcade game
72 x 30 x 35 in.Gift of Bill Bell, 2016.24
PIA FRIESBonor, 2007
oil and screen print on wood
39 3/8 x 94 in.Anonymous gift, 2016.25
BRYAN HUNTSea of Nectar, 2013
cast aqua resin and silver enamel coating
46 x 42 x 6 in.Gift of the artist in honor of Richard D. Marshall,
2016.26
JOÃO LOUROBlind Image #138, 2007
acrylic and canvas on Plexiglas
78 3/4 x 78 3/4 in.Gift of Christopher Grimes Gallery, 2016.27
ROBERT MOSKOWITZSkyscraper, 1995
pastel on paper
25 1/8 x 17 5/8 in.Gift of the artist in honor of Richard D. Marshall,
2016.28
HAYAL POZANTIUntitled (Grounding), 2011
acrylic on canvas
47 x 48 in.Anonymous gift, 2016.29
MICHAEL E. SMITHUntitled, 2011
automobile textile, rubber, plastic vinyl
diameter: 16 in.Anonymous gift, 2016.30
JOHN VALADEZPool Party, 1986
oil on canvas
107 x 69 in.Gift of the Cheech Marin Collection, 2016.31
MARNIE WEBERFilm Production Stills From A Western Song,
2007
archival inkjet prints
each of 14: 20 x 25 in.Gift of Steven Hull and Jimmy Isenson, 2016.32.1 14
MARNIE WEBERSpirit Tree, 2008
wood, foam, gold leaf, Aqua Resin, and nylon
fabric
82 11/16 x 90 1/2 x 46 in.Gift of Steven Hull and Tami Demaree, and Ellen
and Jimmy Isenson, 2016.33
KIM JONESMarine Jacket, 2014
acrylic, ink, tape, wood, cord, and cloth
38 x 38 x 7 1/16 in.Museum purchase, International and
Contemporary Collectors Funds, 2016.34
HAYV KAHRAMAN >House in Kathemiya, 2013
oil on wood
105 x 124 in.Museum purchase, International and
Contemporary Collectors Funds, 2016.35.a-j
© Hayv Kahraman. Courtesy of the artist and Jack
Shainman Gallery, New York.
ELLSWORTH KELLYTrapeze Swings, Meschers, 1950
gelatin silver print
image: 9 1/8 x 12 3/8 in.
sheet: 11 x 14 in.Museum purchase, International and
Contemporary Collectors Funds, 2016.36
GILLIAN WEARINGWallpaper, 2015
digital printed wallpaper, edition 1 of 9
dimensions variableMuseum purchase, International and
Contemporary Collectors Funds, 2016.37
GILLIAN WEARINGRock ‘n’ Roll 70, 2015
C-print, triptych, edition 3 of 6
51 9/16 x 75 9/16 in.Museum purchase, International and
Contemporary Collectors Funds, 2016.38.a-c
PUBLICATIONS
Jack Whitten: Five Decades of Painting
Hardbound, 204 pages, Published by
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
Text by Kathryn Kanjo, Robert Storr,
Quincy Troupe.
Ed Ruscha Then & Now: Paintings from the 1960s to 2000sHardbound, 68 pages, Published by
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego.
Text by Kathryn Kanjo and
Richard D. Marshall.
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EDUCATION
MCASD provides public access to contemporary art, artists, and
the creative process. The Education Department supports the
institutional mission by offering resources that lead to further
exploration and experimentation, knowledge building, and
engagement for all visitors.
PUBLIC PROGRAMS
MCASD’s public programs support and amplify the content of
exhibitions and invite public interaction with contemporary art.
We offer a diverse range of lectures, artist talks, field trips, public
tours, film screenings, and art-making workshops for families
that offer audiences the opportunity to engage with artwork and
exhibitions beyond the gallery.
During Fiscal Year 2016, the Museum presented 81 public
programs. From sunsets enjoyed with the community at our
free, weekly Shore Thing program, to the launch of Downtown
at Sundown, here’s a look at the contributions that enriched our
community in Fiscal Year 2016.
SESSIONS IN CONTEMPORARY ART
Sessions in Contemporary Art is designed to expand your
knowledge of today’s art world. In Fiscal Year 2016, this seminar-
style course was led by Deputy Director, Art and Programs
Kathryn Kanjo, Associate Curator Jill Dawsey, Assistant Curator
Anthony Graham, and Education Curator Cris Scorza. Sessions
examined 40 contemporary artists whose work has emerged
or become prominent in the last decade. From artists changing
perspectives on medium, to those with close ties to our region
and beyond, each week participants explored the artists shaping
the art world of today.
PERSPECTIVES
Perspectives is a series that invites the public to take a seat at
the table with artists, curators, and specialists in various fields
of knowledge and enjoy enriched discussions about works of art
or exhibitions.
