Veteran gallerist James Bacchi has served as a juror for San Francisco’s renowned Art for AIDS auction, benefiting the UCSF Alliance Health Project, for 22 years. Alongside a panel of fellow jurors, Bacchi contributes to the selection of works by emerging and established artists while supporting one of the Bay Area’s most respected annual art events. That long-standing commitment to championing artists and fostering meaningful connections between art and philanthropy reflects a career spanning more than four decades. From founding ON THE WALL in New York City’s East Village in 1986 to establishing ArtHaus Gallery in San Francisco with Annette Schutz, and now JAMES BACCHI CONTEMPORARY in Palm Springs, Bacchi has built a reputation for discovering exceptional talent, curating memorable exhibitions, and cultivating lasting relationships with artists, collectors, museums, and design professionals. James undoubtedly has a particular passion for Art For AIDS. “My fondest memory of this special event was when fellow juror, The Honorable Judge Susan Breall, married Scott Balentine and I on the Skydeck of The Metreon at the opening of Art For AIDS in 2015.”

By day Susan M. Breall presides over cases of abuse, abandonment, and neglect of children as a Superior Court Judge in the San Francisco. By night she sits as a juror evaluating art for the Alliance Health Project’s Art for Aids Auction. She has been an avid art collector for many years and chaired the advisory board of AHP for over 6 years. By night she also writes short stories. Her stories appear in numerous national and international anthologies including Impermanent Facts, Running Wild Press vol.3, vol.5, The Raw Art Review, Kairos Literary Magazine, The Write Launch, Two Sisters Writing 2020 short fiction prize, Paragon Press’ Martian Chronicles, Brain Mill Press AB Terra anthology, and Dreamers Writing.

Art collector and practicing physician in S.F.