Transformer 16th Annual

Silent Auction and Benefit Party

OCTOBER 26, 2019

THE CORCORAN SCHOOL OF THE ARTS & DESIGN

THANK YOU FROM TRANSFORMER:

THANK YOU to everyone who contributed to making Transformer's 16th Annual Silent Auction & Benefit Party a tremendous success!

Transformer is so grateful to all of the participating Auction Artists for generously donating proceeds of their art sales and for performing at the event, to HMB and Volunteers for helping with install and de-install, as well as to our illustrious Host Committee Chairs, Host Committee, many Sponsors and Experiences Donors for their incredible support in raising substantial funds towards propelling Transformer forward into our 2020 Exhibition Season.

Additional thanks to our Diplomatic Chair, H.E. Emily Haber, the Ambassador of Germany, and to our Auction night venue, The Corcoran School of The Arts & Design, and After Party host, The LINE DC!

Relive all the magic here via our Media Sponsor, Brightest Young Things. 

All images by Mariah Miranda. 

16th Annual Transformer Silent Auction & Benefit Party
Saturday, October 26, 2019

The GWU / Corcoran School of the Arts & Design | 500 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20006 

Diplomatic Chair, H.E. Emily Haber, The Ambassador of Germany

VIP Reception  7:00pm - 8:00pm
Sponsored by The Berliner and Gordy’s Pickle Jar

Auction Party 8:00pm - Midnight 
With food and confections by Occasions Catering and Paisley Fig,
and drinks by Anxo Cidery, Ellē, Buck’s Fishing & Camping, Comet Ping Pong & Wine Traditions Ltd.

Performances by artists Tsedaye Makonnen, Rex Delafkaran and Armando.
Closing Lot performance by DuPont Brass,
with Gong performance by Naoko Wowsugi and Antonius Bui.
Music by Natty Boom and DJ bent of Anthology of Booty DJ Collective.

ABOUT THE AUCTION

Transformer's annual gala is an extension of Transformer’s vibrant, cutting-edge aesthetic, featuring outstanding artists, art, food, drink, and more. Regarded as the fall’s ‘not to be missed’ art event, the Auction provides essential support for our innovative year-round exhibitions and educational programming.

This year’s Auction theme was Bauhaus Cabaret in honor of Transformer’s cultural collaborations with the Goethe Institute and German artists, our Auction Diplomatic Chair, H.E. Emily Haber, The Ambassador of Germany, and the 100th anniversary of the Bauhaus art movement. 

Guests enjoyed specialty drinks & German inspired hors d’oeuvres throughout the evening, an artist designed photo booth by visiting German Artists Sascha Appelhoff & Lena von Goedeke, performances, and beats by Natty Boom and DJ bent of Anthology of Booty DJ Collective. The Silent Art Auction featured a special curated selection of contemporary artworks by emerging German artists & 200+ DC emerging and more-established artists.

Think Berlin Babylon meets Franz Ferdinand meets ​Comme des Garçons, or Khaite. B​old shapes, bold sounds, bold colors, yet functional – like Transformer! The energy will be dancing and drinking on the edge of the abyss – which let’s face it we kind of are!”
– Victoria Reis, Transformer Co-Founder, Executive & Artistic Director, BrightestYoungThings.com, September 16, 2019

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS

Auction Artist Nominating Committee

Sascha Appelhoff,
Artist

Chan Chao,
Artist and Adjunct Professor of Photography, Corcoran School of the Arts and Design, George Washington University

Frank DiPerna,
Photographer,  Professor Emeritus, Corcoran School of the Arts and Design, George Washington University 

Lena von Goedeke,
Artist 

Janis Goodman,
Artist, Professor of Fine Arts, Corcoran School of the Arts and Design, George Washington University 

Imar Hutchins,
Artist

Betsy Johnson,
Assistant Curator at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

Maria del Carmen Montoya,
Artist, Assistant Professor of Sculpture and Spatial Practices, Corcoran School of the Arts and Design, George Washington University 

Jennifer Sakai,
Artist, Curator and Professor of Fine Art Photography, Corcoran School of the Arts and Design, George Washington University

