2022 Gala Honoree: Roberto Lugo

Roberto Lugo is a Philadelphia-based artist, ceramicist, social activist, poet, and educator. Lugo utilizes classical pottery forms in conjunction with portraiture and surface design reminiscent of his North Philadelphia upbringing and Hip-Hop culture to highlight themes of poverty, inequality, and racial injustice. Lugo’s works reimagine traditional European and Asian ceramics, adding a 21st-century street sensibility.

He is the recipient of numerous awards, including a 2019 Pew Fellowship, a Cynthia Hazen Polsky and Leon Polsky Rome Prize, and a US Artist Award. His work is in the permanent collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art, The High Museum of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, among others.

Thank you to our generous 2022 Sponsors:

Amethyst Sponsor

Laurie Wagman/Borowsky Family Foundation
Alan, Elaine, and Frank Lindy/Lindy Communities
SEI Private Wealth Management

Emerald Sponsors
Nigel Brown & Violet Zar
Richard and Angela Clark
Norm and Suzanne Cohn
Bernie Kelley
NJM Insurance Group
Ed and Cyma Satell
Tom and Alycia Scannapieco/Scannapieco Development Corporation

Sapphire Sponsors
Gwen Borowsky and David Camp
Brian Daggett and Franz Rabauer
Brian and Sherry Effron
Lisa S. Pacell/Isdaner & Company, LLC
Philadelphia Pet Hotel And Villas, Inc.
Republic Bank
Sherrie Savett

Ruby Sponsors
Tom Caramanico
Engine Room Technology
Dan and Cathy Kaufman
Hon. Joyce Kean and Dr. Herbert Kean
Parkway Corporation
Arnold M. Peskin, Financial Advisor, Morgan Stanley
RADAR Nonprofit Solutions
Steve and Sandy Sheller
Drs. Arlene and Norman Silvers
Robbi and Bruce Toll