Current exhibitions

Transformer’s Annual Winter FlatFile Exhibition

December 14 - 21, 2024

FlatFile Pop-Up Sale December 14, 12 - 6pm.
Open FlatFile Sale Hours: Weds, Dec 18 - Sat. Dec 22, 12 - 6 PM

Past Exhibitions

2024

Ada Pinkston: I’m Not Your Superwoman

September 21- November 9, 2024

Democracy’s Last Hurrah!



July 19 - September 7, 2024

E21: A Different Horizon Atlas

June 1 - July 13, 2024

Steve Dore: A Good Recluse is Hard to Find

April 6 - May 18, 2024

MK Bailey: BUCOLIA

February 3 - March 16, 2024


2023

Transformer’s Annual FlatFile Storefront Exhibition: APRICITY
December 16, 2023 – January 13, 2024

The Invincible Visible
November 4 - 18, 2023

Felipe Pereira Gonçalves: BAY SICK: AN EXCURSION OF PERVERSION


September 23 - October 28, 2023

AM I THE PAST, AM I THE FUTURE

JULY 8 - AUGUST 19, 2023

Beth Yashnyk & Fanni Somogyi: STICKY ENTANGLEMENTS

May 6 - June 17, 2023

ANTHONY LE: GOLDEN LOOKING HOUR


March 11 - April 15, 2023

Holly Bass & Maps Glover: Double Rainbow: future archives

January 21, 2023 – February 25, 2023


2022

TRANSFORMER20 RETROSPECTIVE EXHIBITION

NOVEMBER 11 – DECEMBER 10, 2022

Artise Fletcher: Commemorative Strands

September 17 – October 22, 2022

JORDANA RUBENSTEIN-EDBERG: DEEPER ROOTS REALTY (COMMUNITY LED DESIGN)

AUGUST 24 – SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Adele Kenworthy: to carry within us an orchard

AUGUST 10 – 20, 2022

Vonne Napper: Choose Your Gender

JULY 27 – AUGUST 6, 2022

Chris Combs: The Algorithm Will See You Now



JULY 9 – JULY 23, 2022

THE NOMADIC HOUSE PROJECT

JUNE 4 – JUNE 30, 2022

VERY SAD LAB: THE INCUBATOR

FEB 05 – MAR 19, 2022

AZIKIWE MOHAMMED: SHARED WORDS, SPLIT CATFISH AND SWEET TEA: AN OPEN PLATFORM FOR DISCUSSION

APRIL 09 – MAY 21, 2022


2021

IRIDESCENCE

DEC 4, 2021 – JAN 15, 2022

ENVISIONING

NOV 6 - NOV 21, 2021

OTRO TIEMPO: MICHAELANGELO RODRIGUEZ

SEPT 18 - OCT 23, 2021

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E18: PERFORMANCE ART

JUL 17 — AUG 14, 2021

Looking In/Looking Out

MAR 20 - JUL 10, 2021

Evoking the Senses

DEC 12 – FEB 20, 2021


2020

Queer Threads: Curious Spaces

SEPT 26 – NOV 14, 2020

Mapping the Future World

AUG 17 – SEPT 12, 2020

E17: Zines

AUG 1—SEP 5, 2020

Which Yesterday Is Tomorrow

MAR 14 - JUL 18, 2020

PRESENT TENSE: DC PUNK AND DIY, RIGHT NOW

JAN 18 —FEB 29, 2020


2019

Collect and GatherDEC 7 - 28, 2019

Collect and Gather

DEC 7 - 28, 2019

Normcore SEP 7 - OCT 10, 2019

NORMCORE

SEP 7 - OCT 10, 2019

The Revolution Will Be TelevisedJUL 20 - AUG 24, 2019

The Revolution Will Be Televised

JUL 20 - AUG 24, 2019

Transceiver Radio

MAY 03 - JUN 08, 2019

where we came from & where we are going

MAR 09 - APR 20 2019

David R. Ibata: I See A DarknessJAN 12 - FEB 23 2019

David R. Ibata: I See A Darkness

JAN 12 - FEB 23 2019


2018

Break Time Contemplations: Aristeidis LappasOCT 29 – DEC 10, 2018

Break Time Contemplations: Aristeidis Lappas

OCT 29 – DEC 10, 2018

WHAT WE LEAVE BEHIND: IN THE NAME OF ART SEP15 – OCT 20, 2018

WHAT WE LEAVE BEHIND: IN THE NAME OF ART 

SEPT 15 – OCT 20, 2018

E15: A Body to Follow JUL 14 – AUG18, 2018

E15: A Body to Follow

JUL 14 – AUG18, 2018

The Environmental Performance Agency (EPA): Department of Weedy AffairsMAY 5 - JUN16, 2018

