Transformer 15th Annual

Silent Auction and Benefit Party

NOVEMBER 17, 2018

CORCORAN SCHOOL OF THE ARTS & DESIGN

A SPECIAL THANK YOU FROM TRANSFORMER:

THANK YOU to everyone who contributed to making Transformer’s 15th Annual Silent Auction & Benefit Party our best Auction yet!

Transformer is so grateful to all of the participating Auction Artists for generously donating proceeds of their art sales, as well as to our illustrious Host Committee, Host Committee Chairs, and many Sponsors for their incredible support in raising substantial funds towards propelling Transformer forward into our 2019 Exhibition Season.

Additional thanks to our Diplomatic Chairs, The Ambassador of Greece, Mr. Haris Lalacos and Mrs. Anna Michalopoulou, and to our Auction night venue, The Corcoran School of The Arts & Design, and After Party hosts, The LINE Hotel!

Relive the magic through the amazing photos courtesy of Nick Klein.

REMEMBER AUCTION NIGHT WITH LIMITED EDITION, ARTIST-DESIGNED MERCH!

15th Annual Silent Auction merch available for sale here! 

ABOUT THE AUCTION

15th Annual Transformer Silent Auction & Benefit Party

Saturday, November 17, 2018

Corcoran School of the Arts & Design

Transformer’s primary fundraising event, our Annual Silent Auction & Benefit Party is an extension of our non-profit organization’s overall cutting-edge aesthetic. Regarded as the fall’s ‘not to be missed’ art event, Transformer’s Auction provides essential support for our year-round dynamic exhibitions and innovative educational programming.

We are thrilled to present the 15th Annual Transformer Silent Auction & Benefit Party at the Corcoran School of the Arts & Design, and honored to have The Ambassador of Greece Mr. Haris Lalacos and Mrs. Anna Michalopoulou as our Diplomatic Chairs. Transformer is excited to feature a special selection of contemporary artworks by emerging Greek artists in this year’s Auction, in tandem with 175+ DC emerging and more established artists.

PARTNER WITH TRANSFORMER TO SUPPORT EMERGING ARTISTS

Join the Auction Host Committee and / or Become an Auction Sponsor

Transformer's Auction Host Committee and Sponsors are provided extensive, specialized benefits for their support of Transformer.

Please contact Valerie Wiseman, Transformer’s Development & Communications Manager, at valerie@transformerdc.org for additional details about Sponsorship.

For more about the Transformer Host Committee & to join online please also visit, 2018transformerauction.eventbrite.com. 

Video produced in partnership with 2018 Auction Media Sponsor, Brightest Young Things. Video & Editing by William Sarmiento. Video featuring interviews with Amy Hughes Braden, Maps Glover, Rex Delafkaran, David Ibata, Carolina Mayorga, Joseph Orzal, Johab Silva, Naoko Wowsugi, and Georgie Payne, Exhibitions & Programs Manager at Transformer. Performances by Maps Glover, Khari Malik, Sifu Sun & guests.

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS

As of 11.1.18

 AUCTION 2018
DIPLOMATIC CHAIRS

The Ambassador of Greece Mr. Haris Lalacos and Mrs. Anna Michalopoulou

AUCTION 2018
CO-CHAIRS

Carole Feld
Dana Rooney

AUCTION 2018
HOST COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Lisa Brown
Mel Burnett
Kate Damon
Mia Guizzetti Hayes
Elise Hoffmann
Izette Folger
Tricia Huntley
Amy Kuhnert
Svetlana Legetic
Allison Marvin
Mandy Mills

HOST COMMITTEE

AS OF 11.15.2018

RHODIUM

Micheline Klagsbrun & Ken Grossinger
Christine Rales
Victoria Reis & Brian Baker

PLATINUM

Lisa & Bruce Brown
Melissa & Jason Burnett
David Hatfield & Sid Stolz
Janice Kim & Anthony Otten
Tom Kim & John Olson
Ann Luskey
Beth Wehrle & Matthew Miller

GOLD

Anonymous
Izette & Neil Folger
Giorgio Furioso
Mia Guizzetti Hayes & Peter Hayes
Kay Kendall & Jack Davies
Jane Stetson
Alexia & Roderick von Lipsey

SILVER

Addison/Ripley Fine Art 
Greg Albright & Wes Combs 
Eileen & Dennis Bakke
Maddy Beckwith
John Berger & Richard Seaton
Dan Cameron Family Foundation
Andrea Evers & Brian Aitken
Carole Feld & David C. Levy
Praveen Fernandes
Nancy "Bitsey" Folger
Pamela Gwaltney
Juanita & Mel Hardy
Linnea & Paul Hegarty
Eric Hirshfield
Anna & Dan Kahoe
Deborah Kalkstein
Andrea Kirstein
Grace Koh & Luca Tortorelli
Bethany & John Kucia
Amy & Josh Kuhnert
Mirella & Dani Levinas
Sophia McCrocklin & William Isaacson
Rob Mileff & Samantha Dean 
Kim & Patrick Nettles
Ingrid Peterson
M. Cameron Shosh

BRONZE

Flash Nightclub
JP Morgan Private Bank
Wendy Benchley & John Jeppson
Jessica Block
Erika & A. Scott Bolden
Shigeko & Tim Bork
The Honorable Capri S. Cafaro 
Connie Carter, Washington Fine Properties 
William Caldwell & Michele Toh 
Kathlene Collins & David Lowenstein
Leigh Connor & Jamie Smith
Debbie & Brad Dockser
Megan & David Don
Kristen Donoghue
Sean Fitzmaurice 
Carmel Greer & Dan Baum
Thom Haller & Bill Wallace 
Steven A. Henry & Vincent E. Hurteau
Andrew Lacy
Svetlana Legetic
Lisa & David Magee, BOWA
Gerald Musarra 
Kathryn Ogden
Michael Olding, MD
Irene Roth & Vicken Poochikian
Juliana & Peer Stein
Paul So
Lori & Ben Soto
Daren Thomas
Elizabeth Wilson

AUCTION 2018
ARTIST NOMINATING COMMITTEE

Cynthia Connolly
Steven Cushner
Avi Gupta
Maria Habib
Muriel Hasbun
James Huckenpahler
Andy Johnson
Dean Kessmann
Nilay Lawson
Hatnim Lee
Marissa Long
Bill Newman
Joseph Orzal
Sanjit Sethi
Judy Southerland

SPONSORS

As of 11.6.2018

OPTIMUS PRIME

Brightest Young Things
Compass Realty - Chauvin House, John Eric | Trevor Moore, The Mandy & David Team, LLC
HMB Art Transfer
kaze design
The Line DC
Marshfield Associates
Sachiko Kuno Foundation

ELITA ONE

AmericanEye
Atmosphere Lighting
BDI
Design Foundry
DuFour & Co
Lyft
Occasions
Quadrangle

ULTRA MAGNUS

Aesop
Bonner Group
JD Ireland
McWilliams | Ballard
Print One

ALPHA TRION

Alefantis & Associates
Alhar Enterprises
Align Fitness
All Around Technology
Clifford Chance
DCA Landscape Architects, Inc.
Edens
HapstakDemetriou+ 
The Phoenix
Sightline
Skanska USA Commercial Development
Solis Betancourt & Sherrill
Think Make Build

RESTAURANT SPONSORS

Buck's Fishing & Camping
Comet Ping Pong
Maydān
Room 11