In July of 2023, Robischon Gallery artist Derrick Velasquez and Robischon co-owner and curator Jennifer Doran underwent an extraordinary, life-altering event. Covered in this week's New York Times by Denver Post art writer Ray Mark Rinaldi, Derrick Velasquez heroically donated part of his liver to save his gallerist Jennifer Doran from the final stage of a hereditary auto-immune disease. Selfless and rare in his sacrifice, a glimpse into Velasquez's story and creative endeavors are thoughtfully offered to the reader by Ray Rinaldi.

The mission of the article for both Velasquez and Doran is to promote and inspire other potential organ donors nationally and internationally - to spread the word regarding partial liver donation as it is not broadly known.