Become part of Hiba Schahbaz’s world. The winning bidder will receive an original miniature portrait painted by the Brooklyn-based artist, whose luminous figures have appeared at Rockefeller Center, MoCA Miami, and galleries from New York to London. Trained in the centuries-old tradition of Indo-Persian miniature painting, Schahbaz will paint your portrait in profile using tea, watercolor, gouache, and gold leaf on wasli, the handmade paper used by miniature painters. Measuring up to 6 x 4 inches, this intimate, one-of-a-kind work is a rare chance to own a portrait made just for you by one of today’s most distinctive figurative painters.

Fair market value: $5,000. Any amount of the winning bid above this value may be tax-deductible as a charitable contribution to the extent allowed by law.

🎨 About the artist:
Hiba Schahbaz (born in Pakistan; lives and works in Brooklyn, NY) works with paper, black tea, and water-based pigments as well as oil on linen. Schahbaz trained in miniature painting at the National College of Arts, Lahore, Pakistan, and received an MFA in painting from Pratt Institute. Hiba’s works have been shown at MoCA Miami, Jeffrey Deitch Gallery, Brooklyn Museum, Almine Rech London, FIAC, and Rockefeller Center with Art Production Fund.

📝 The fine print:

• This lot includes one (1) portrait of a single person on wasli, measuring up to 6 x 4 inches.
• Shipping is not included in the bid. It will be arranged after the work's completion at the expense of the winning bidder (“the Collector”).
• Once the winning bid has been determined, the Collector will provide the artist, within 15 days, with at least two high-resolution images of a single chosen person, showing the full head, face, neck, and shoulders in profile, for the artist’s consideration. The artist may request additional images if she does not feel those provided are consistent with her artistic practice and oeuvre. The theme, color, composition, and all other artistic decisions regarding the final artwork shall be at the sole discretion of the artist.
• The Collector confirms they have the right to share all submitted images, and the consent of anyone pictured, for use by the artist in creating the work.
• All winning bids are final, and the chosen person and images are final once submitted. Because the artist retains artistic license, the Collector agrees to accept the finished work as the artist’s interpretation of the chosen person. Revisions, redos, and refunds are not offered.
• The artist will make reasonable efforts to complete the commissioned work within one year of the auction’s close, provided the Collector submits requested items in a timely manner.
• The artist retains copyright to the work and may photograph and share it for portfolio and promotional purposes.
• The Collector agrees not to resell the work for five years from the date of delivery.

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Choose a beloved object or animal, and see it transformed by Dominique Fung, whose luminous, theatrical paintings bring everyday artifacts to life. Known for imbuing teapots, vessels, and heirlooms with mystery and memory, Fung will paint your chosen subject in her signature style. This original 8 x 10 inch oil on wood panel on linen is a rare chance to commission an artist whose work is held by LACMA, Hammer Museum, and M+ Museum.

Fair market value: $21,000. Any amount of the winning bid above this value may be tax-deductible as a charitable contribution to the extent allowed by law.

🎨 About the artist:

Dominique Fung (born in Ottawa, Canada; lives and works in Brooklyn, NY) is a painter with family roots in Hong Kong and Shanghai whose work draws on historical artifacts and ancestral memory to bring overlooked and forgotten stories to light. Fung received a BAA from Sheridan College in Oakville, Ontario. Dominique’s works have been shown at Jeffrey Deitch, MASSIMODECARLO in London and Hong Kong, Pond Society in Shanghai, Rockefeller Center, and the High Line, and are held in the collections of M+ Museum, LACMA, the Hammer Museum, the High Museum of Art, ICA Miami, and MOCA Los Angeles.

📝 The fine print:

• This lot includes one (1) painting of a single object or animal in oil on wood panel on linen, measuring 8 x 10 inches.
• Shipping is not included in the bid. It will be arranged after the work's completion at the expense of the winning bidder (“the Collector”).
• Once the winning bid has been determined, the Collector will provide the artist, within 15 days, with a single object or animal to be depicted, along with at least 5 reference images. The artist may request additional images if she does not feel those provided are consistent with her artistic practice and oeuvre. The theme, color, composition, and all other artistic decisions regarding the final artwork shall be at the sole discretion of the artist.
• The Collector confirms they have the right to share all submitted images for use by the artist in creating the work.
• All winning bids are final, and the chosen subject and images are final once submitted. Because the artist retains artistic license, the Collector agrees to accept the finished work as the artist’s interpretation of the chosen subject. Revisions, redos, and refunds are not offered.
• The artist will make reasonable efforts to complete the commissioned work within one year of the auction’s close, provided the Collector submits requested items in a timely manner.
• The artist retains copyright to the work and may photograph and share it for portfolio and promotional purposes.
• The Collector agrees not to resell the work for five years from the date of delivery.

