The Invincible Visible

Exhibition &
BENEFIT AUCTION

Auction Exhibition:
November 4 - 17, 2023 | Gallery Hours: Weds - Sat, 12 - 5 PM
Gala Night:
Saturday, November 18, 2023 | 6:30 - 9:30 PM

American University’s Katzen Arts Center
4400 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016

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lead up events, and first access to all Auction artworks.
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VIEW ONLINE BENEFIT AUCTION HERE!

This 19th iteration of Transformer’s Annual Auction event will feature a two-week public exhibition, The Invincible Visible, at American University’s Katzen Arts Center, November 4 -17, with a closing Benefit Gala on November 18.

The Invincible Visible will feature 150+ artworks in a variety of mediums by DC, national, and international emerging & more established artists, presented in person at American University’s Katzen Arts Center & via an Online Auction. With this exhibition, Transformer is bringing visibility to new generations of emerging artists, and highlighting the invincible spirit of innovative contemporary art. Both The Invincible Visible exhibition and accompanying online Auction will culminate with a Benefit Gala reception on November 18, 2023.

Transformer is very honored to be partnering with the Embassy of Argentina in presenting this year’s Annual Auction Exhibition & Benefit Gala, and to have Ambassador Jorge Martín Arturo Argüello as our Diplomatic Chair. A special selection of Argentinian artists’ works will be featured.

PRESS

Transformer’s “The Invincible Visible” Lights up Emerging Contemporary Artists
- Sarah Pollock for District Fray

MEDIA

FEATURING:

• 150+ artworks up for silent bidding

• Special selection of artworks by Argentinian artists

in collaboration with the Embassy of Argentina

• Delicious food & drinks

MISTRESS OF CEREMONY:
PUSSY NOIR

SPECIAL GUEST DJ:
PWRPUFF, of DC's Flower Factory Collective

AND - a very INVINCIBLE VISIBLE performance of DC Drag Superstars!

Auction Co-Chairs:

Sonya Bernhardt - Publisher, The Georgetowner

Allana D'Amico - Art Consultant, Transformer Board Member

Samira Farmer - VP/Business Manager, DC/Mid-Atlantic, Doyle Auctions

Kylie Hoben - Stylist

Theresa Nielson - Realtor, Long & Foster Realty

Jennifer Sakai - Educator, Curator, Photographer, Transformer Board Member

Auction Artwork Nominating Committee:

Dean Kessman, Artist, Program Head, Studio Arts Professor, Photography,
GW Corcoran School of the Arts & Design

Gaby Mizes, Independent Curator

Gabriela Rosso, Curator and Director,
RoFa Projects

Jennifer Sakai, Artist,
Curator, Educator, Transformer Board Member

Naoco Wowsugi, Artist, Associate Professor,
Department of Art, American University

Transformer Staff

Participating Artists

Ebtisam Abdulaziz
Nick Abriola
Frank Adams
George Adamson
Geoffery Aldridge
Brianne Anderson
Courtney Adair Applequist
Alexandra Arata
Jarrett Arnold
Elizabeth Ashe
Ken Ashton
MK Bailey
Joan Belmar
BHARE
Jeanette Bolden
Maria Bouquet
Amy Boone-McCresh
Margaret Boozer
Maria Bouquet
J. Brown
Lisa Brown
Thomas Bunnell
Lorena Cabrera
Adriana Carambia
Ana Castro Feijoo
Asha Elana Casey
Jessica Cebra

Mei Mei Chang
Chan Chao
Fallon Chase
Natalie Cheung
Wesley Clark
Michele Colbrun
Adriane Connerton
C.S. Corbin
Hoesy Corona
Alexander D'Agostino
Frank Day
Death by Narwhals
Claudio Debenedetti
Jennifer DiZefalo
Claire Dunn
Mary Early
Alex Ebstein
Cheryl Edwards
Matt Eich
Edgar Endress
Thom Flynn
Martina Fornace
Emily Francisco
Lao Gabrielli
Marie B. Gauthiez
Roxana Geffen
Cristina Ghetti

Hatnim Lee
Julio Le Parc
Catie Leonard
Silvia Levenson
Jennifer Lillis
Andrea Limauro
Katana Lippart
Mayah Monet Lovell
Dandan Luo
Nicole Maloof
Isabel Manalo
Jaimes Mayhew
Bryan McGinnis
Susana Mendaro
Stephanie Mercedes
Chris Mills
Kevin Milstead
Theo Morrow
Lindsay Mueller
Victoria Muniagurria
Gladys Nistor
Marc Pekala
Fernando Poggio
Mahy Polymeropoulos
Carol Reed
Ana Rendich
Jill Ricci
Korey Richardson

Adam Griffiths
Avi Gupta
Carolina Gutierrez
Jason Hamacher
Jason Hammond
Heather Harvey
Rania Hassan
Jeff Herrity
Bill Hill
Sarah J. Hull
Imar Hutchins
Andres Izquierdo
Rose Jaffe
Greg Jamie
Sarah Jamison
Charles Jean - Pierre
Kaitlin Jencso
Christopher Kardambikis
Chandi Kelley
Adele Yiseol Kenworthy
Dean Kessmann
Mara Kessmann
Micheline Klagsbrun
Shyama Kuver
Jessica Frances
Grégoire Lancaster
Anthony Le

E. Brady Robinson
Anahi Roitman
Kevin Runyon
Jennifer Sakai
Gretchen Schermerhorn
Matt Sesow
Johab Silva
Taylor Sizemore
Fanni Somogyi
Maria Soria
Zach Storm
Emily Strulson
Tang
Lisa Marie Thalhammer
Franklin Thiel
Eleanor Mahin Thorp
Varvara Tokareva
Marcelo Toledo
Claudia Tordini
Kelly Towles
Dan Treado
Antonia Tricarico
Jenny Walton
Ashley Jaye Williams
Yuriko Yamaguchi
Meena Yi
Jiazi Yin
Trevor Young

THE INVINCIBLE VISIBLE PROGRAMMING

VLC Preview & Curatorial Walk-Through

Sat. November 4, 12:30 – 1:30 PM
Transformer’s Visionary Leaders Circle donors are invited to join The Invincible Visible co-curators Victoria Reis and Camille DeSanto for a special walk through of the exhibition at American University’s Katzen Arts Center on the opening day, with early access to bidding & ‘buy now’ options.
Argentine Artist Walk-Through

Sat. November 4, 2:30 – 3:30 PM
Focus in on the Argentine artists’ artworks featured in The Invincible Visible with gallerists Gaby Mizes & Gabriela Rosso and artists Claudia Tordini & Alexandra Arata
The Invincible Visible Artist Spotlight

Sat. November 11, 12 – 2 PM
Meet and learn about the artwork of The Invincible Visible artists Adam Griffiths, Heather Harvey, Anthony Le, Gretchen Schermerhorn, Ashley Jaye Williams, Thom Flynn, and Emily Francisco a week before the bidding closes.
Spotlight on American University Artists

Tues. November 14, 6 – 7 PM
Join us in the Katzen Center Rotunda for ten minute spotlights on American University student, staff and alumni artists. Get insights on the artworks of Jennifer Sakai, Elizabeth Ashe, Nicole Maloof, Andres Izquierdo, Jenny Walton and Marie Gauthiez.