Transformer 15th Annual
Silent Auction and Benefit Party
NOVEMBER 17, 2018
CORCORAN SCHOOL OF THE ARTS & DESIGN
MEDIA
PRESS
Washington Social Diary: Transformer Auction & Benefit Party, Washington Life Magzine
PHOTOS:15TH ANNUAL TRANSFORMER AUCTION GALA (& AFTERPARTY), Brightest Young Things
PREVIEW: TRANSFORMER’S 15TH ANNUAL SILENT AUCTION, Brightest Young Things
Photos: 15th Annual Silent Auction & Benefit Party, Washington Life Magazine
A SPECIAL THANK YOU FROM TRANSFORMER:
THANK YOU to everyone who contributed to making Transformer’s 15th Annual Silent Auction & Benefit Party our best Auction yet!
Transformer is so grateful to all of the participating Auction Artists for generously donating proceeds of their art sales, as well as to our illustrious Host Committee, Host Committee Chairs, and many Sponsors for their incredible support in raising substantial funds towards propelling Transformer forward into our 2019 Exhibition Season.
Additional thanks to our Diplomatic Chairs, The Ambassador of Greece, Mr. Haris Lalacos and Mrs. Anna Michalopoulou, and to our Auction night venue, The Corcoran School of The Arts & Design, and After Party hosts, The LINE Hotel!
Relive the magic through the amazing photos courtesy of Nick Klein.
REMEMBER AUCTION NIGHT WITH LIMITED EDITION, ARTIST-DESIGNED MERCH!
ABOUT THE AUCTION
15th Annual Transformer Silent Auction & Benefit Party
Saturday, November 17, 2018
Corcoran School of the Arts & Design
Transformer’s primary fundraising event, our Annual Silent Auction & Benefit Party is an extension of our non-profit organization’s overall cutting-edge aesthetic. Regarded as the fall’s ‘not to be missed’ art event, Transformer’s Auction provides essential support for our year-round dynamic exhibitions and innovative educational programming.
We are thrilled to present the 15th Annual Transformer Silent Auction & Benefit Party at the Corcoran School of the Arts & Design, and honored to have The Ambassador of Greece Mr. Haris Lalacos and Mrs. Anna Michalopoulou as our Diplomatic Chairs. Transformer is excited to feature a special selection of contemporary artworks by emerging Greek artists in this year’s Auction, in tandem with 175+ DC emerging and more established artists.
PARTNER WITH TRANSFORMER TO SUPPORT EMERGING ARTISTS
Join the Auction Host Committee and / or Become an Auction Sponsor
Transformer's Auction Host Committee and Sponsors are provided extensive, specialized benefits for their support of Transformer.
Please contact Valerie Wiseman, Transformer’s Development & Communications Manager, at valerie@transformerdc.org for additional details about Sponsorship.
For more about the Transformer Host Committee & to join online please also visit, 2018transformerauction.eventbrite.com.
Video produced in partnership with 2018 Auction Media Sponsor, Brightest Young Things. Video & Editing by William Sarmiento. Video featuring interviews with Amy Hughes Braden, Maps Glover, Rex Delafkaran, David Ibata, Carolina Mayorga, Joseph Orzal, Johab Silva, Naoko Wowsugi, and Georgie Payne, Exhibitions & Programs Manager at Transformer. Performances by Maps Glover, Khari Malik, Sifu Sun & guests.
PARTICIPATING ARTISTS
As of 11.1.18
Dulcina Abreu
Absurdly Well
Frank Adams
Sobia Ahmad
Akimichka
Eddy Leonel Aldana
Eames Armstrong
Ken D. Ashton
Margaret Bakke
Holly Bass
Chloe Bensahel
Halsey Berryman
Amy Boone-McCreesh
Anahita (Ani) Bradberry
Tacy Bradbury
Martin Brief
Nakeya Brown
Antonius-Tin Bui
Wilson Butterworth
Lorenzo Cardim
Katerina Charou
Natalie Cheung
James Cole
Tim Conlon
Lely Constantinople
Larry W. Cook
Pilar Cordoba Longar
Hoesy Corona
Kyrae Cowan
Michael Crossett
Steven Cushner
Didi Cutler
Joel D'Orazio
Anu Das
Frank Hallam Day
JD Deardourff
Rex (Alexandra) Delafkaran
William Dunlap
Maribeth Egan
Matt Eich
Dana Ellyn
Edgar Endress
Nicole Fleming
Ryan Florig
Izette Folger
Martina Fornace
Nicole Ida Fossi
Lloyd Foster
Emily Francisco
Roxana Alger Geffen
Stephen Gibson
Maps Glover
Carol Brown Goldberg
Alexis Gomez
Felipe Goncalves
Elizabeth Graeber
Dan Gray
Adam Griffiths
Rachel Guardiola
Jason Gubbiotti
Niki Gulema
Avi Gupta
Marta Gutierrez
Pamela Gwaltney
Ryan Hackett
Kyle Hackett
Adam Robert Hager
Jeremy August Haik
Jason Hamacher
Carolyn Hartmann
Lily Has
Muriel Hasbun
Rania Hassan