An Artist’s Perspective offers a deeper understanding of works
on view by hearing directly from the artists themselves. Using
a featured artist’s work as a launch pad to explore broad topics
in contemporary art, this conversation invites participants to be
challenged and inspired.
Led by an MCASD curator, A Curator’s Perspective provides
an opportunity for visitors to ask questions and learn about
exhibitions, artists’ processes, or particular works of art. This
program takes place soon after an exhibition opens and offers
first-hand knowledge about the installation and curatorial
process directly from the curator.
There are multiple entry points into the world of contemporary
art, and An Outside Perspective invites visitors to explore issues
emerging from exhibitions by hearing from a specialist in another
field of knowledge: music, film, architecture, and even science.
In Fiscal Year 2016, MCASD’s Perspectives program served
262 visitors.
AXLINE LECTURE
Since 2000, MCASD and The San Diego Museum of Art have
partnered to present the annual Axline Lecture in honor of
Jackie and Rea Axline, long-time trustees and supporters of
both museums who bequeathed generous endowments to both
institutions in 1999. Hosted in alternate years by each museum,
this annual event offers an opportunity to thank current museum
Members and donors for their support throughout the year.
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In Fiscal Year 2016, the Axline lecture featured internationally
renowned photographer Sebastião Salgado. The Brazilian-
born artist’s black-and-white photographs are among the most
influential images of our time—capturing the grim realities of
industrialization in developing countries, the toll of warfare,
and the degradation of the natural environment. Salgado was
the subject of the Oscar-nominated 2014 documentary The
Salt of the Earth, directed by acclaimed German filmmaker Wim
Wenders and the artist’s son, Juliano Riviera Salgado.
FILM PROGRAMS
Film continues to be a relevant part of MCASD’s programming. In
Fiscal Year 2016, MCASD presented The Impossible Railroad. The
documentary tells the dramatic story of the 13 year-long struggle
to build the San Diego and Arizona Railway from San Diego to
Yuma. Guests were treated to an introduction by the filmmakers,
Marianne and Michael Gerdes.
DOWNTOWN AT SUNDOWN
In Fiscal Year 2016, MCASD launched Downtown at Sundown.
Activating the Museum’s Core Columbia neighborhood, this after-
hours program series offers free admission and programming
from 5 to 8 PM on the third Thursday of each month. Visitors
enjoy complimentary exhibition tours, DJ-spun tunes, free entry
at the SDSU Downtown Gallery, drink specials at the adjacent
Stone Brewing Company Store, food trucks, and more.
In Fiscal Year 2016, more than 4,500 people attended
Downtown at Sundown. Successful collaborations with
local performing arts organizations including Art of Elan,
TranscenDANCE, San Diego International Film Festival, Intrepid
Theatre Company, Villa Musica, City Ballet, and more. These
partnerships resulted in enriching performances at Downtown
at Sundown events.
SHORE THING
This popular free series continued to offer late hours in the
galleries every Thursday night throughout the summer. Guests
enjoyed tours of exhibitions, live music, a cash bar, and the
chance to mingle with old friends and new on the greens of the
seaside Edwards Family Sculpture Garden. In Fiscal Year 2016,
more than 3,400 visitors attended this program.
KIDS AND FAMILY PROGRAMS
SUMMER C.A.M.P. (CONTEMPORARY ART, MEDIA &
PROCESS)
MCASD successfully welcomed 260 students age 5 to 15 for
three weeks of art-making workshops led by local artists.
C.A.M.P.ers discovered out-of-the ordinary materials and
learned about artists’ processes as they discussed artwork in
the Museum’s galleries.
FAMILY ARTLAB
Family ArtLAB combines an in-gallery conversation and hands-on
art-making experience to allow families with 5- to 11-year-old
children to further explore processes and materials inspired by
the works on view.
In Fiscal Year 2016, five Family ArtLAB programs welcomed 200
participants who explored the exhibitions Ed Ruscha Then &
Now: Paintings from the 1960s and 2000s, San Diego Collects,
and Do Ho Suh.
SCHOOL PROGRAMS
School programs at MCASD served students and educators in
public, charter, and independent schools, as well as professors
teaching at higher education institutions and out-of-school
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time programs. These audiences were served through a robust
offering of tour experiences, the Extended School Partnership
(ESP) program, and many other Educator programs.
TOUR EXPERIENCES
MCASD continued to play a critical role in the cultural
development of our community during Fiscal Year 2016, focusing
on tour experiences designed to serve the public, 6 to 12th grade
school groups, higher education students, community groups,
and adult groups. These experiences served a diverse population
that included audiences as far south as San Ysidro, and as far
east as Poway.
Types of tours offered in Fiscal Year 2016:
• LOOK/ EXPLORE TOURS are hour-long, student-centered
dialogues in which students gain a greater understanding of the
works on view through visual inquiry and in-gallery activities.
• ArtLAB WORKSHOPS build on the Look/Explore Tour with an
additional hour of hands-on art making experience in which
students further explore process and materials.
