University Art Gallery's 42nd Annual Art from the Heart Auction Featured in Press Democrat
"The 42nd annual Art from the Heart auction, founded in 1984, drew 350 people on April 4 to the University Art Gallery on the Sonoma State University campus in Rohnert Park.
The event raised $22,000 to support exhibition costs and programs at the University Art Gallery, including artist talks, other educational programming and catalog production.
The artists featured in the event included current and former Sonoma State professors, as well as gallery professionals with past and present ties to the University Art Gallery. A total of 113 of the more than 130 works contributed by 129 artists were sold. The event included food, wine and live music by the Sonoma County Latin band Batacha."
Image: Tess Hernandez, artist and student at SSU, smiles during the 42nd anniversary benefit auction and party, Art from the Heart, held at University Art Gallery at Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park, Saturday, April 4, 2026. (Darryl Bush/For The Press Democrat)