The Environmental Performance Agency (EPA): Department of Weedy Affairs

MAY 5 - JUN16, 2018

Queer Tropics, Organized by Pelican Bomb  MAR 10 – APR 21, 2018

Queer Tropics, Organized by Pelican Bomb
MAR 10 – APR 21, 2018

Adrienne Gaither: HOW I GOT OVER  Transformer’s 15th Annual DC Artist Solo Exhibition JAN 13 - FEB 24, 2018

Adrienne Gaither: HOW I GOT OVER 
Transformer’s 15th Annual DC Artist Solo Exhibition

JAN 13 - FEB 24, 2018


2017

Aloud: Rose Eken & Camilla Reyman Transformer’s 7th Annual Storefront Exhibition OCT 21 - DEC 2, 2017

Aloud: Rose Eken & Camilla Reyman
Transformer’s 7th Annual Storefront Exhibition
OCT 21 - DEC 2, 2017

Nevermind, AzizamSEP 9 - OCT 14, 2017

Nevermind, Azizam

SEP 9 - OCT 14, 2017

homegrownJUL 12 – AUG 23, 2017

homegrown

JUL 12 – AUG 23, 2017

Bloodlines Curated by Martina Dodd MAY 20 - JUN 24, 2017

Bloodlines
Curated by Martina Dodd
MAY 20 - JUN 24, 2017

MERIDIANS LAB: Experiments In Art, Change & Praxis,  Jess Solomon & Co. APR 8 – MAY 6, 2017

MERIDIANS LAB: Experiments In Art, Change & Praxis,
Jess Solomon & Co.
APR 8 – MAY 6, 2017

LUMINIFEROUS AETHER — Chandi Kelley and Marissa LongFEB 04 - MAR 25, 2017

LUMINIFEROUS AETHER — Chandi Kelley and Marissa Long

FEB 04 - MAR 25, 2017

Johab Silva: I Want OrderDEC 10 - JAN 21, 2017

Johab Silva: I Want Order

DEC 10 - JAN 21, 2017


2016

Martha Wilson & Franklin FurnaceNOV 12 - DEC 18 2016

Martha Wilson & Franklin Furnace

NOV 12 - DEC 18 2016

Andrea Polichetti: smug guy and a lady, pump it up, all around. 
NOV 02 - NOV 30 2016

Andrea Polichetti: smug guy and a lady, pump it up, all around.

NOV 02 - NOV 30 2016

Defy/DefineSEP 17 - OCT 22 2016

Defy/Define

SEP 17 - OCT 22 2016

Exile Books @ TransformerJUL 07 - AUG 20 2016

Exile Books @ Transformer

JUL 07 - AUG 20 2016

NoMuNoMu: Gift ShopMAY 14 - JUN 18 2016

NoMuNoMu: Gift Shop

MAY 14 - JUN 18 2016

Southern ConstellationsAPR 02 - MAY 29 2016

Southern Constellations

APR 02 - MAY 29 2016

No Sharps, No FlatsMAR 17 - APR 30 2016

No Sharps, No Flats

MAR 17 - APR 30 2016

Nao Bustamante & Marcus Kuiland-Nazario: Prim@sFEB 04 - MAR 05 2016

Nao Bustamante & Marcus Kuiland-Nazario: Prim@s

FEB 04 - MAR 05 2016

Hannah Spector: We Lost Our Teeth For A Second TimeDEC 12 - JAN 23 2016

Hannah Spector: We Lost Our Teeth For A Second Time

DEC 12, 2015 - JAN 23, 2016


2015

Hélène Garcia: Let’s Drink a Dozen Roses Transformer’s 5th Annual Storefront Exhibition NOV 7 - 29, 2015

Hélène Garcia: Let’s Drink a Dozen Roses
NOV 7 - 29, 2015

Temporary Art Repair ShopOCT 03 - OCT 31, 2015

Temporary Art Repair Shop

OCT 03 - OCT 31, 2015

Exploring Social Practice

SEP 24 - OCT 22, 2015

E12: Exploring Social PracticeSEP 24 - OCT 22, 2015

E12: Social Practice

AUG 22 - SEP 12, 2015

Interspatial

MAY 09 - JUN 13, 2015

Before the LawMAR 14 - APR 25, 2015

Before the Law

MAR 14 - APR 25, 2015

Locally Sourced

JAN 24 - MAR 15, 2015


2014

Jameson Magrogan: Oil, Then AcrylicDEC 13 - FEB 14, 2015

Jameson Magrogan: Oil, Then Acrylic

DEC 13 - FEB 14, 2015

Hej!NOV 01 - 30, 2014

Hej!

