Dr. Susan Weber
Founder and Director
&
The Trustees of Bard Graduate Center
Cordially invite you to the

29th Annual Iris Foundation Awards Luncheon
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
From noon until 2:30 pm
Cosmopolitan Club
122 East 66th Street, New York City

Honoring
William and Ellen Taubman—Outstanding Patrons
John Guy—Outstanding Lifetime Achievement
Matthew Yokobosky—Outstanding Mid-Career Scholar
Sylvie Lhermite-King—Outstanding Dealer

Host
Dr. Susan Weber, Founder and Director of Bard Graduate Center

Co-Chairs
Deborah Miller Zabel – Friends of the Brooklyn Museum

Sponsors
Barbara Nessim and Jules Demchick – Nancy and Michael Druckman – Elizabeth English – Erica and Ralph Gerson – MR Architecture + Decor – The Ruddock Foundation – Shelby White

Host Committee
Michele Beiny Harkins – Brandy S. Culp – Hélène David-Weill – Gus Davis – Helen W. Drutt English – Carol Grossman – Holly Hotchner – Fernanda Kellogg – Dr. Wolfram Koeppe – Dr. Sarah E. Lawrence – Dr. Arnold L. Lehman – Martin P. Levy – Reeva and Ezra P. Mager – David Mann – Dr. Caryl McFarlane – Dr. Steven Nelson – Jennifer Olshin – Lisa Beth Podos – Ann Pyne – Susan T Rodriguez | Architecture • Design – Linda Roth – Sir Paul Ruddock – Emma Scully – Gregory Soros – Dr. Charlotte Vignon – Philip L. Yang, Jr. – Barbara and Benjamin Zucker

For further event information, please contact Alfi Joseph at alfi.joseph@bgc.bard.edu.