Artist Stephanie Syjuco was honored on September 17 at Stanford University during the Museums by Moonlight fundraiser benefiting Cantor Arts Center and the Anderson Collection.
Artist Stephanie Syjuco was honored on September 17 at Stanford University during the Museums by Moonlight fundraiser benefiting Cantor Arts Center and the Anderson Collection.
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Gaurav Garg and Komal Shah
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Sara Abbasi
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Veronica Roberts, Kimberly Drew and Lorna Simpson
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Gus and Bahya Murad with Jerry Rice
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Aleesa Pitchamarn Alexander.
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Lisa Zabelle, Sobia Shaikh and Allison Speer
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Verona Saron, Vivas Kumar with Steve and Anita Westly.
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Klari Reis and Michael Isard.
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Isabel and Insik Rhee.
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Mehdi Bouarek and Catharine Clark.
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Doug and Lisa Goldman with Michelle and William Tai.
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Venky Ganesan and Preetha Basaviah.
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Michele and Harry J. Elam, Jr.
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Debi and Steven Wisch.
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Andi Okamura and Jeff Chambers.
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Jessica Silverman, Kimberly Drew, Sarah Thornton, Christy MacLear and Lorna Simpson.
The biennial Museums by Moonlight fundraiser, benefiting the Cantor Arts Center and the Anderson Collection, resumed at Stanford University on September 17. Alumna KomalShah (MS ’93) was humbled to be feted by art world luminaries, along with her VC husband, GauravGarg, for their philanthropy and arts advocacy. They were joined by artist honoree StephanieSyjuco (MFA ’05), whose solo exhibition, White Balance/Color Cast, is on view at the Anderson.
Led by event chair SaraAbbasi, 370 guests — including artists LornaSimpson, Calida Rawles and CharlesGaines; gallerists CatharineClark and JessicaSilverman; Cantor’s John and Jill Freidenrich director VeronicaRoberts and Anderson director JasonLinetzky — raised $1.1 million for the museums’ artistic and education programs and free admission.
Guests sipped cocktails by RichardSerra’s Sequence sculpture and toured galleries. A McCalls dinner was served under the stars in the Cantor’s Rodin Sculpture Garden, followed by multiethnic dance tunes.
While studying computer science at Stanford, Shah found refuge among Cantor’s collections, where she experienced the transformative power of art.
Garg and Shah are noted contemporary art collectors. With Stanford Arts interdisciplinary programming, they host a conversation series, Artists on the Future. Shah, born in India, and Syjuco, who is Filipino American, are advocates of the Cantor’s Asian American Art Initiative, which promotes inclusion of Asian diaspora artists from a panoply of nations.
“Our [personal] collection is focused on women artists and artists of color,” shared Shah. “Our wish is that Stanford Arts continues to lead with its commitment to women artists, paving the way for a new world centered on gender parity, excellence and social justice.” 