• SELF-GUIDED TOURS give higher education professors and
instructors the ability to reserve space for their class to visit
the Museum as a group at a particular time.
• FOCUS TOURS are one-hour, dialogue-based tours for adult
and higher education groups focused on one of the Museum’s
special exhibitions.
MCASD continued to demonstrate a commitment to equitable
access through free-of-cost guided tours for public school groups
and select community groups, needs-based MCASD transit
scholarship for Title 1 schools, free-of-cost self-guided tours for
higher education groups, and free admission to visiting school
groups and higher education group members age 25 and younger.
EXTENDED SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP (ESP) PROGRAM
MCASD’s Extended School Partnership (ESP) program empowers
teachers to use the Museum as an extension of the classroom.
By developing the teacher’s ability to incorporate contemporary
art into their curriculum, MCASD provides a way to reinstate
arts-based learning in the classroom. The program consists of
professional learning opportunities for the classroom teacher,
a pre-visit session in the school, multiple weeks of class visits to
the Museum, and mid-term critic sessions at the school. At the
end of the program, MCASD hosts a culminating event inviting
the school’s community, as well as students’ families and friends,
to celebrate their accomplishments and showcase their artwork
at the Museum.
During Fiscal Year 2016, the Museum collaborated with 42
teachers, serving 1,660 students and hosting 13 showcases
with partnering schools. This year’s partners include Chula
Vista High School; The Bishop’s School; ArtsTECH High School
(University City High School); Kearny High School-Engineering,
Innovation & Design; La Jolla Country Day; Mt. Miguel High
School; San Diego School of Creative & Performing Arts;
Kearny High School-Digital Media Design; Old Town Academy;
The Charter School of San Diego; San Diego High School of
International Studies; Knox Middle School; Hoover High School;
and Hilltop High School.
EDUCATOR PROGRAMS
MCASD believes in the value of professional development for
educators and continued to offer programs to help develop their
capacity to integrate the arts into their classrooms.
In Fiscal Year 2016, MCASD kicked off the academic year with
a professional development session for educators. Attendees
learned how to incorporate contemporary art and in-gallery
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MCASD partner teachers and Gallery Educators led break-out
sessions followed by a brown bag lunch. The event featured a talk
by Bruce Semelsberger, Historian and volunteer librarian at the
Pacific Southwest Railway Museum in Campo.
TEEN PROGRAMS
TEEN ADVISORY GROUP (TAG)
Composed of 15 diverse teens representing high schools from
across San Diego, MCASD’s Teen Advisory Group (TAG) explores
contemporary art by meeting with local artists and discussing
art in the Museum’s galleries. TAG also imagines, develops, and
realizes projects designed to reach the wider Museum audience.
In the beginning of Fiscal Year 2016, MCASD received one of
seven grants awarded by Museums Connect, a joint initiative
of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and
Cultural Affairs and the American Alliance of Museums (AAM).
Museums Connect pairs museums in the United States with
museums abroad for a cross-cultural exchange that brings
people, especially youth, together through community projects
that address topics of local relevance. Since its inception,
Museums Connect has linked American museums in 27 states
and the District of Columbia with partners in 49 countries,
including Afghanistan, Brazil, China, Honduras, India, Kenya,
Morocco, Nigeria, and Ukraine, among others.
As a part of this grant, MCASD’s Teen Advisory Group (TAG)
embarked on a yearlong program, Youth Empowerment through
Social Practice Art: Strategies for coping with violence and trauma.
MCASD selected TAG Members to serve as the teen participants in
the Museums Connect cultural exchange.
This program enabled youth to find meaning and expression
through the power of the arts and empowered them to envision
solutions through creative interventions. The projects the youth
produced examined the impact of violence on teen lives. The
teens themselves focused on a topic within violence, such as
intra-familial violence, dating violence, gangs and cartels, or gun
use as the focus of their artistic work.
Teens (20 in each country) from underserved areas around San
Diego and Mexico City connected with social practice artists
who specialize in film and photography and have experience
working with teens while addressing issues of social and
political violence. The initiative culminated in a public exhibition
presented in both countries.
ART OASIS
For the second consecutive year, MCASD worked in partnership
with Combat Arts, a local nonprofit organization that provides art
experiences for combat troops, to offer ArtOASIS—an arts-based
program to support the recovery of active duty military personnel
overcoming Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Through the
ArtOASIS program, the Museum offered a series of private gallery
tours and weekly art-making workshops that culminated in a
publicly presented and celebrated showcase of the participants’
artworks at MCASD La Jolla.
In Fiscal Year 2016, MCASD’s Education Curator Cris Scorza,
local artist Perry Vasquez, and artist and Combat Arts Founder
Elizabeth Washburn worked with military psychologists and
recreational therapists to establish constructive dialogs through
process-oriented art workshops with PTSD patients.
