2020 MassArt Auction – Silent Auction

For 145 years, the Massachusetts College of Art and Design has trained professional artists in the Boston area. The 31^st annual MassArt Auction will benefit the college’s students by providing funding for scholarships and support for academic programs. The auction will offer a range of items, from paintings and sculptures to jewelry items. Highlighted is a lapis bracelet from Petra Class, a German artist now living in San Francisco, California. This bracelet is made of rough blue lapis and 18- and 22-karat gold.

Featured in this auction are two marionette necklaces from Yuri Tozuka, a metal artist who graduated from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design in 2009. She is known for using dark humor, satire, and illogical notions in her work. These 20-inch long necklaces also function as marionettes made of sterling silver, brain coral, citrine, and blue topaz. An oil painting of two ducks on a patterned tablecloth from another graduate, Maureen O’Connor, can also be found. View the entire collection and register to bid on Bidsquare.