12th Annual Silent Auction and Benefit Party
NOVEMBER 21, 2015
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY’S KATZEN ARTS CENTER
Diplomatic Chair, The Ambassador of France, Gérard Araud
PRESS
"Local Love" - DC Modern Luxury
"Five Must See Artists at the Transformer Annual Silent Auction and Benefit" - East City Art
"Transformer Takeover" - A Creative DC
THANK YOU to everyone who contributed to making Transformer’s 12th Annual Silent Auction & Benefit Party our best yet!
Transformer is so grateful to all of the participating Auction Artists for generously donating proceeds of their art sales to Transformer, as well as to our illustrious Host Committee, Host Committee Chairs, and many Sponsors for their incredible support in raising the necessary funds to help propel Transformer forward into our 2016 Exhibition Season.
Additional thanks the the Embassy of France, Auction Diplomatic Chair Gérard Araud, and to American University’s Katzen Arts Center for hosting Transformer’s Auction.
Images of 2015 selected works from l. to r.: Joshua Yospyn, Darth Vader, 2013, Chromira print of digital photograph; Hedieh Ilchi, Invade Me, 2013; acrylic and watercolor on panel; DanDan Luo, Harvest Orbs, .2014, oil and acrylic on canvas; Jonathan Monaghan, Roy, 2015, 3D printed porcelain, 3D printed 18K gold plated brass; Shepard Fairey, This New Wave is a Little Slick for my Taste, silkscreen on wood panel; Kelly Towles, Pearls, 2015, spray paint and marker.
AUCTION CATALOG
PARTICIPATING ARTISTS
Cyril Aboucaya
Ken Ashton
Sylvain Azam
Margaret Bakke
Theodora Barat
Killian Barnes
Holly Bass
Joan Belmar
Erick Benitez
Kristina Bilonick
Pascal Blondeau
Amy Boone-McCreesh
Alex Braden
Amy Hughes Braden
Jessica van Brakle
Tom Bunnell
Dwayne Butcher
Jessica Cebra
Fanny Chalot
Mei Mei Chang
Hsin-Hsi Chen Chen
Natalie Cheung
Travis Childers
Irene Clouthier
Deborah Coburn
Anne-Sophie Coiffet
Billy Colbert
Chanel Compton
Tim Conlon
Cynthia Connolly
Lely Constantinople
Larry Cook
Franck Cordes
Stephen Crouch
Samir Ramdani & Jagna Cuichta
Sarah Dale
Annabel Daou
Frank Day
JD Deardourff
Jenn DePalma
Lisa Dillin
John Dreyfuss
Bill Dunlap
Guillaume Durrieu
Maribeth Egan
Peter Eide
Yassine El Mansouri
Dana Ellyn
Margo Elsayd
Edgar Endress
Kristin Gaudio Endsley
Judith Espinas
Shepard Fairey
Ryan Florig
Thom Flynn
Izette Folger
Emily Francisco
Adrienne Gaither
Hélène Garcia
Roxana Geffen
Stephen Gibson
Gary Gissler
Carol Brown Goldberg
Norberto Gomez Jr.