ArtOASIS served more than 75 active duty troops during Fiscal
Year 2016. A culminating ArtOASIS Showcase, on view at MCASD
La Jolla from July 29 through September 4, 2016, featured
original works of art created by participants. The opening
celebration included brunch followed by a panel discussion
where program participants shared their stories about the
impact the program had on their lives.
GALLERY EDUCATORS
MCASD Gallery Educators have been an incredible asset to our programming, building relationships with our audiences and partnering
with school teachers and administrators to develop comprehensive curriculum rooted in contemporary art. In Fiscal Year 2016,
MCASD employed 10 Gallery Educators. With a focus on the educational role of their position, Gallery Educators offered inquiry-based
discussions for visiting schools, higher education, and school groups. Gallery Educators are trained in both exhibition content and
gallery teaching pedagogy on a regular basis to ensure that MCASD offers its visitors the highest quality experience possible.
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MEMBERSHIP
MCASD saw another year of growth in Membership with an
almost 15% increase over the previous fiscal year, offering
Members between 50 and 65 events, lectures, parties, and
programs that invited them to explore contemporary art and
engage with like-minded people. Highlights include The Opening
Night celebrations for both San Diego Collects and Ed Ruscha:
Then and Now: Paintings from the 1960s to 2000s, as well as five
sold-out Field Trips to Tijuana, Tecate, and Los Angeles.
The Museum continued to offer a robust line-up of programs for
Members at every level. The Avant Garde group’s Contemporary
Art Thing (C.A.T.) series included visits to the private home and
studios of artists Jon Brinton Hogan and Jennifer Bennett,
Andrea Chung, and Joe Yorty, as well as a private tour of Avant
Garde Member Ryan Jeffries’s impressive collection.
The Architecture + Design: Meet the New San Diego program
for the Museums’ Donor and Benefactor Circle Members
continued to experience growth with exclusive programing that
included a tour of the private Nissan campus and a look at the
work LUCE et studio completed there, followed by a reception
with Principle Architect Jennifer Luce. Circle Members also
enjoyed an evening in the home of Members Steve Eilenberg
and Marie Tartar, where they toured the Aperture House with
architect Wallace Cunningham.
INTERNATIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY COLLECTORS
The Collectors Circle, comprised of MCA’s International and
Contemporary Collectors Membership Groups, continued to grow
and make a substantial impact on the success of Fiscal Year 2016,
raising funds which directly contributed to the Museum’s diverse
exhibitions and programs.
A highlight of the year, as always, was the Annual Selection
Dinner. The event celebrated 31 years on June 8 and was
sponsored by Northern Trust. Over 100 Members joined and
cast their votes to acquire five new works for the permanent
collection: Ellsworth Kelly’s Trapeze Swings, Meschers, (1950),
Hayv Kahraman’s House in Kathemiya, (2013), Kim Jones’s
Marine Jacket, (2014), and Gillian Wearing’s Rock ‘n’ Roll 70,
(1950) and Wallpaper, (2015).
The Museum’s Travel Committee continued to plan outstanding
domestic and international art-focused trips. The group
travelled internationally to London and Venice where they
enjoyed behind-the-scenes access to private collections, artists’
studios, and contemporary art fairs. The trip began with a tour
of Frieze, London’s contemporary art fair; visits to the private
collections of Jessica McCormack and Michael Rosenfeld,
Sarah Elson, and MCASD Trustee Margaret Jackson; and
intimate studio tours with some of MCASD’s favorites artists
including, Isaac Julian, Yinka Shonibane, and Helen Marten. The
group then travelled to Venice where they toured the Venice
Biennale, one of the world’s premiere festivals of contemporary
and avant-garde art. At All the World’s Future, International
Collectors visited Palazzo Grassi to see Marital Raysse, an
extensive monographic exhibition dedicated to the work of
Raysse, and Punta della Dogana to see Caroline Bourgeois and
Danh Vo’s collaborative exhibition Slip of the Tongue.
Domestically, the group enjoyed traveling to Austin, Texas.
There, Collectors enjoyed private tours of The Contemporary
Austin’s two sites, Laguna Gloria and Jones Center, followed by
visits to the impeccable collections of Deborah Green and Chris
Mattsson. They also visited the renowned Harry Ransom Center,
an internationally recognized humanities research library, to
view selections from the Ed Ruscha Archive and tour Look Inside:
New Photography Acquisitions with Photography Curator Jessica
McDonald. Finally, the group visited the collections of art patrons
Suzanne Deal Booth and Jeanne and Michael Klein.
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INSTITUTIONAL GIVING
We are deeply appreciative to the government agencies,
foundations, and corporations that invest in our mission. In Fiscal
Year 2016, grant funding helped to advance key initiatives and
launch exciting new projects.
