6th Annual Silent Auction & Benefit Party

NOVEMBER 07, 2009

The Mexican Cultural Institute

Diplomatic Chairs, The Ambassador of Mexico, His Excellency Arturo Sarukhan and Mrs. Veronica Valencia-Sarukhan



Transformer’s 6th Annual Silent Auction & Benefit Party held November 7 at The Mexican Cultural Institute was a tremendous success!

THANK YOU to everyone who contributed to making this year’s Transformer Auction our best yet! We continue to be so grateful to EVERYONE who made the event possible.

Many thanks to The Mexican Cultural Institute, and to our Diplomatic Chairs, The Ambassador of Mexico, His Excellency Arturo Sarukhan and Mrs. Veronica Valencia-Sarukhan, for so generously hosting the event this year.

More than 100 artworks were sold!!! Congratulations to all of the artists and winning bidders. Auction artwork sales, in tandem with tickets sales, and the incredible support of our Host Committee and Sponsors, will help support Transformer’s many dynamic exhibitions and programs coming up this exhibition season.

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS

Seth Adelsberger
Victor Alejandro Aguilar
Geoffrey Aldridge
Ken Ashton
April Behnke
Christian Benefiel
Margaret Boozer
Iona Rozeal Brown
Breck Omar Brunson
Christine Buckton Tillman
Miles Bumbray
Renee Butler
Richard Chartier
Jessica Cebra
Natalie W. Cheung
Bradley Chriss
Billy Colbert
Cynthia Connolly
Franck Cordes
Kathryn Cornelius
Brent Crothers
Steven Cushner
Frank Day
Decoy
Jennifer DePalma
Melissa Dickenson
Joel D’Orazio
Mary Early
Dana Ellyn
Jason Falchook
Gregory Ferrand
Thom Flynn
Leah Frankel
Victoria F. Gaitán
Christine Gray
Kate Hardy
Linda Hesh
Carlotta Hester
Ryan Hill
Max Hirshfeld
Lucy Hogg
Jason Horowitz
James Huckenpahler
Erick Jackson
Susan Jamison
Judy Jashinsky
Paul Jeffreys
Mariah Johnson
Ben Jurgensen
Mila Kagan
Kevin Kepple
Jae Ko
Andrew Kozlowski
Bridget Sue Lambert

Amber Landis
Nilay Lawson
Pepa Leon
Clive Leung
Brian Liu
Laurel Lukaszewski
Kate MacDonnell
Katherine Mann
Anne Marchand
Carolina Mayorga
Lisa McCarty
JJ McCracken
Linn Meyers
Maggie Michael
A.B. Miner
Phil Nesmith
Cara Ober
Cory Oberndorfer
Nikki Painter
John Paradiso
Lucian Perkins
Delphine Perlstein
Susana Raab
Jared Ragland
Laura Hensely Read
Ding Ren
Lauren Rice
W.C. Richardson
Marc Roman
Jon Royce
Hannah Rose
Robin Rose
Matt Sesow
Foon Sham
Molly Springfield
Dan Steinhilber
Zach Storm
Renee Stout
Noelle Tan
Tang
Lisa Marie Thalhammer
Kelly Towles
Jessica van Brakle
Rachel Waldron
Jenny Walton
Rex Weil
Joe White
Bryan Whitson
Lance Wiggs
Ian Whitmore
Andrew Wodzianski
Yuriko Yamaguchi
Trevor Young

Auction Co-Chairs

Kate Damon, kaze design
Xavier Equihua, Federal Strategies Group, Inc.
Izette Folger
Janice Kim
Peter Pappas

Auction Host Committee

Gold Level
Olvia Demetriou & Theo Adamstein
Season & Mathew Appelget
Brian Baker, Bad Religion
Shigeko & Tim Bork
James Alefantis & David Brock, Media Matters for America
Kerry Brougher, Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden
Kate Damon, kaze design
Izette & Neil Folger
Tanya & Justin French
Monica Bussolati & Giorgio Furioso
Lori Graham, Lori Graham Design
Nora Halpern, Americans for the Arts
Peter Hapstack
Mia Guizzetti Hayes & Peter Hayes
Maria Hutcheson
Andrea Kirstein, The Kirstein Family Foundation
Dorothy M. Kosinski, The Phillips Collection
Philippe Lanier
Barbara & Aaron Levine
Charlotte Cameron & John Marshall
Sue Edwards & Mark Medish
Janice Kim & Anthony Otten
Diane & Fred Reinke
Robert Harris IV & Scott Sabiston

Silver Level
Silvia Ripley & Christopher Addison, Addison/Ripley Fine Art
Andrea Evers & Brian Aitken
Roshanak Ameli-Tehrani
Annie Lou & MJ Berman
Pamela & Jay Bothwell
J. Austin Bryan
Kevin O. Ward & Thomas L. Callahan II
Matt Thompson & Gerry Coates
Greg Albright & Wes Combs
Thomas P. Daley, TTR Sotheby's International Realty
Jack Davies
Rody Douzoglou, DOUZ AND MILLE
Xavier Equihua, Federal Strategies Group, Inc.
Pilar Franzoi-Paul
Tara & Steve Goldenberg
Christine Varney & Thomas Graham
Marianna Gray
Sarah Guinan Nixon
Lenore Winters & George Hemphill, HEMPHILL
Emil Hill, Powell Tate
Ilyse Hogue
Frank J. Howard Jr., Howard Consulting Group, Inc
Philippa P.B. Hughes, The Pink Line Project
Martin Irvine, Irvine Contemporary
Anna-Lena Wetzel & David Kamentsky
Kay Kendall
Tom Kim
Robert J. Kohn
Blair Kutrow
Andrew Lacy
Cheryl Numark
John Olson
Peter Pappas
John Paty
Robert Shapiro
Beth Sheehy
Cameron Shosh, Prudential Carruthers Realtors™
Deborah S. Sigmund, Innocence at Risk
Steve Sumberg
Sarah Tanguy
Brent Thomas
Daren Thomas, Washington Performing Arts Society
Marc Albert & Stephen Tschida
Septime Webre, The Washington Ballet

AUCTION ARTIST NOMINATING COMMITTEE

Leigh Conner, Conner Contemporary Art

Lily deSaussure, Project 4

Mary Early, HEMPHILL

Briony Evans, Honfleur Gallery

Lauren Gentile, Irvine Contemporary

Andy Grundberg, Corcoran College of Art + Design

Lucy Hogg, Corcoran College of Art + Design

Jayme McLellan, Civilian Art Projects

Andrea Pollan, Curator's Office

Rex Weil, Artist, Writer, Educator

SPONSORS

Optimus Prime
DC Magazine
Dodge Chrome
kaze design
restore
Scion
Studio Door China

Elita One
CORE Architecture/Design

Ultra Magnus
Alefantis & Associates Interiors
The Boden Group
The Lance Horsley Team
Lori Graham
PN Hoffman
Rippeteau Architects, PC
shindig!
Sightline

Restaurant Sponsors
Bar Pilar
Bistrot Lepic & Wine Bar
Blue Ridge
Buck’s Fishing & Camping
Café Saint-Ex
Casa Oaxaca
Comet Ping Pong
The Commissary
Commonwealth Gastropub
Hank’s Oyster Bar
Kendall’s Cakes
Leopold’s Kafe + Konditorei
Logan Tavern
Mandu
Marvin
Matchbox
Melt Catering
On the Fly
Oyamel Cocina Mexicana
Paisley Fig
Posto
Radius
Red Velvet Cupcakery
Room 11
Sonoma
Ulah Bistro
Whole Foods