Feilpe Goncalves
Elizabeth Graeber
Dan Gray
Adam Griffiths
Mathieu Gruet
Jason Gubbiotti
Tatiana Gulenkina
Avi Gupta
Pamela Hadley
Rania Hassan
Jay Hendrick
Jeff Herrity
Linda Hesh
Carlotta Hester
Bill Hill
Max Hirshfeld
Matt Hollis
James Huckenphaler
Aaron Hughes
Evan Hume
David R. Ibata
Hedieh Ilchi
Sarah Irvin
Zac Willis & Annette Isham
Benoit Izard
Laila Abdul-Hadi Jadallah
Ryan Carr Johnson
Spencer Joynt
Greg Kahn
Becca Kallem
Chandi Kelley
Kevin Kepple
Micheline Klagsbrun
Carine Klonowski
Yar Koporulin
Andrew Kozlowski
Jean Lain
Bridget Sue Lambert
Sophie Lamm
Laurence De Leersnyder
Hannah Leighton
Pepa Leon
Nate Lewis
Nathan Loda
Marissa Long
Dandan Luo
Kate MacDonnell
Akemi Maegawa
Jameson Magrogan
Matthew Mann
Colombe Marcasiano
Anne Marchand
Carolina Mayorga
Patrick McDonough
Linn Meyers
Maggie Michael
Kevin Milstead
Jonathan Monaghan
Calli Moore
Lexie Moreland
Justin Morin
William Morris
Bill Newman
Robert Novel
Bill O'Leary
Cory Oberndorfer
Joseph Orzal
Nikki Painter
John Paradiso
Georgie Payne
Dan Perkins
Alejandro Pintado
Justin Plakas
Rodrigo Carazas Portal
Florica Prevenda
Florica Prevenda
Caitlin Teal Price
Axelle Remeaud
Beverly Ress
Mojdeh Rezaiepour
E. Brady Robinson
Clément Roche
Robin Rose
Jose Ruiz
Jennifer Sakai
Bonner Sale
Kate Samworth
Ludovic Sauvage
Michael Schiffer
Rachel Schmidt
Sheldon Scott
SCRAAATCH
Matt Sesow
Samantha Sethi
Matthew Shelley
Johab Silva
Luis Silva
somewearmasks
Judy Southerland
Hannah Spector
Allison Spence
Dan Steinhilber
Zach Storm
Lynn Sures
Jonah Takagi
Tang
Lisa Marie Thalhammer
Nicolas Tilly
Ben Tolman
Kelly Towles
Ashley VanGemeren
Florian Viel
Paul Vinet
Greg Vita
Olivia Weise
Zac Willis
Lucille de Witte
Andrew Wodzianski
Julie Wolfe
Cobra Wu
Jenny Wu
Yuriko Yamaguchi
Joshua Yospyn
Sarah Zuckerman
AUCTION CO-CHAIRS + HOST COMMITTEE
AUCTION HOST COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Shigeko Bork
Kate Damon
Carole Feld
Izette Folger
Brenda Jacobsen
Janice Kim
Grace Koh
Allison Marvin
Pilar O’Leary
Dana Rooney
Anne Smith
Blair Wunderlich
AUCTION HOST COMMITTEE (as of 11.11.15)
Rhodium (Visionary Leader’s Circle)
Brian Baker, Bad Religion
Ann Luskey, Charlotte’s Web Foundation
Beth Wehrle & Matthew Miller
Tom Kim & John Olson
Janice Kim & Anthony Otten
Tony Podesta
Platinum
Shigeko & Tim Bork
Kate Damon, kaze design
Jill Daschle
Izette & Neil Folger
Dr. & Mrs. William Kennedy Smith
David Hatfield & Sid Stolz
Elizabeth & David Wilson
Gold
Andrea Evers & Brian Aitkin
Jamie & Joseph Baldinger
Barbara Black
Lisa & Bruce Brown, P Street Gallerie
Carol Brown Goldberg & Henry H. Goldberg
Mandy Mills, The Mandy & David Team
Pilar & Bill O’Leary
M. Cameron Shosh, Century 21 Redwood Realty
Silver
Jana & Bennett Abel, J. Abel Interiors, Ltd
Sylvia Ripley & Christopher Addison, Addison/Ripley Fine Art
Dan Cameron Family Foundation
Alison & Tom Cassels
Tammie & John Collins
Richard M. Daly
Kay Kendall & Jack Davies
Praveen Fernandes
Nancy M. Folger
Susan Joseph & Ken Gallo