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Your pantry, immortalized in clay. Stephanie H. Shih’s hand-built, hand-painted ceramic groceries (soy sauce bottles, dumplings, Spam tins, and more) have been shown at Alexander Berggruen, Jeffrey Deitch, Berkeley Art Museum and Cantor Arts Center, and featured in The New York Times, Vogue, and The Guardian. The winning bidder will put forward the branded foods and condiments that mean the most to them, and Shih will transform one into an original ceramic sculpture. It’s a rare chance to see your own kitchen staples through the eyes of one of today’s most beloved ceramic artists.

Fair market value: $5,000. Any amount of the winning bid above this value may be tax-deductible as a charitable contribution to the extent allowed by law.

🎨 About the artist:

Stephanie H. Shih (born in Philadelphia, PA; lives and works in Brooklyn, NY) makes painted ceramic sculptures of familiar foods and pantry items that explore diasporic identity and cultural migration. Shih’s works have been shown at Alexander Berggruen, NY; James Cohan; Jeffrey Deitch; Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco; the Cantor Arts Center; the Berkeley Art Museum; and the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, and are held in the collections of the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, the Cantor Arts Center, the Bowdoin College Museum of Art, the New-York Historical Society, and the John Michael Kohler Arts Center. She is a recipient of a 2025 Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant and a NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship.

📝 The fine print:

• This lot includes one (1) ceramic sculpture of a single branded food or condiment, measuring up to 17 linear inches (height + length + depth).
• Shipping is not included in the bid. It will be arranged after the work's completion at the expense of the winning bidder (“the Collector”).
• Once the final sale price has been determined, the Collector will provide the Artist with at least 4 branded products with a maximum linear dimension (i.e., height + length + depth) of 17 inches for the artist’s consideration. The Artist is not obligated to incorporate any requested theme or subject and may request more subject matter options if she does not feel those provided are consistent with her artistic practice and oeuvre. The subject matter, theme, composition, and all other artistic decisions regarding the final artwork shall be at the sole discretion of the artist.
• The products described above must be submitted in writing within 15 days of the auction’s close. If they are not submitted, the artist will select the subject matter.
• All winning bids are final, and the submitted products are final once submitted. Because the Artist retains artistic license, the Collector agrees to accept the finished work as the Artist’s interpretation of the selected subject. Revisions, redos, and refunds are not offered.
• The Artist will make reasonable efforts to complete the commissioned work within one year of the auction’s close, provided the collector submits the requested products in a timely manner.
• The Artist retains copyright to the work and may photograph and share it for portfolio and promotional purposes.
• The Collector agrees not to resell the work for five years from the date of delivery.

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Part couture, part sculpture, entirely CFGNY. This plush faux-fur stole, made from teddy bears joined end to end, comes straight from CFG-20260717, the latest collection from the New York art-fashion collective, recently presented by Amant and The Kitchen. The work continues their investigation into cuteness as a post-war Japanese cultural export and its association with ideas around “Asianess”. The winning bidder will receive a custom version made just for them: playful, a little uncanny, impossible to ignore, and just in time for cold weather.

Fair market value: $1,200. Any amount of the winning bid above this value may be tax-deductible as a charitable contribution to the extent allowed by law.

🎨 About the artist:

CFGNY is an artist collective whose research-based practice takes the form of image making, installation, sculpture, garment making, and performance to expand ideas of racialization and subjectivity. Founded in 2016, the collective continually returns to the term “vaguely Asian”: an understanding of racial identity as continuously produced by history, affect, affinity, locality, and perception. CFGNY’s work has been shown at Japan Society, SculptureCenter, Hammer Museum, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Frieze London, Auto Italia, Pioneer Works, and the Whitney Biennial.