MCASD was thrilled to be selected to participate in the Getty
Foundation’s 2017 Pacific Standard Time: L.A./L.A. Grants
from the Getty Foundation supported the research and
development of Memories of Underdevelopment, an original,
touring exhibition and publication. The curatorial program was
also strengthened with a grant from The National Endowment
for the Arts towards The Uses of Photography: Art, Politics,
and the Reinvention of a Medium. Additional grant support for
The Uses of Photography came from The Robert Mapplethorpe
Foundation and the LLWW Foundation.
MCASD received an Exploring Engagement Fund award from the
James Irvine Foundation. With this two-year award, the Museum
will be working with local artists to test new ideas for engaging
millennial audiences ages 18 to 26.
MCASD was extremely proud that the Teen Advisory Group (TAG)
program was one of seven international recipients of a Museums
Connect grant award, a joint initiative of the U.S. Department
of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and the
American Alliance of Museums. With this funding, TAG was able
to engage in a year-long collaboration with the Museo Tamayo in
Mexico City, Mexico.
Two grants contributed towards capital improvement projects.
The Museum was awarded a grant from the California Museum
Grant Program (funded through State Proposition 40) to install
additional painting racks at the Foster Family Art Storage
Building. The racks will be essential to the preparations to
consolidate the permanent collection storage during the La Jolla
expansion. The Museum also received $6,250 from County of San
Diego Supervisor Ron Roberts to upgrade the security system at
our Downtown location.
Programs for schools were generously supported by grants from
the Resmed Foundation, Farrell Family Foundation, US Bank,
and Price Philanthropies. The California Arts Council and The
Seeley Foundation continued their grant funding for ArtOASIS, a
program that facilitates arts experiences for active duty military
personnel in residential treatment for combat related stress. The
Mandel Weiss Charitable Trust awarded a grant towards general
operating support.
MCASD remains immensely grateful to the City of San Diego
Commission for Arts and Culture and the County of San Diego
Community Enhancement Fund for their outstanding financial
support and advocacy for the arts.
Our 39th annual benefit, Monte Carlo: Glamping, was presented
by San Diego County BMW and sponsored by Shubach Aviation,
Cooley LLP, Riviera, and Rancho Valencia.
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CORPORATE, FOUNDATION, AND GOVERNMENT DONORS
$100,000 AND ABOVECity of San Diego Commission
for Arts and CultureThe Getty FoundationThe James Irvine Foundation
$50,000–$99,999American Alliance of MuseumsCounty of San DiegoKarma Automotive Qualcomm FoundationThe San Diego County
BMW Centers
$25,000–$49,999Anonymous Fund at the
San Diego FoundationNational Endowment for
the ArtsNorthern TrustVan Cleef & Arpels
$10,000–$24,999Cabrillo Charitable FundChase Private ClientCooley LLPLLWW FoundationFarrell Family Foundation Mandell Weiss Charitable TrustPillsbury Winthrop Shaw
Pittman LLPThe ResMed FoundationThe Robert Mapplethorpe
FoundationSchubach Aviation
$5,000–$9,999Dr. Seuss Fund at the
San Diego Foundation KPMG LLPLa Jolla Community
FoundationMIHO Catering Co.O’Gara CoachPrice Philanthropies
Foundation
$1,500–$4,999BloomingdalesCORE HydrationThe Cynthia and
George Mitchell FoundationJPMorgan Chase & Co.The Lancer GroupNeiman MarcusOne American PlazaRoom and BoardSan Diego Private BankSeeley FoundationSeltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek
IN-KIND DONORS
$25,000–$49,000KPBSGolden Door Properties, LLC
$10,000–$24,999The Frame Maker The Haudenschild CollectionMicrosoft CorporationPacific Events ProductionTenfold
$5,000–$9,999Authentic FlavorsContinental CateringCulinary ConceptsElegant EventsThe French GourmetGiuseppe Restaurants &
Fine CateringLawrance FurnitureMIHO / Sin Nombre Inc.Peartrees CateringSchubach AviationSuja JuiceTapenade CateringToastThe Vetted TableWaters Fine CateringThe Wild Thyme
*Gifts made between July 1, 2015 and June 30, 2016
INDIVIDUAL DONORS
$100,000 AND ABOVECarolyn P. FarrisPauline FosterPaul and Geneviève JacobsAnonymous
$50,000–$99,999Holly and David BruceOlivia and Peter FarrellFaye D. HunterJoan and Irwin JacobsMaryanne and Irwin PfisterIris and Matthew Strauss
$25,000–$49,999Linnea ArringtonMelissa Garfield Bartell and
