LOS ANGELES (Feb. 27, 2025) — Project Angel Food’s ANGEL ART benefit auction united the worlds of entertainment and art on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, at Bonhams Los Angeles on Sunset Boulevard. Partnering with the esteemed international auction house Bonhams, 100% of the auction's proceeds were directed to Project Angel Food’s crucial efforts to feed L.A.’s critically ill following the devastating Los Angeles wildfires.

Melissa Rivers, who lost her home in the Palisades fire, opened the program and shared with the 175 attendees that Angel Art held special significance for her after the loss of her generational art collection in the fire. “I’m a firm believer that we who love art don’t own art. Being allowed to be the custodian of it is so important. For me, in the fires, the thing that has been haunting me is the loss not just of my home but of my art.” She began rebuilding her collection, purchasing one of the lots in the silent auction.

Lori Loughlin, a Project Angel Food volunteer for more than four years, made a rare red carpet appearance and said of the fires, “What restores your faith in humanity is when the chips are down, people do come together. They do rally around each other and that’s a beautiful thing.”

Also in attendance were Rachel Lindsay, Sandra Lee, Sam Asghari, Michael Corbett, Ava Maybee, Gregory Zarian, Trisha Cardoso, President and Chief Giving Officer of The Chuck Lorre Family Foundation, and songwriters Allan Rich and 16-time Oscar nominee Diane Warren.

ANGEL ART was launched in 1993 with David Hockney as the Honorary Chair and has been held 22 times in the organization’s history. This year, artist and philanthropist Alexandra Grant, served as Angel Art’s Honorary Chair. She stated, “What Project Angel Food does every day and in days of crisis is the same — care, nourish and feed people. Food is LOVE!”

Artists in attendance included Kwaku Alston, Louis Carreon, Cole Case, Christina Craemer, John Deakers, Mary Fisher, Elizabeth Huey, Mieke Marple, Jim Shaw, Russell Young, and Torie Zalben.

The Bonhams website offered more than 67 lots and took place from Feb. 13-27, 2025. Featured in the live auction were works by Alexandra Grant, Andy Warhol, Robert Rauschenberg, John Baldessari, Herb Ritts, Russell Young, Todd Gray, Kwaku Alston, Shepard Fairey, and Salomón Huerta, who lost his home in the Eaton Fire. The highest bidders of the night were Rasha and Stephanie Drachkovitch, Co-CEOs and Founders of 44 Blue, who purchased two live lots: Grant’s LOVE, LOVE, LOVE (blue) and Baldessari’s Hands & Feet: Hands, Baseball & Glove.

Caroline Robinson, Head Auctioneer of Bonhams U.S. said, “The turnout to support Project Angel Food was truly remarkable, with eager bidding on the incredible artworks on offer. The air was electric as everyone in attendance showed their support for the vital relief efforts for the LA fires. There was high-energy participation from all and results showcased the triumph of the event.”

Support and Sponsorship

ANGEL ART is made possible through the generosity of its sponsors: Bonhams, Frieze, Guess Foundation, Joybird, United Talent Agency (UTA), and the dedication of its Host Committee, led by Alexandra Grant and including Ben Bourgeois, Brian Bowman, Kipton Cronkite, Jimmy Freeman, Lisa Gelber, John Gile, John Giurini, Ayn Grinstein, Marcus Quiland Nazario, Stephanie Roach, Leah Sydney, and Ron Valdez. The creative production is managed by Elizabeth Pezza of The Culture List Inc.

About Project Angel Food

Founded in 1989, Project Angel Food is committed to nourishing the health and spirit of vulnerable individuals facing critical and life-threatening illnesses. The organization prepares and delivers medically tailored meals with love, care, and dignity, distributing 1.5 million meals annually to over 6,400 critically ill individuals, serving more than 2,700 each day. Recognized by the Mayor of Los Angeles as an essential service and a leader in the Food is Medicine movement, Project Angel Food maintains a Four-Star rating from Charity Navigator and has twice been named California’s Non-Profit of the Year. California Governor Gavin Newsom and his family volunteered at Project Angel Food as part of the organization’s fire relief efforts.

About Bonhams

Bonhams is a global network of auction houses, offering the widest range of collecting categories and selling at all price points. Founded in 1793, Bonhams operates flagship salerooms in New York, Los Angeles, Paris, London, and Hong Kong. In 2022, Bonhams added four international auction houses to its network. For a full list of forthcoming auctions and details of Bonhams' specialist departments, please visit bonhams.com.

About Alexandra Grant

Alexandra Grant is a Los Angeles- and Berlin-based visual artist whose work has been exhibited in museums and galleries globally. She is also co-founder of the independent publisher X Artists' Books and the creator of the grantLOVE Project, which has raised funds for arts-based nonprofits. Grant received her Master of Fine Arts from the California College of Arts and Crafts and her Bachelor of Arts from Swarthmore College.