Kristen Hayes
Bill Hill
Max Hirshfeld
Andrew Hladky
Leslie Holt
Will Howell
Rachel Hrbek
Nora Maccoby
Kate MacDonnell
Aaron Maier
Timothy Makepeace
Tsedaye Makonnen
Isabel Manalo
Anne Marchand
Carolina Mayorga
Antonio McAfee
Patrick McDonough
Stephanie Mercedes
Linn Meyers
Chris Mills
Kevin Milstead
Jonathan Monaghan
Olivia Tripp Morrow
Terence Nicholson
Jen Noone
Stephanie O'Connor
Joseph Orzal
John Thomas Paradiso
Nara Park
Anastasia Pavlou
Vesna Pavlovic
Jennaway Pearson
Marc Pekala
Matt Pinney
Rodrigo Carazas Portal
Caitlin Teal Price
Chris Rackley
Laylaa Randera
Ding Ren
MichaelAngelo Rodriguez
Hannah Rose
Jennifer Sakai
Bonner Sale
Kate Samworth
Mica Scalin
Rachel Schechtman
Matt Sesow
Ginevra Shay
Joseph Shetler
Luis Silva
Johab Silva
Alexandros Simopoulos (aka thisisopium)
Hannah Spector
Zach Storm
Emily Tucker Strulson
Lynn Sures
Ryan Syrell
Scott Szegeski
TANG
Champneys Taylor
Lisa Marie Thalhammer
Justine Tobiasz
Kelly Towles
Antonia Tricarico
Augustus Veinoglou
Jenny Walton
Terri Weifenbach
Wyatt Reid Westlund
Janelle Whisenant
Dawn Whitmore
Rives Wiley
Andrew Wodzianski
Julie Wolfe
Naoko Wowsugi
Sue Wrbican
Jenny Wu
Yee Yoo
Joshua Yospyn
AUCTION 2018
DIPLOMATIC CHAIRS
The Ambassador of Greece Mr. Haris Lalacos and Mrs. Anna Michalopoulou
AUCTION 2018
CO-CHAIRS
Carole Feld
Dana Rooney
AUCTION 2018
HOST COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Lisa Brown
Mel Burnett
Kate Damon
Mia Guizzetti Hayes
Elise Hoffmann
Izette Folger
Tricia Huntley
Amy Kuhnert
Svetlana Legetic
Allison Marvin
Mandy Mills
HOST COMMITTEE
AS OF 11.15.2018
RHODIUM
Micheline Klagsbrun & Ken Grossinger
Christine Rales
Victoria Reis & Brian Baker
PLATINUM
Lisa & Bruce Brown
Melissa & Jason Burnett
David Hatfield & Sid Stolz
Janice Kim & Anthony Otten
Tom Kim & John Olson
Ann Luskey
Beth Wehrle & Matthew Miller
GOLD
Anonymous
Izette & Neil Folger
Giorgio Furioso
Mia Guizzetti Hayes & Peter Hayes
Kay Kendall & Jack Davies
Jane Stetson
Alexia & Roderick von Lipsey
SILVER
Addison/Ripley Fine Art
Greg Albright & Wes Combs
Eileen & Dennis Bakke
Maddy Beckwith
John Berger & Richard Seaton
Dan Cameron Family Foundation
Andrea Evers & Brian Aitken
Carole Feld & David C. Levy
Praveen Fernandes
Nancy "Bitsey" Folger
Pamela Gwaltney
Juanita & Mel Hardy
Linnea & Paul Hegarty
Eric Hirshfield
Anna & Dan Kahoe
Deborah Kalkstein
Andrea Kirstein
Grace Koh & Luca Tortorelli
Bethany & John Kucia
Amy & Josh Kuhnert
Mirella & Dani Levinas
Sophia McCrocklin & William Isaacson
Rob Mileff & Samantha Dean
Kim & Patrick Nettles
Ingrid Peterson
M. Cameron Shosh
BRONZE
Flash Nightclub
JP Morgan Private Bank
Wendy Benchley & John Jeppson
Jessica Block
Erika & A. Scott Bolden
Shigeko & Tim Bork
The Honorable Capri S. Cafaro
Connie Carter, Washington Fine Properties
William Caldwell & Michele Toh
Kathlene Collins & David Lowenstein
Leigh Connor & Jamie Smith
Debbie & Brad Dockser
Megan & David Don
Kristen Donoghue
Sean Fitzmaurice
Carmel Greer & Dan Baum
Thom Haller & Bill Wallace
Steven A. Henry & Vincent E. Hurteau
Andrew Lacy
Svetlana Legetic
Lisa & David Magee, BOWA
Gerald Musarra
Kathryn Ogden
Michael Olding, MD
Irene Roth & Vicken Poochikian
Juliana & Peer Stein
Paul So
Lori & Ben Soto
Daren Thomas
Elizabeth Wilson
AUCTION 2018
ARTIST NOMINATING COMMITTEE
Cynthia Connolly
Steven Cushner
Avi Gupta
Maria Habib
Muriel Hasbun
James Huckenpahler
Andy Johnson
Dean Kessmann
Nilay Lawson
Hatnim Lee
Marissa Long
Bill Newman
Joseph Orzal
Sanjit Sethi
Judy Southerland
SPONSORS
As of 11.6.2018
OPTIMUS PRIME
Brightest Young Things
Compass Realty - Chauvin House, John Eric | Trevor Moore, The Mandy & David Team, LLC
HMB Art Transfer
kaze design
The Line DC
Marshfield Associates
Sachiko Kuno Foundation
ELITA ONE
AmericanEye
Atmosphere Lighting
BDI
Design Foundry
DuFour & Co
Lyft
Occasions
Quadrangle
ULTRA MAGNUS
Aesop
Bonner Group
JD Ireland
McWilliams | Ballard
Print One
ALPHA TRION
Alefantis & Associates
Alhar Enterprises
Align Fitness
All Around Technology
Clifford Chance
DCA Landscape Architects, Inc.
Edens
HapstakDemetriou+
The Phoenix
Sightline
Skanska USA Commercial Development
Solis Betancourt & Sherrill
Think Make Build
RESTAURANT SPONSORS
Buck's Fishing & Camping
Comet Ping Pong
Maydān
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