Michael BartellMary and James BerglundKaren and Donald CohnAnonymous Gail and George KnoxJay and Jennifer LevittAnonymous Garna G. MullerSuzan and Gad Shaanan
$10,000–$24,999Barbara and Charles ArledgeRusti W. BartellViveca Bissonnette and
Jeff HollanderBarbara Bloom FundMatt and Nancy BrowarDiane and Christopher CalkinsRobert Caplan and
Dr. Carol RandolphJill Esterbrooks and
James RobbinsMilton Fredman FamilyKaren Fox
William T. GeorgisMarcia Hazan Robert Hemphill and
Leah BissonetteAnnie Hubbard and
Harvey SchwartzMargaret Jackson and
Neil HadfieldDebby and Hal JacobsDr. Stacy Bracken JacobsSharon and Sami Ladeki Tami and Michael LangMary Keough LymanSonia Kassel Mandelbaum and
Gavin MandelbaumFenner MiltonDr. & Mrs. A. E. OygarRuki OygarCatherine and Bob PalmerElizabeth PhelpsEliza and Stuart StedmanSteve Strauss and Lise WilsonThe Sheryl and
Harvey White FoundationHelene and Allan Ziman
$5,000–$9,999Lisa and Steve AltmanLiz and Richard BartellColette Carson and
Dr. Ivor RoystonPaul Citron and
Margaret Carlson CitronTrulette Clayes and
Jeffrey PartrickDr. Charles G. and
Monica H. CochraneCandace and Rob CohenRenée Comeau and
Terry GuldenDr. William T. and Robin ComerValerie and Harry CooperEmily and Daniel Einhorn
Dan and Phyllis EpsteinLisette and Mick FarrellAnonymous Mrs. Nicole Forrest and
Mr. Kevin ForrestElaine Galinson and
Herbert SolomonCarol and Lawrence GartnerFraeda and Bill KopmanLisa and Gary LevineArthur and Sandra LevinsonSheila and Jeffrey LipinskyRobin J. LipmanLeanne Hull MacDougallSusan Pidgeon Mandel and
David MandelNasrin ManiPatsy and David MarinoMargret and Nevins McBrideLiz and Chris McCullahNicole R. MontoyaThe Mark & Hilarie Moore
Family TrustJennifer L. Nelson and
John C. DineenLiz Anne and
Anthony PotamianosCele and Justin† RenaudinJack and Jane RivkinNora and Fritz SargentJacquelyn and Robert SlotkinDagmar Smek and Arman OrucJoyce and Ted StraussHaeyoung Kong TangDr. Marie Tartar and
Dr. Steve EilenbergJose M. TasendeErika and Dr. Fred TorriJo and Howard WeinerClara Wu and Joseph TsaiEmma and Leo Zuckerman
$1,500–$4,999 Adah AlmutairiClarice and Blaise BarraletJoan and Jeremy BergSophie Bryan and
Matthew LuedersPhyllis Ziman CutlerAnonymousDr. and Mrs. Max L. ElliottSusanna and Michael FlasterSylvia and David GeffenAnonymousMr. and Mrs.
David R. Hargis Rita Haudenschild and
Skylar NelsonBo and Anita HedforsMark KrasnerAnonymousLonnie LeviMark LevittRandall LevittKen LittleElspeth and Jim MyerCharles MyersDavid and Katherine OverskeiLawrence Paull and
Marcy Bolotin PaullViviana and Charles PolinskyBelle ReedAnne and Ronald SimonDonald and Linda SwortwoodThe John M. and Sally B.
Thornton FoundationBeth and Nate TrossAnnasue and John WilsonScott and Cissy WolfeLorna YorkMay and Richard Ziman
DONORS
MCASDAXLINE SOCIETY
Jackie and Rea Axline
Mary and James Berglund
Barbara Bloom Fund
Elizabeth and L.J. Cella
Linda Chester and
Dr. Kenneth Rind
Anonymous Fund at the San
Diego Foundation
Hugh M. Davies
Mrs. Sue K. Edwards
Manny Farber and
Patricia Patterson
Carolyn P. Farris
Jake and J. Todd Figi
Pauline Foster
Karen Fox
Murray A. Gribin
Joan and Irwin Jacobs
Anne Kohs & Associates
Dr. Vance E. Kondon
Tami and Michael Lang
Arthur and Sandra Levinson
Richard D. Marshall and
William T. Georgis
Stephen Warren Miles and
Marilyn Ross Miles Foundation
Maria Rosa and
J. Robert Orton, Jr.
Elizabeth and Mason Phelps
Donna and Bruce Polichar
Robert Caplan and
Dr. Carol Randolph
Colette Carson and
Dr. Ivor Royston
Nora and Fritz Sargent
Dr. and Mrs. Kurt E. Shuler
Joyce and Ted Strauss
Erika and Dr. Fred Torri
Barbara Walbridge
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES (FISCAL YEAR 2016)
Linnea Arrington
Melissa Garfield Bartell
Dr. Mary F. Berglund
Barbara Bloom
Nancy Browar
Ronald L. Busick
Christopher Calkins
Dr. Charles G. Cochrane
Karen Cohn
Isabel Coppel
Dr. Peter C. Farrell
Carolyn P. Farris
Pauline Foster
Karen Fox
David Guss
John Ippolito
Margaret A. Jackson, Vice President
Dr. Paul Jacobs, Executive Vice President
Gail Knox
Sami Ladeki
Michael Lang
Jay Levitt
Sonia Kassel Mandelbaum
Dr. Fenner Milton
Nicole Montoya
Garna Muller
Jennifer Nelson
Rukiye Oygar
Maryanne C. Pfister, Vice President
Elizabeth Phelps, Vice President
Dr. Carol Randolph
James Robbins
Nora D. Sargent
Gad Shaanan
Matthew C. Strauss, President
Faye Wilson
Brent V. Woods, Vice President
Sue K. Edwards, Honorary Trustee
Danah Fayman, Honorary Trustee
David C. Copley, In Memoriam
Richard D. Marshall, In Memoriam
This list reflects those who served on the board from
May 2015 through May 2016.
