PAMM’s Seventh Annual Art + Soul Celebration
Pérez Art Museum Miami hosted artists, philanthropists, and friends of the museum to support its Fund for African American Art


Theresa Chromati & Susie Kravitz
Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) hosted artists, philanthropists, and museum supporters for the seventh annual Art + Soul, which supports the museum’s Fund for African American Art and highlights the vast scope of African American and African Diasporic artists. PAMM Director Franklin Sirmans revealed the fund’s most recent art acquisitions: “The bull is out and my foot is in my mouth (are we staying or leaving)?,” a painting by Theresa Chromati, and “Marked Man (Mitchell),” a mixed media painting by Vaughn Spann. Guests enjoyed inventive cocktails and an intimate dinner by celebrity chef Amaris Jones on PAMM’s iconic waterfront terrace and entertainment by Guitars Over Guns, a nonprofit that offers students from disadvantaged backgrounds a powerful combination of music education and mentorship. Following a toast to the acquisition reveal, DJ Pam Jones kept guests moving until an intimate late-night performance by “Best New Artist” Grammy-nominated band Tank and the Bangas in celebration of PAMM and the Fund for African American Art.
Marysella Castillo & Christopher Carter
Franklin Sirmans & Commissioner Daniella Levine Cava
Neki Mohan & Amaris Jones
Peter Thomas & Suzan McDowell
Richard & Laura Parsons with Carol Hall & Ira Hall
Victoria Rogers, Bahia Ramos, & Ira Hall
Theresa Chromati, Napoleon Jones Henderson, & Susie Kravets
Rochelle & Zach Rinkins
Rose Ellen Greene, Aaron Podhurst, & Dorothy Podhurst
Stefania Desiderio & Johnny Salomon
Kriszti Panyi, Maria Jacobo, George Sura, & Gaby Santos in Givenchy
Symeria & Gary Hudson
Tank and the Bangas
Barron Channer & Theresa Heron
Chakaia Booker & Mark Borghi
Donna Johnson & Eric Johnson
Theresa Chromati, Victoria Rogers, Franklin Sirmans, & Pamela Joyner
Doreen Chambers & Leslie Ferrero
Fred Giuffrida, Phyllis Hollis, & Brian Haynes-Copland
Genelle Trader, Dorothy A. Terrell, & Valerie Riles
Jim & Ada Cole
Joan Levien Robertson, Amanda Williams, Kirk Ivy, & Tracey Robertson Carter
Jocelyn Cortez-Young & Alejandro Bachmann
Mireille Chancy Gonzalez, Iran Issa Khan, & Amaris Jones
Photos by Lazaro Llanes and WorldRedEye