Abigail DeAtley

Abigail DeAtley is the Vice President of Individual Giving and Events at Planned Parenthood of Greater New York, where she connects incredible New Yorkers with opportunities to fund sexual and reproductive health care for all. Abigail is proud to have long been a conduit between the arts community and Planned Parenthood, including for events like Choice Works, an art auction chaired by Marilyn Minter, Cindy Sherman, and Laurie Simmons that raised over $2.5 million to support the patients, mission, and services of Planned Parenthood locally and nationally. Abigail believes passionately that health care is a human right, and abortion should be available on demand and without apology. 

Danielle Kosann

Artist

Danielle Kosann is a painter with roots in photography and new media whose cinematic, textured, and vibrant paintings feature whimsical worlds of fantastical creatures and imagined destinations. Her exhibition, “The Mysteries That Were Ours,” opens at Salon 21 on October 9th, 2024. Working with oil and acrylic on a large scale, she weaves intricate female-centric narratives within her paintings, which are often tinged with humor and satire. She playfully uses references from theater, film, books, architecture, and art history in order to create imaginary worlds that feel familiar and nostalgic to us, while playing on our desire and longing to escape. Throughout her paintings, she explores narratives through which women can thrive without the constraints of a society laden with barriers. Kosann’s work is admired for its detailed and immersive worlds that create a sense of place in an interior that engages, inspires and captivates the viewer. Her work is also on permanent view at The Carlyle Hotel in New York City.

Hall W. Rockefeller

Founder, Less Than Half

Hall W. Rockefeller is the founder of Less Than Half, an advisory and education platform dedicated to helping culturally curious women find meaning in art by teaching them how to collect, support, and invest in women artists as "matrons of the arts." She holds a BA from Yale and an MA from the Courtauld Institute and regularly brings her feminist perspective on art to essays and articles for Hyperallergic.

Esther Tran-Le

Founder, MyAdvo

Esther Tran-Le is the Founder of MyAdvo, a community for women with chronic conditions like endometriosis, fibroids, PCOS on a mission to empower women to advocate for their health. MyAdvo was born out of Esther's own experience navigating our isolating healthcare system to diagnose and treat a uterine septum, fibroids, adenomyosis, and PCOS. After speaking up about her conditions and actively seeking out women like herself, she realized so many women experience similar health challenges but live them in silos. A women's health champion, Esther's vision is for every woman to own their healthcare and get the care they want on their terms.

Alex Bass

Founder, Salon 21

Alex Bass graduated from Columbia University, majoring in Art History and Business Management, and continued her education at the Sotheby’s Institute of Art in London for Art Business, culminating in the opening of Salon 21 in the fall of 2023. She founded Salon 21 to fill a void in the social experiences available to New Yorkers interested in arts and culture and wanting access to new talent. Alex was always inspired by the salons of the 20th century, notably Gertrude Stein's in Paris, and how artists of all different crafts came together. Through Salon 21, Alex advises on art collecting and offers interior design services. She is also a founding member of the Free Arts NYC Patron Circle.