📝 The fine print:

• This lot includes one (1) custom plush faux-fur stole. Stole is one size.
• Shipping is not included in the bid. It will be arranged after the work's completion at the expense of the winning bidder (“the Collector”).
• Once the winning bid has been determined, the Collector will provide CFGNY (“the Artist”) with their selected fabric from the options provided by the Artist within 15 days. If no selection is submitted, the Artist will choose. The Artist retains artistic license to interpret this choice in their own visual language.
• All winning bids are final, and the selection is final once submitted. Because the Artist retains artistic license, the Collector agrees to accept the finished piece as the Artist’s interpretation of the selected fabric. Revisions, redos, and refunds are not offered.
• The Artist will make reasonable efforts to complete the piece within one year of the auction’s close, provided the Collector submits requested items in a timely manner.
• The Artist retains copyright to the design and may photograph and share the piece for portfolio and promotional purposes.
• The Collector agrees not to resell the piece for five years from the date of delivery.

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Gather three friends and get your hands dirty. This private two-hour class for four at All’Bout Clay, a community ceramics studio in Midtown Manhattan, is yours to shape: choose wheel throwing to try your hand at the potter’s wheel, or handbuilding to sculpt freely with pinch, coil, and slab techniques. An instructor will guide your group from first touch to finished piece, and everything you make will be fired and glazed, ready to take home. It’s a perfect outing for friends, family, or a team, no experience needed.

Fair market value: $400. Any amount of the winning bid above this value may be tax-deductible as a charitable contribution to the extent allowed by law.

🎨 About the studio:

All’Bout Clay is a community ceramics studio founded by artists A young Yu and Nicholas Oh, offering memberships, classes for all skill levels, private lessons, and one-time clay experiences. With state-of-the-art equipment and a wide range of clay bodies and glazes, the studio is built around the belief that clay can connect people across backgrounds. Its community initiatives include scholarships, artist residencies, and free programs for local youth.

📝 The fine print:

• This lot includes one (1) two-hour private class in either wheel throwing or handbuilding for four people. Participants will select their glaze colors during the class, and the studio will trim, glaze, and fire all finished work.
• The winning bidder will contact the studio within 15 days of the auction’s close to begin scheduling and must be redeemed within one year of the auction’s close. Dates will be scheduled based on mutual availability, and unredeemed sessions expire without refund.
• All winning bids are final and non-refundable.
• Travel to and from the All’Bout Clay studio is the winning bidder's responsibility.
• Rescheduling requires at least 7 days’ notice. Missed classes without notice are forfeited.
• Finished pieces will be packed and ready for pickup approximately three weeks after the class. Pieces not picked up within 60 days of notification may be discarded.
• The class is open to all ages. Participants under 12 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian for wheel throwing.

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Learn the art of felting from one of its most exciting contemporary practitioners. Melissa Joseph, named to Artsy’s 2025 Vanguard, creates “paintings in felt,” rendering intimate family memories in brilliantly colored wool. In this private 90-minute session at her Manhattan studio, Joseph will guide you and a guest through the craft as you each make felted stones to take home. It’s a rare chance to work side by side with the artist in her studio, learning about the history of felting and the animals and caretakers who provide our natural materials. No experience needed.

Fair market value: $400. Any amount of the winning bid above this value may be tax-deductible as a charitable contribution to the extent allowed by law.

🎨 About the studio:

Melissa Joseph (born in Saint Marys, PA; lives and works in New York, NY) works in felted wool, ceramics, and found objects to explore history, family, and her Indian and Irish heritage. Joseph received her MFA from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, her MAT in art education from the Rhode Island School of Design, her AAS in textile surface design from the Fashion Institute of Technology, and her BA from New York University. Melissa’s works have been shown at Charles Moffett, Artpace San Antonio, Margot Samel, Venus Over Manhattan, and the Whitaker Museum in the UK. She has also held residencies at the Museum of Arts and Design, Greenwich House Pottery, and the Archie Bray Foundation.

