Empowering ARTISTS for a brighter future.
Transformer is an artist-centered visual arts non-profit based in Washington, DC. Our mission is to connect, elevate, and serve a diversity of emerging visual artists & arts leaders through innovative platforms and partnerships within local, national and international contexts.
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To Dream con los cuerpos
Group exhibition curated by Fabiola R. Delgado
Jennifer Albarracin Moya, Rachel Dickerson, Patricia Encarnación, Kiara-Maribel Rivera,
Raúl Romero, Gabriel Soto
OPEN HOUSE RECEPTION:
MARCH 22, 2025, 12 - 6 PM
CURATOR TALK WITH FABIOLA R. DELGADO & VICTORIA REIS: 1 - 2 PM
Background image: Patricia Encarnación, "Amparame" (from the series "I Am From Where You Vacation: Abya Yala"), 2020
Collector’s view 2025
Transformer’s 2025 Collector’s View series, the 18th year of this annual spring program, shares the private collections and studios of a select group of DC’s most prominent artists!
Every Thursday Evening at 6 PM
May 1 – May 31, 2025
I’m Present:
My Body, Beyond the Ephemeral
Yali Romagoza
March 29 - May 10, 2025
Siren Arts Project Space / Asbury Ocean Club corner of Kingsley St. & 4th Ave, Asbury Park, NJ
COMMUNITY OPENING RECEPTION
Sat. March 29 | 12 - 6 PM
BE A PART OF TRANSFORMER’S FUTURE SUCCESS –
JOIN THE VISIONARY LEADERS CIRCLE
A new annual fund launched Fall 2021 to champion Transformer’s support of emerging artists & arts leaders.
A series of testimonial videos and reflections from our community celebrating Transformer and how it has ‘transformed’ their practice, work, and engagement with the contemporary field. Short videos will be presented on Transformer’s social media and website throughout the year.
RECENT PRESS
THANK YOU to Mark Jenkins & The Washington Post
for the incredible review of To dream con los cuerpos in the Weekender Edition, Friday, April 4, 2025!
LAUNCHED IN 2007, THE FLATFILE IS A GROWING AND EVER-CHANGING COLLECTION
OF 400+ WORKS BY 40+ ARTISTS.
All works are 2D, sized 16" x 20" or smaller, and priced at $500 and below.
BUY ART
Images: Marie Gauthiez-Charpentier, Attributional Error I; Genie Ghim, Pink Purple Blue; MK Bailey, Tulip Fever Dream Sketch; Mahsa R. Fard, Untitled.
TRANSFORMER20
BUY THE BOOK!
Transformer’s first retrospective book, transformer20, delves into the rich history and impact of Transformer as a leading non-profit visual arts organization based in Washington, DC, with notable national and international reach.
Recognized by The Washington Post as “a work of art in itself,” the book offers a visual journey through Transformer's history and the evolving world of contemporary art.
SUPPORTERS
Transformer is supported by our Visionary Leaders Circle of individuals and sponsors,
as well as by the generous support of foundations including:
Transformer is W.A.G.E certified!