Johab Silva,
Artist 

Molly Springfield,
Artist

Auction Chairs

Lisa Brown
Carole Feld

Host Committee Chairs

Mel Burnett
Kate Damon
Izette Folger
Elise Hoffmann
Janice Kim
Amy Kuhnert 
Allison Marvin 
Mandy Mills 
Dana Rooney
Sylvia Davis White

Diplomatic Chair

H.E. Emily Haber
The Ambassador of Germany

Host Committee

RHODIUM

David Hatfield & Sid Stolz
Victoria Reis & Brian Baker
Beth Wehrle & Matthew Miller

PLATINUM 

Anonymous
Lisa & Bruce Brown
Melissa & Jason Burnett
Tom Kim & John Olson
Janice & Anthony Otten
Ann Luskey
Christine Rales
Sylvia Davis White

GOLD 

John Berger III & Richard Seaton
Izette & Neil Folger
Kay Kendall & Jack Davies
Michael Perez
Judy & Darrel Rippeteau
Blair Wunderlich

SILVER

Addison/Ripley Fine Art 
Greg Albright & Wes Combs
Carolyn Alper
Roberta Bantel & Stefan Jacoby
Maddy Beckwith
Contemporaria
Samantha Dean & Robert Mileff
Kristen Donoghue & Jonathan Hacker
Gretchen Everett 
Andrea Evers & Brian Aitken
Carole Feld & David C. Levy
Praveen Fernandes
Sandra & Ross Flax
Nancy M. Folger
Rhona Wolfe Friedman & Donald J. Friedman
Mr. & Mrs. Val Hawkins
Linnea & Paul Hegarty
Andrea Kirstein
Amy & Josh Kuhnert
Kim & Patrick Nettles
Jennifer & Stanley Porter
M. Cameron Shosh
Claudia Sans Werner & Jeff Werner
Jeff Thamkittikasem & Elizabeth Gillroy

BRONZE

Kate Azevedo
Nina Benton & Gail Lione
Erika & A. Scott Bolden
Shigeko & Tim Bork
Solange Brown & John Reppas
BOWA
Joyce Brayboy
Susan & Dixon Butler
Dan Cameron Family Foundation
Julia Coffman & Jim Spellman
Debbie & Brad Dockser
Megan & David Don
David Evans
Aaron Fobes & Trent Nichols
Hank Goldberg & Carol Brown Goldberg
Mia Guizzetti Hayes & Peter Hayes
Pamela Gwaltney
Mary & Robert Haft
Juanita & Mel Hardy 
Robert Harris & Scott Sabiston
Haselton Creative
Jennifer & Jeffrey Hayes
Steven A. Henry
Andrew Lacy
Jennifer Landgraff
Adrianne Lipscomb
Gerald Musarra & Carlos Ortiz
Cheryl Numark Art Advisory
Frederick P. Ognibene, M.D.
Ingrid Peterson
Maxwell Rabin - TTR Sotheby’s International Realty 
Irene Roth & Vicken Poochikian
Paul So
Sarah Tanguy & Lucian Perkins
Christina & John Treadwell

Sponsors
 

OPTIMUS PRIME

The Mandy & David Team of Compass Real Estate
David Getson
Donnell Kearney 
Mandy Mills
Shannon O’Farrell

RODIMUS PRIME

Brightest Young Things
Exactly
kaze design
The LINE DC
Long & Foster | Christie's International Real Estate
Marshfield Associates
Sachiko Kuno Foundation

ELITA ONE

Atmosphere
Design Foundry
DuFour Collaborative
Eaton DC
Edens
HapstakDemetriou+
Occasions Catering
Quadrangle

ULTRA MAGNUS

Annie Elliott Design
BDI
Bonner Group
DCA Landscape Architects, Inc.
HMB
Print 1
Skanska
Solis Betancourt & Sherrill
Vassar Broermann Group of Compass Real Estate

ALPHA TRION

Alefantis & Associates
ALHAR Enterprises
ALIGN
All Around Technology
Darryl Carter Inc
McWilliams | Ballard
The Phoenix
Sightline
Sterling Sensations
ThinkMakeBuild

RESTAURANT SPONSORS

Anxo Cider
The Berliner
Buck's Fishing & Camping
Comet Ping Pong
Ellē
Gordy's Pickle Jar
Paisley Fig
Wine Traditions Ltd.