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THE TOP 25 WHO: LUIS AND CECILIA CAMPOS, HOUSTON ART: Latin American masters Jesús Rafael Soto, Hélio Oiticica, Julio Le Parc, Joaquín Torres-García, Mira Schendel, Gyula Kosice, Carlos Cruz-Diez, Gregorio Vardanega, Roberto Matta; Josef Albers, Yayoi Kusama CV: Founding member of Latin Maecenas patron group at MFAH and past Latin American Experience Gala chair. "We met MFAH curator Mari Carmen Ramírez and became involved in developing the collection of the MFAH as well as [our own]," Dr. Campos says. WHO: THE GOSS- MICHAEL FOUNDATION, DALLAS ART: Michael Craig-Martin; YBAs (Young British Artists) including Rachel Whiteread, Tracey Emin, Damien Hirst, Marc Quinn; Joshua Hagler, and John Lennon's Imagine piano (George Michael's favorite piece) CV: While living in London, Kenny Goss and his longtime partner, pop star George Michael, had an appreciation for and met many of the YBAs who rose to fame during the 1990s due to the patronage of collector Charles Saatchi. The couple would go on to found The Goss- Michael Foundation, which brought the British art scene to Texas. WHO: SHERYL ADKINS-GREEN AND GEOFF GREEN, DALLAS ART: Deborah Roberts, Derek Fordjour, Knowledge Bennett, James Van Der Zee, Jammie Holmes, Carrie Mae Weems, Wadsworth Jarrell, Derrick Adams, Jessica Vaughn, February James, Hannah Whitaker CV: Twenty-two years ago while on vacation, they started their journey via a limited-edition print from jazz musician Miles Davis; now their collection focuses on important contemporary trailblazers, historic figures, and the young voices of today who call attention to the African-American experience. Letitia Huckaby's Sadako, 2021 Rachel Whiteread's Untitled, 2010 Kaloki Nyamai's Father and Son, 2021 Carlos Cruz-Diez's Physichromie No. 2366, 1996 52