📝 The fine print:

• This lot includes one (1) 90-minute private felting session for two people, with all materials provided. Each participant will take home the felted stones they create.
• The winning bidder will contact the artist within 15 days of the auction’s close to begin scheduling.
• The winning bidder will contact the studio within 15 days of the auction’s close to begin scheduling and must be redeemed within one year of the auction’s close. Dates will be scheduled based on mutual availability, and unredeemed sessions expire without refund.
• All winning bids are final and non-refundable.
• Travel to and from the artist's studio is the winning bidder's responsibility.
• Rescheduling requires at least 7 days’ notice. Missed sessions without notice are forfeited.
• Participants must be 10+ 

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Your animal companion, immortalized. Anna Park, whose work is in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, High Museum of Art, and Pérez Art Museum Miami, will create an original portrait of the winning bidder’s pet in her signature hand. This 10 x 12 inch work on paper mounted on panel is a one-of-a-kind chance to see them through the eyes of an artist whose drawings capture the energy of contemporary life.

Fair market value: $8,000. Any amount of the winning bid above this value may be tax-deductible as a charitable contribution to the extent allowed by law.

🎨 About the artist:

Anna Park (born in South Korea; lives and works in Brooklyn, NY) makes charcoal drawings that teeter between abstraction and figuration, with imagery that homes in on the turbulent and frenzied contemporary experience. Beginning each canvas as an improvisational mark-making dance, Park composes scenes that are gestural snapshots of an over-exposed and self-aware human condition – universal moments and interpersonal exchanges she often laces with signifiers of today’s zeitgeist. In black-and-white works that recall the vigorous energy of the graphic novel and radical fragmentation of Cubism, moments collapse into speed streaks, limbs grasp for one another, and glimpses of familiar faces emerge.

📝 The fine print:

• This lot includes one (1) portrait of a single pet on paper mounted on panel, measuring 10 x 12 inches.
• Shipping is not included in the bid. It will be arranged after the work's completion at the expense of the winning bidder (“the Collector”).
• Once the winning bid has been determined, the Collector agrees to provide the artist within 15 days with at least 5 images of a single pet for the artist’s consideration. The artist may request additional images if she does not feel those provided are consistent with her artistic practice and oeuvre. The theme, composition, and all other artistic decisions regarding the final artwork shall be at the sole discretion of the artist.
• The Collector confirms they have the right to share all submitted images for use by the artist in creating the work.
• All winning bids are final, and the chosen pet and images are final once submitted. Because the artist retains artistic license, the Collector agrees to accept the finished work as the artist’s interpretation of the chosen pet. Revisions, redos, and refunds are not offered.
• The artist will make reasonable efforts to complete the commissioned work within one year of the auction’s close, provided the Collector submits requested items in a timely manner.
• The artist retains copyright to the work and may photograph and share it for portfolio and promotional purposes.
• The Collector agrees not to resell the work for five years from the date of delivery.

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Your zodiac sign, reimagined through myth. Jia Sung, whose work is in the collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art and SFMOMA, will create an original 8 x 10 inch embroidered painting inspired by the winning bidder’s zodiac sign. She draws on Chinese mythology and folklore in richly symbolic imagery. This is a one-of-a-kind chance to own a personal work by an artist who has turned ancient stories into contemporary art, from her acclaimed tarot deck to the pages of The Paris Review.

Fair market value: $2,000. Any amount of the winning bid above this value may be tax-deductible as a charitable contribution to the extent allowed by law.

🎨 About the artist:

Jia Sung (born in Minnesota; raised in Singapore; lives and works in Brooklyn, NY) works across painting, artist books, textiles, printmaking, writing, and translation, drawing on Chinese mythology and Buddhist iconography. Sung received a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design. Jia’s works have been shown at Wave Hill, the Hessel Museum, and EFA Project Space, and are held in the collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, SFMOMA, and the special collections of Yale, RISD, and SAIC. She is the author of Trickster’s Journey, a Chinese mythological tarot deck published by Running Press.

📝 The fine print:

• This lot includes one (1) embroidered painting of a single zodiac sign, measuring 8 x 10 inches.
• Shipping is not included in the bid. It will be arranged after the work's completion at the expense of the winning bidder (“the Collector”).
• Once the winning bid has been determined, the Collector will provide the artist, within 15 days, with their birth chart (Asian or Western). The color, composition, and all other artistic decisions regarding the final artwork shall be at the sole discretion of the artist.
• All winning bids are final, and the selected sign is final once submitted. Because the artist retains artistic license, the Collector agrees to accept the finished work as the artist’s interpretation of the selected sign. Revisions, redos, and refunds are not offered.
• The artist will make reasonable efforts to complete the commissioned work within one year of the auction’s close, provided the Collector submits requested items in a timely manner.
• The artist retains copyright to the work and may photograph and share it for portfolio and promotional purposes.
• The Collector agrees not to resell the work for five years from the date of delivery.