2015–2016 OFFICERS OF THE BOARD
Matthew C. Strauss, President
Dr. Paul Jacobs, Executive Vice President
Margaret A. Jackson, Vice President
Maryanne C. Pfister, Vice President
Elizabeth Phelps, Vice President
Brent V. Woods, Vice President
Jennifer Nelson, Secretary
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STAFF
DIRECTOR’S OFFICE
Hugh M. Davies, Ph.D., The David C. Copley Director and CEO
Jocelyn Saucedo, Executive Assistant to the David C. Copley
Director and CEO
BUSINESS OFFICE
Charles E. Castle, Deputy Director and CFO
Trulette M. Clayes, CPA, Controller
Thida S. Magsino, Human Resources Manager
Carla Lockhart, Sr. Human Resources Manager
Anneka van Dongen, Accountant and IT Specialist
Jasmine Kim, Accounting Clerk
Claudia DeFilippi, Accouting Clerk
Miranda Sanchez, Human Resources Administrator
CURATORIAL
Kathryn Kanjo, Deputy Director, Art and Programs
Jenna S. Jacobs, Curatorial Manager
Jill Dawsey, Ph.D., Associate Curator
Elizabeth Rooklidge, Assistant Curator
Anthony Graham, Assistant Curator
Tom Callas, Registrar
Karin Zonis-Sawrey, Assistant Registrar
Cristina Scorza, Education Curator
Christian Lopez, Education Associate
Mario Mesquita, Education Associate
Stephania Villar, Administrative Assistant, Education*
Michael Ano, Gallery Educator*
Eva de Leon, Gallery Educator*
Karla Centeno, Gallery Educator*
Joshua Clavell, Gallery Educator*
Ardina Greco, Gallery Educator*
Joshua Moreno, Gallery Educator*
Lorain Rihan, Gallery Educator*
Brian Rojas, Gallery Educator*
Cynthia Kinnard, Senior Visitor Services Representative
Juliet DeAmicis, Visitor Services Representative *
Angella D’ Avignon, Visitor Services Representative*
Nathanael Giraud, Visitor Services Representative*
Eric Magnuson, Visitor Services Representative*
Beatrice Pesenti, Visitor Services Representative*
Kimberly Navarro, Visitor Services Representative*
Puja Robinson, Visitor Services Representative*
Stephanie Steele, Visitor Services Representative*
Akiko Mims, Visitor Services Representative*
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Alex Devereaux, Graphic Design Manager
HOSPITALITY AND EVENTS
Mike Scheer, Events and Technical Services Manager
Eric Reichman, Events and Technical Services Coordinator
Scott Amiotte, Technical Supervisor
Christopher Berger, Events Technician*
Lawrence Cook, Events Technician*
Richard Galvan, Events Technician*
Ron Miller, Events Technician*
Allisa Love, Events Technician*
Xareni Lizarraga, Events Technician*
Zachary Harrison, Events Technician*
Alexander Mazegue, Events Technician*
Jason Prete, Events Technician*
Guadalupe Saucedo, Events Technician*
RETAIL SERVICES
Shannel Smith, Retail Operations Manager
David Chen, X Store Representative *
Andrew Jones, X Store Representative*
Katherine Howard, X Store Representative*
Annie Hruska, X Store Representative*
Janet Rostovsky, Gallery Educator*
Anne Simon, Gallery Educator*
Katherine Fortier, Administrative Assistant, Education*
Norma Yates, Gallery Educator*
Jeremy Woodall, Lead Preparator
Thomas Demello, Lead Preparator
Max Daily, Gallery Preparator
Sarai Elguezabal, Seasonal Preparator*
Kyle Miller, Assistant Preparator
Nicholas O’Dell, Assistant Preparator
Hannah Brown, Seasonal Preparator*
Christopher Farrington, Seasonal Preparator*
Sean Ward, Seasonal Preparator*
Emmanuel Favela, Seasonal Preparator*
Chandler Hubbard, Seasonal Preparator*
ADVANCEMENT
Edie Nehls, Advancement Director
April Farrell, Senior Membership and Annual Giving Manager
Ianna Angelo, Senior Event Planner
Christopher Hincke, Database Coordinator
Allison Caruso, Membership Coordinator*
Dominique Kourie, Corporate and Individual Giving Associate
Elizabeth Yang-Hellewell, Advancement Director
Courtney Stern, Corporate and Foundations Relations Manager
Olivia Agostino, Special Events and Travel Programs Coordinator
Lesley Emery, Special Events and Travel Programs Manager
Jana Holsenback, Institutional Giving Manager
Eric Pitarresi, Database and Stewardship Manager
Chris LaZich, Major Gifts Officer
COMMUNICATIONS
Leah Straub, Communications and Marketing Manager
Patricia Dwyer, Communications Associate
Marielle Daniels, Visitor Services Supervisor
Paola Capo-Garcia, X Store Representative*
Grace Colletta, X Store Representative*
