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Jennifer Siebel Newsom, first partner; Gavin Newsom, governor, state of California; Maria Manetti Shrem and husband, Jan Shrem, founding donors, Manetti Shrem Museum; LeShelle May, gala co-chair and member, Manetti Shrem Museum advisory board; Gary S. May, chancellor, UC Davis

Museum advisory board co-chairs Lorna Meyer Calas, managing director, Merrill Lynch’s Private Banking and Investment Group, and Carol Parker, trustee, UC Davis Foundation Board

Clint Reilly, chairman and founder, Clint Reilly Organization, and wife, Janet Reilly, regent, University of California

Paul Kaufmann and wife, Marcy Friedman, artist and philanthropist; Karen Walker and husband Rick Walker, president and CEO, Festival Napa Valley

Mary Croughan, provost and executive vice chancellor, UC Davis; Matt Bult, president, Wayne Thiebaud Foundation; Rachel Teagle, founding director, Manetti Shrem Museum

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Annual Gala and Wayne Thiebaud’s 101st Birthday

On Nov. 13, the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art in Davis honored UC Davis Professor Emeritus Wayne Thiebaud and the Wayne Thiebaud Foundation on the eve of the artist’s 101st birthday, as well as the museum’s fifth anniversary. Attendees at the sold-out gala enjoyed a sneak peek at a recent gift of 24 new Thiebaud works, dinner by UC Davis chefs in coordination with Olive & Vine catering and remarks from UC Davis leaders, who honored foundation president Matt Bult with the Margrit Mondavi Arts Medallion. The event raised $480,000 to support the museum’s exhibitions and programs, which are free for all.

Photos by Drew Altizer / Drew Altizer Photography