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Houston Center for Photography Annual Auction & Gala 2025

Each year, the Houston Center for Photography holds an annual print auction where artists, galleries, and collectors from all over the world contribute premier photographic art that is auctioned to benefit HCP’s operating fund. It is an elegant evening of cocktails, dinner, and art. Your participation in this year’s Print Auction will help ensure that HCP remains a quality haven and an accessible platform for thousands of artists, students, photography enthusiasts, and community members.

This year's gala, honoring Malcolm Daniel, will be held on Thursday, March 20th at the beautiful Hotel ZaZa for what is sure to be an unforgettable night of delicious food, good company, and spirited bidding on world-class art. If you are interested in bidding but are unable to attend the event you can still participate in the fun by placing a bid on the silent auction online HERE.

As always, it should be a fantastic event and we hope to see you there! This year Catherine Couturier Gallery and gallery artist Wendi Schneider contributed the following piece to the live auction:
 

Live Auction Lot 14
Wendi Schneider
, (Denver, CO), Under the Tree, 2019/2020
pigment ink on kozo over white gold leaf
9 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches
edition 1 of 10
signed verso of mount & verso of framing paper
retail value: $1,500
STARTING BID: $1,150

 

Dowload a copy of the entire HCP Auction Catalogue by scrolling to the bottom of this page.

 

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