Silent Auction closes at 8 p.m

When in-person museum visits were impossible for much of last year, I was enthusiastic to extend a loan of my collection at Intuit. The extension helped to accommodate hundreds of people who couldn’t see the exhibition Outsider Art: The Collection of Victor F. Keen during the months when Intuit was closed due to COVID. As a result, museum guests expressed feeling connection, acceptance and enjoyment transcending those at many other art museums. I’m honored to chair the 2022 Visionary Ball, and to toast with you, Intuit friends, my longtime art mentor and loyal friend Frank Maresca, this year’s Visionary Awardee.

Silent Auction Item: Mr. Imagination. Untitled (pendant II), n.d. Paint on clay, 14 ¼ x 2 in. (including rope of the necklace), pendant dims: 1 x 2 x 1 in. Donated by an anonymous donor

By registering to tonight’s event, you’ve already demonstrated your belief in the power of Intuit’s work to change lives. Please take your commitment to Intuit and Frank a step further by making an outright donation or bidding on the auction.

Through your support, thousands of Chicago Public School students, teachers around the country and audiences around the world benefit from profound outsider and self-taught art experiences.

With sincere thanks,

1. The 30-minute Visionary Ball Program begins at 7 p.m. central

In-person guests, at this time please congregate at Salvage One’s church pew seating to watch the program. Thank you for keeping voices down and silencing phones to ensure everyone can hear the remarks.

Guests watching the livestream, please arrive to Zoom 10 minutes before 7 p.m. central to test your speakers and get your Party-in-Place package treats ready to enjoy.

Zoom link will be emailed to you on the afternoon of Visionary Ball, June 2.

2. Silent Auction closes at 8 p.m.

In-person guests are encouraged to take home your winnings tonight.

If you can’t take home items tonight or are bidding remotely, Intuit staff will be in touch with you during the week following the event to coordinate pick-up or shipping.

If you live outside Chicago, please double check the silent auction items’ description for disclaimers about any items that we’re unable to ship.

3. In-person event ends at 8:30 p.m.

Be sure you’ve picked up your auction items by 8:30 p.m.

+ All artworks shown are available to bid on at auction!

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Platinum Sponsor Janet and Craig Duchossois Ashley and Mike Joyce Victor F. Keen and Jeanne Ruddy Masterworks

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Gold Sponsors Susan Baerwald/Marcy Carsey–Just Folk Monty Blanchard and Leslie Tcheyan Bob Roth and Cleo Wilson Dale Taylor and Angela Lustig

Silver Sponsors Jeremiah Duncan Jean and Lewis Greenblatt Deb Kerr and Steve Thompson Material Culture Jan Petry JoAnn Seagren and Scott Lang

Frank is a member of Intuit’s Strategic Advisory Council and an American art dealer and co-founder of Ricco/ Maresca Gallery in New York City. A long-term advocate of self-taught, outsider and folk art, he has showcased the work of artists creating on the margins of the art historical mainstream for over 35 years. Through many gallery exhibits, museum collaborations, publications, philanthropic work and the management of key artist estates, Maresca has championed the crossover of vernacular art into the Contemporary and Modern arenas.

Victor F. Keen is a longtime friend of 2022 Visionary Awardee Frank Maresca and an owner of a nationally recognized collection of outsider art. He is currently involved in various cultural and entrepreneurial activities, having retired as a partner in the international law firm Duane Morris, LLP. He began collecting in the mid-’70s, growing his collection to span the breadth of the outsider art genre (including, Bill Traylor, William Hawkins, James Castle, George Widener, Martín Ramírez and Sam Doyle) and include vintage toys, banks, radios and toasters. Since 2012, his collection has been housed at The Keen Collection of Outsider Art at Bethany Mission Gallery in Philadelphia. It was his friendship with Frank that first sparked Keen’s interest in outsider art more than 40 years ago. Tracy serves as the president of Studio H, an interior design company where she has been working since 1997. Previously Tracy was the first vice president of the Home Builders Association of Illinois and has served as education committee chair of the Midwest Builders Show of the Home Builders Association of Greater Chicago. Tracy has served on the Board of Directors at Intuit since 2015; she has led as President of the Board since 2020.

Deb came to Intuit in 2014 from a 17-year career at the John G. Shedd Aquarium, where her roles included executive vice president from 1999–2010. She serves as an instructor in the Museum Studies Certificate Program in Northwestern University’s School of Professional Studies, where she was awarded for her excellence in teaching in 2013. Deb is a frequent guest speaker on issues related to museum relevance, teen empowerment and Chicago’s role in advancing outsider art.

Gary is a Senior Vice President of Sotheby’s and their Head of Office for the Midwest. He joined Sotheby’s in 1997 after working as the Director of Fine Art for Leslie Hindman Auctioneers since 1993. Previously, he was Director of Hokin Kaufman Gallery in Chicago. He is a member of the Arts Club of Chicago and sat on the advisory panel for the Legacy of Absence Gallery at the new Holocaust Museum and Education Center in Skokie.