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Wear a work of art. Heidi Lau, whose sculptures are in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and M+ Museum in Hong Kong, will create three custom brooches. Handcrafted in porcelain, these pieces offer a rare chance to own wearable work by an artist celebrated for her otherworldly ceramics.

Fair market value: $650. Any amount of the winning bid above this value may be tax-deductible as a charitable contribution to the extent allowed by law.

🎨 About the artist:

Heidi Lau (lives and works in New York), views clay as the ideal conduit to explore the malleability and materiality of time. Ranging in size from intimately-scaled figures to site-responsive installations, Lau’s ceramics trace the “landscape experience” often found in traditional Chinese paintings. Lau’s work has been exhibited in international institutions including the Museum of Arts and Design, New York; the Bronx Museum of the Art, New York; the Museum of Chinese in America, New York; BRIC, New York; and the Macau Museum of Art, among others. In 2019, Lau presented Apparition for the Macau-China Collateral Exhibition at the 58th Venice Biennale.

📝 The fine print:

• This lot includes includes three (3) porcelain brooches, each approximately 3 x 3 x 3 inches.
• Shipping is not included in the bid. It will be arranged after the work's completion at the expense of the winning bidder (“the Collector”).
• Once the winning bid has been determined, the Collector will provide the artist, within 15 days, with their ideas for a custom shape of approximately 3 x 3 x 3. If no ideas are submitted, the artist will make the selection. The artist retains artistic license to interpret these choices in her own visual language.
• All winning bids are final, and measurements and selection is final once submitted. Because the artist retains artistic license, the Collector agrees to accept the finished piece as the artist’s interpretation of the selected options. Revisions, resizing, and refunds are not offered.
• The artist will make reasonable efforts to complete the commissioned piece within one year of the auction’s close, provided the Collector submits requested items in a timely manner.
• The artist retains copyright to the design and may photograph and share the piece for portfolio and promotional purposes.
• The Collector agrees not to resell the piece for five years from the date of delivery.

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Step in front of the lens of a photographer whose portraits have appeared in The New York Times, The New Yorker, Vogue, and many more. Mary Inhea Kang is known for warm, intimate images that portray people with dignity and care. The winning bidder will receive a 90-minute portrait session at a location in New York City chosen together with the photographer, along with up to 12 professionally edited final images. It’s perfect for a personal portrait or a professional headshot with real artistry.

Fair market value: $2,500. Any amount of the winning bid above this value may be tax-deductible as a charitable contribution to the extent allowed by law.

🎨 About the artist:

Mary Inhea Kang (born in South Korea; lives and works between New York and Texas) is a photographer whose work blends documentary and portraiture to examine identity, community, and the nuanced beauty of everyday life. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The New Yorker, Vogue, The Washington Post, Cultured, BOMB Magazine, NPR, and The Wall Street Journal. Her recent projects include Somanu, a series exploring Korean and Korean American identity, and Norigae, which documents Korean military wives in Texas.

📝 The fine print:

• This lot includes one (1) private portrait session of up to 90 minutes for one person, along with up to 12 final edited images. The location will be chosen by the winning bidder and the photographer together and must be within the five boroughs of New York City.
• The winning bidder will contact the photographer within 15 days of the auction’s close to begin scheduling and must be redeemed within one year of the auction’s close. Dates will be scheduled based on mutual availability, and unredeemed sessions expire without refund.
• All winning bids are final and non-refundable.
• Travel to and from the session location is the winning bidder’s responsibility.
• Rescheduling requires at least 7 days’ notice. Missed sessions without notice are forfeited.
• The photographer retains creative direction over the session, including posing, lighting, and image selection and editing.
• The photographer retains copyright to the images and may use them for portfolio and promotional purposes.
• The winning bidder receives a license to use the delivered images for personal use, including social media and their own website, and for press use (excluding magazine covers) for one year from delivery. Any promotional use by a third party requires the third party to contact the photographer directly to license the images.

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