06/17/2026
Artist Raúl Romero’s new solo exhibition “States of Matter” opens at Transformer’s Siren Arts space in Asbury Park, NJ this Saturday, June 20, 2026 with a ‘Community Open House’ 12 - 6 PM, and a ‘Meet the Artist’ Reception 4 - 6 PM,
This exceptional Philadelphia based artist first presented artwork in Asbury Park via Transformer’s 2014 “Promised Land” artist residency and exhibition, which featured site-specific work by twelve dynamic east-coast based visual artists. Curated by Transformer’s Founder & Director Victoria Reis with special grant support from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, “Promised Land” explored a range of current national issues inspired by this ‘city by the sea’. This residency and exhibition was the precursor to what would later become Transformer’s Siren Arts program.
Following “Promised Land,” Reis and Transformer have continued to collaborate with Romero to advance his evolving artistic practice, including:
“Before the Law” (2015) - an exhibition of performance, sound and video using Kafka’s parable “Before the Law” as a point of origin to explore tensions between absolutism and relativity;
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“To dream con los cuerpos” (2025) - a group exhibition of work by 6 Latinx artists guest curated by Fabiola R. Delgado at Transformer exploring the physical and metaphysical nature of dreams and how they permeate our lived realities.
“The amount of support and encouragement I received from Transformer participating in these exhibitions has been fundamental in my progression as a creative person and as an artist” - Raúl Romero, Testify! 2025
In a full circle moment, Romero’s “States of Matter” at Siren Arts this summer - across the street from Asbury Park’s 5th Avenue Pavilion where the “Promised Land” exhibition was presented 12 years ago - expands the artist’s connection to the Atlantic Ocean, and highlights his creative innovations with newly developed artwork to engage audiences.
We look forward to sharing this work with you! Click the link in bio to learn more!
