SHANE MERRIWEATHER, 25
Residence: Beacon Hill
Job: Portfolio management associate
What brings you here tonight? I’m a member of the Museum Council and also on the host committee.
What made you want to join? I love the MFA here in Boston. I love what it brings to our city.
Who are your favorite artists? I love European Masters and . . . 20th century African-American art.
Do you like reality TV? It’s getting old. I really like smart dramas that border on the line of soap operas.
Like what? I would say “Desperate Housewives’’ is one of the smartest shows on television. Each character is sort of this archetype for the drama in suburban life.
Do you have any plans for when the gala ends? After the party it’s the afterparty.
(Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff)