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Transformer

Partnering with artists, curators, and cultural institutions, Transformer serves as a catalyst and a

TRANSFORMER is a Washington, DC based 501 (c) 3 non-profit, artist-centered organization that connects and promotes emerging artists locally, nationally and internationally. Programs and services are designed to help artists grow their audience and patronage while educating them about opportunities for sustainability. With a unique store-front exhibition space at 1404 P Street, NW, Transformer’s E

xhibition Series, consisting of six to seven exhibitions per season, encourages artists to be site-responsive, often producing a deeper and more thoughtful exploration of ideas and solutions to the presentation of their work. Exhibitions run five to six weeks and are organized by Transformer staff in conjunction with participating artists, guest curators, and advisors. Seeking to connect emerging artists with the larger cultural milieu, exhibiting artists are provided increased exposure to peer artists, curators and the local arts community, and are encouraged to: meet collectors at exhibition previews, speak with the press about their work, and participate in organized artist talks with the public.

05/27/2026

Thank you Robert Heggestad for hosting another incredible Collector’s View reception last Thursday! Swipe to view photos from last week.

FINALE COLLECTOR’S VIEW THIS THURSDAY, MAY 28 ✨

Join us for the final reception in this years Collector’s View series at the home of Lauren & Nando Silva-Pinto in Potomac, MD!

Lauren and Luis Fernando Silva-Pinto’s contemporary collection is reflective of their careers as international journalists and a shared passion for art that began in childhood. Starting at age 10, Fernando would ride his bike to the São Paulo Bienal to experience the latest in contemporary art in the burgeoning international art center. Lauren virtually grew up in the Detroit Institute of Arts, where her mother was a docent for 50 years.

Since moving to Washington, DC, they have collected DMV artists such as Tendai Johnson, Luis Silva, Nicole Salimbene and Ruza Spak. International artists include Teresa Esgaio (Lisbon), Patricia Secco (Rio), Candido Portinari (Rio), Aldemir Martins (São Paulo), Marignelli (São Paulo) and Christel Lechner (Germany). A favorite work is a 1955 piece by Huey Lee Smith.

LINK IN BIO FOR TICKETS! Address will be released via email.

📸 Katie Simonian

04/23/2026

🔮🔮CLOSING TAROT POPUP! 🔮🔮

“Something Wicked” by the incredible Baltimore based artist Alexander D’Agostino is on view until this Sat. April 25!

Join us for a closing tarot popup with Alexander & friends! 🔮
Sat. April 25, 12-4 pm at Transformer
1404 P St NW DC

Exhibition Hours this week: Fri & Sat, 12-6 pm

03/27/2026

It’s FlatFile Friday! Swipe to view FlatFile artworks available for sale by artists Maps Glover & Sifu Sun. Catch them in conversation in Friendship Heights as part of “A Distinct Terroir” FlatFile exhibition next Weds. April 1!

Maps Glover is a DC based conceptual artist with a desire to create and tell new stories through an Afrofuturist lens. These stories weave together the past and the present projecting visions of blackness into the infinite future. ”My work stands as a portal between the past and the future the forms and shapes are familiar but there is always something beneath the surface. Even the creation of “Maps Glover” itself is an experiment in projecting a surrogate being into virtual space. I want my work to be inviting, I want it to pull you in closer and peel back the layers of judgment.” - Glover

Sifu Sun is a creative powerhouse, operating as a manifestation of a higher operating system. Working with sound, acrylic paint, permanent markers, and the physical body, each presentation of work prompts reflection and release for the artist and audience alike.

03/24/2026

“Something Wicked,” an exhibition at Transformer by Alexander D’Agostino is now open! Hear from the artist and Transformer Director Victoria Reis on developing this body of work as part of D’Agostino’s artistic research fellowship with the Folger Shakespeare Library.

Visit the exhibition during gallery hours: Weds - Sat, 12-6 pm and stay tuned for pop up tarot ready programs through the run of the exhibition.

Learn more! Click the link in bio!

03/13/2026

What an inspiring and insightful coversation last night in honor of Women’s History Month! Transformer’s FRAMEWORK 39: Women Shaping Contemporary Practice was one for the books!

Thank you to all who atteneded, our amazing collaborators and and our INCREDIBLE panel made of DC women artists ♥️

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The panel will be available for viewing on Transformer’s website next week. Visit transformerdc.org for more upcoming free programs & workshops!

03/04/2026

Hear from Part II 📱

This is the last week to view William’s “Interactive Echo Chamber” exhibition at Transformer!

DON’T MISS IT! Exhibition Hours this week: Weds - Sat, 12-6 PM or by appointment via email ([email protected])

Learn more about the exhibition by clicking the link in bio.

02/05/2026

APPLY TODAY! This year’s iteration of Transformer’s annual Exercises for Emerging Artists program invites Comics Artists and Illustrators to participate in its peer critique & mentorship program!

Led by DWIGHTMESS gallery director Adam Griffiths , four DC area based-artists will be selected to meet biweekly during the spring to develop artwork for a culminating summer exhibition at Transformer in Washington DC. Guest lecturers, access to multipurpose spaces, borrowing privileges from an extensive comics and rare film collection, and intensives in screenprinting and risograph printing will be offered at DWIGHTMESS compound, located in Silver Spring, MD.

Experimental illustrators & storytellers, image-based zine-makers, & new-to-comics artists are encouraged to apply!

**Submit by 11:59 PM, 02/16/2026 for consideration.
Mentorship sessions begin mid-March 2026 and end in July 2026 with a culminating group show at Transformer summer 2026.**

For any questions, please email Camille DeSanto, Transformer’s Exhibitions and Programs Coordinator, at [email protected].

ABOUT EXERCISES FOR EMERGING ARTISTS/

Launched in March 2004, Transformer’s annual Exercises For Emerging Artists is a peer critique & mentorship program created to support DC based emerging artists at critical points or crossroads in their professional growth and creative development.
Now in its 23rd year, this annual spring mentorship program acts as an accelerated MFA course for DC area based artists, providing them with intensive, bi-weekly peer and mentor critiques led by local, national and international arts leaders as they create new by work.

Focusing on a different artistic discipline each year, the Exercises culminates in a summer exhibition / exhibition series for the public to engage with artworks created throughout the program.

CLICK LINK IN BIO TO APPLY TODAY! Visit transformerdc.org/exercises-1 for more information.

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