VISIONARY LEADERS CIRCLE PREVIEW
Fri. February 2, 5 - 7 PM at Transformer

OPENING RECEPTION / ARTIST TALK
Sat. February 3, 2023, 1 - 2 PM at Transformer

Transformer is honored to announce BUCOLIA, an exhibition of new artworks by DC based artist MK Bailey. An immersive examination of The Garden as a site of both immense beauty and tragedy, Bailey's installation uses quietly terrifying gardenscapes as the backdrop for complex, dreamlike narratives. BUCOLIA is the follow up to Bailey's six-week long residency at the beautiful Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens this past summer, organized in collaboration with Transformer.

“We are thrilled to have partnered with Transformer to open our 2023 Liana Paredes Fellowship Program to visual artists. Welcoming MK Bailey at Hillwood was a wonderful experience. Her work illustrates how artists get inspired from Hillwood’s beautiful gardens, unique collections, and rare archives.” – Wilfried Zeisler, Deputy Director & Chief Curator of Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens.

“Transformer is honored to further expand our mission of connecting, promoting and advancing emerging artists through special collaborations with peer organizations, curators and institutions like Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens. We are thrilled to have been able to arrange this opportunity for MK Bailey, and are excited to present the fruits of her summer research at Hillwood through her upcoming exhibition at Transformer.” – Victoria Reis, Founder & Director of Transformer.

MK Bailey is a Washington, DC based painter. Her work deals with the more tragic aspects of the feminine experience and is informed by her understanding of nostalgia as a dark force. Bailey is currently in residence at S&R Evermay's Fillmore Studios as a 2023 Washington Awardee. She has had residencies at the Hillwood Museum and the Peter Bullough Foundation, and was a finalist for the 2023 Trawick Prize. Her solo shows include Secret Garden at IA&A Hillyer, which was reviewed by The Washington Post, and Ghosts at Workhouse Arts Center.

MK Bailey in conversation with Wilfried Zeisler, moderated by Victoria Reis
Sat. February 3, 2024 | 1 - 2 PM

Listen in on a conversation between artist MK Bailey & Wilfried Zeisler, Deputy Director & Chief Curator of Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens. Moderated by Victoria Reis, Transformer’s Founder, Executive & Artistic Director.