Donetta George
Andrea Hailey
Juanita & Mel Hardy
Mia & Peter Hayes
Linnea & Paul Hegarty
Eric Hirshfield
Shelley & Allan Holt
Amy & Josh Kuhnert
Lorie Peters Lauthier
Mirella & Dani Levinas
Carole Feld & David C. Levy
Arkadi Gerney & Nancy Meakem
Ilyse Hogue & John Neffinger
Kim & Patrick Nettles
Kate Ogden
Dr. Irene Roth & Dr. Vicken Poochikian
Irina & Dan Rapoport
The Ross Center for Anxiety
Robert Harris & Scott Sabiston
Theresa Shanahan
Elizabeth & Alain Taghipour
Grace Koh & Luca Tortorelli
Thom Haller & Bill Wallace
Beverly & Chris With
Bronze
Quanda Allen
Madeleine Beckwith
Louis Cardenas
Tony Chan
Jean & Gary Cohen
Judy R. Cohen
Alexandra Migoya & Paul Freedman
Tomas D. Glass
Gensler
Cintia & Flavio Guimaraes
Tara & Steve Goldenberg
Pamela Gwaltney
Maria & Harry Hopper
Rosemarie R. Howe
Brenda & Steffen Jacobsen
Wendy Benchley & John Jeppson
Andrew Lacy
Shannon Lethewaite
Kathlene Collins & David Lowenstein
Allison & Chris Marvin
Christopher Boutlier & James Meyer
Ken Hyle & Dale Mott
Robert Moossy & Kipp Rhoads
Peter Pappas
Sarah Tanguy & Lucian Perkins
Sophie Prévost
Denise Grant & Frank Raines
Dana & Tim Rooney, All Around Technology
Maria & Gregory Rooney
Leigh Conner & Jamie Smith, CONNERSMITH
Paul So, Hamiltonian Gallery
Paige & John Totaro
Daren Thomas
Guy M. Williams
Blair & Ben Wunderlich
AUCTION ARTIST NOMINATING COMMITTEE
Kaia Black, Museum Project Manager, National Portrait Gallery
Amy Hughes Braden, Artist
Steven Cushner, Artist
Hélène Garcia, Artist & Co-Director, Glassbox
Avi Gupta, Artist, Co-Founder, Quota
Jessica Kallista, Artist, Founder, Olly Olly
Dawne Langford, Artist, Co-Founder, Quota
Jonathan Monaghan, Artist
Linn Myers, Artist
Morgan West, Founder, A Creative DC
Transformer’s staff and Board of Directors
SPONSORS
As of 10.20.15
Optimus Prime
Buck’s Fishing & Camping
Comet Ping Pong
D.C. Magazine
kaze design
S&R Foundation
Elita One
DuFour & Co
HMB Art Transfer
Occasions Catering
Ultra Magnus
The Bonner Group
BDI
Furthermore
Huntington T. Block
Lori Graham Design
Print1
Rippeteau Architects
Think Make Build
U.S. Trust
Alpha Trion
Alefantis & Associates
Alhar Enterprises
Evers & Co.
District Real
J.D. Ireland
SOLIS BETANCOURT & SHERRILL
Wine Traditions
Restaurant Sponsors (as of 11.6.15)
Bistro Lepic
Buck’s Fishing & Camping
Comet Ping Pong
Chez Billy
Chez Billy Sud
Dolcezza
Marvin
La Piquette
Left Door
Olivia Macaron
Paisley Fig
Room 11
Gallery Sponsors
Adamson Gallery, Washington, DC
Addison/Ripley Fine Art, Washington, DC
L’Atelier W, Paris, France
bitforms gallery, Washington, DC
Central Booking Gallery, New York, NY
Civilian Art Projects, Washington, DC
Connersmith, Washington, DC
G Fine Art, Washington, DC
Galerie Myrtis, Baltimore, MD
Galerie Tanja Wagner, Berlin, Germany
Glassbox, Paris, France
Govinda Gallery, Washington, DC
Hamiltonian, Washington, DC
Morton Fine Art, Washington, DC
AUCTION HOST COMMITTEE RECEPTION + ARTWORK PREVIEW
At the Residence of the French Ambassador / Fall 2015