Allison Palenske, X Store Representative*
Anna Zeltins, X Store Representative*
FACILITIES
James Patocka, Facilities Manager
Michael Sitz, Senior Facilities Technician
Robert Spalding, Facilities Technician
SECURITY SERVICES
David Mesa, Security Manager
George Garcia, Lead Security Supervisor
Thierry Valbin, Security Supervisor
Earl Williams, Security Supervisor
Carl Wojciechowski, Security Services Representative*
Donnie Finnell, Security Services Representative*
Jose Benitez, Security Services Representative*
Alysia Hall, Security Services Representative*
Juanita Hayes-Vickers, Security Services Representative*
Pantcho Atanassov, Security Services Representative*
Carlos Pina, Security Services Representative*
Thomas Angell, Security Services Representative*
Maximillian Metzler, Security Services Representative*
Gerardo Solorzano, Security Services Representative*
Humberto Valdez, Security Services Representative*
Jacqueline Vargas, Security Services Representative*
Alysia Hall, Security Services Representative*
Daniel Musser, Security Services Representative*
Lori Watson, Lead Security Services Representative*
STAFF
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ASSETS 2016 2015Cash & cash equivalents $ 2,075,297 $ 1,747,229 Investments 33,203,971 36,574,760 Accounts receivable 63,619 52,705 Grants & pledges receivable 7,584,847 1,882,125 Inventory, at cost 370,144 406,780 Prepaid expenses & other 339,859 358,964 Deferred financing costs (net) 281,970 297,351 Property, plant and equipment (net) 33,548,914 34,434,524
Total Assets $ 77,468,621 $ 75,754,438
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS Current liabilities:Loan payable $ 3,750,000 $ 4,550,000 Accounts payable & accrued expenses 960,762 758,729 Deferred rent 740,793 750,951Deferred revenue 713,923 925,174Deferred compensation 809,739 679,026Total liabilities $ 6,975,217 $ 7,663,880
Net assets: Unrestricted $ 16,697,162 $ 20,303,840 Temporarily restricted 13,128,128 7,574,793 Permanently restricted 40,668,114 40,211,925 Total net assets $ 70,493,404 $ 68,090,558
Total liabilities and net assets $ 77,468,621 $ 75,754,438
SUPPORT AND REVENUES: Support: 2016 2015Government support $ 519,508 $ 418,501Contribution 9,199,769 3,075,686Total support $ 9,719,277 $ 3,494,187
Revenues: Investment income: Unrealized gain on investments $ (1,606,044) $ (2,635,040) Realized gain on investments 367,301 1,955,755 Dividend and interest income 837,308 863,623Fundraising event 2,605,310 913,526 Auditorium, facility, and visitor services 582,145 516,421 Membership 605,639 592,917 Museum beverage services 211,649 178,649 X Store sales 194,591 187,654 Program and other income 578,644 453,067 Total revenue $ 4,376,543 $ 3,026,572 Total support and revenue $ 14,095,818 $ 6,520,759
EXPENSES: Program activities: Permanent Collection, circulation, and accessions $ 1,561,278 1,573,911 Exhibitions 3,097,633 3,088,917Education and membership 1,142,247 921,963 Auditorium, facility, and visitor services 667,855 617,292X Store 317,605 233,103 Total program services $ 6,786,618 $ 6,435,186 Supporting services: Special events $ 1,620,621 $ 447,736General and administrative 1,648,086 1,548,304Development 900,886 461,753 PR and marketing 348,562 322,937Museum beverage services 143,310 128,815Building expansion 244,889 246,631Total supporting services $ 4,906,354 3,156,176 Total expenses $ 11,692,972 $ 9,591,362 CHANGE IN NET ASSETS $ 2,402,846 $ (3,070,603)NET ASSETS - Beginning of year $ 68,090,558 $ 71,161,161 NET ASSETS - End of year $ 70,493,404 $ 68,090,558
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
This report was prepared by the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD) from its Fiscal Year 2016 financial statements, which were audited by Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C. In accordance with industry practice, the Museum’s Collection, which has been acquired through purchases and contributions since MCASD’s inception, is not recognized as an asset on the
statement of financial position. The complete audited financial statements, including the related notes and auditor’s report, are available upon written request.
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