NOV 01 - 30, 2014

Tamar Ettun: My Hands Are the Shape of My HeightSEP 20, 2014 - OCT 25, 2014

Tamar Ettun: My Hands Are the Shape of My Height

SEP 20, 2014 - OCT 25, 2014

Promised LandAUG 01 - SEP 07, 2014

Promised Land

AUG 01 - SEP 07, 2014

E11: Coda

JUL 23 - AUG 10, 2014

FlatFile Summer Socials

JUL 09 - AUG 09, 2014

Float

MAY 17 - JUN 21, 2014

AtmosphereMAR 30 - MAY 04, 2014

Atmosphere

MAR 30 - MAY 04, 2014

Homo Cats: Fight the PowerFEB 08 - MAR 15, 2014

Homo Cats: Fight the Power

FEB 08 - MAR 15, 2014


2013

Jessica Cebra: CaveDEC 14 - JAN 25, 2014

Jessica Cebra: Cave

DEC 14, 2013 - JAN 25, 2014

Chris Rackley: ProtosystemsNOV 2 - 30, 2013

Chris Rackley: Protosystems

NOV 2 - 30, 2013

A Modest OccupationSEP 14 - OCT 26, 2013

A Modest Occupation

SEP 14 - OCT 26, 2013

E10: Conceptual ArtJUL 11 - AUG 17, 2013

E10: Conceptual Art

JUL 11 - AUG 17, 2013

TerminatorsMAY 11 -  JUN 22, 2013

Terminators

MAY 11 - JUN 22, 2013

ExpansionsMAR 17 - APR 21, 2013

Expansions

MAR 17 - APR 21, 2013

Forest Z. Allread: Cabinets of CuriosityJAN 19 - FEB 23, 2013

Forest Z. Allread: Cabinets of Curiosity

JAN 19 - FEB 23, 2013


2012

felipe pereira goncalves: MAGICNOV 17 - DEC 08, 2012

felipe pereira goncalves: MAGIC

NOV 17 - DEC 08, 2012

My Barbarian: Flat Busted Wig Beauty Window FataleSEP 22 - NOV 10, 2012

My Barbarian: Flat Busted Wig Beauty Window Fatale

SEP 22 - NOV 10, 2012

ReMixed Messages: A(I)DS, Art + WordsJUL 24 - AUG 04, 2012

ReMixed Messages: A(I)DS, Art + Words

JUL 24 - AUG 04, 2012

E9: Design - Mass Fad DischargeJUL 13 - AUG 18, 2012

E9: Design - Mass Fad Discharge

JUL 13 - AUG 18, 2012

Sean Lynch: Bandits in the RuinsJUN 09 - JUL 07, 2012

Sean Lynch: Bandits in the Ruins

JUN 09 - JUL 07, 2012

Bread and ButterAPR 07 - MAY 19, 2012

Bread and Butter

APR 07 - MAY 19, 2012

2:46 and ThereafterFEB 16 - MAR 25, 2012

2:46 and Thereafter

FEB 16 - MAR 25, 2012


2011

Lily deSaussure: Double Dare YaDEC 10 - JAN 28, 2012

Lily deSaussure: Double Dare Ya

DEC 10, 2011 - JAN 28, 2012

Storefront Video

OCT 29 - DEC 04, 2011

TransformersSEP 17 - OCT 22, 2011

transformers

SEP 17 - OCT 22, 2011

E8: Sculpture

JUL 7 - AUG 13, 2011

This is Hawai'iMAY 21 - JUN 25, 2011

This is Hawai'i

MAY 21 - JUN 25, 2011

SketchAPR 02 - MAY 07, 2011

Sketch

APR 02 - MAY 07, 2011

Lauren Rice: HeirloomsFEB 05 - MAR 12, 2011

Lauren Rice: Heirlooms

FEB 05 - MAR 12, 2011


2010

ALPTRAUM!FEB 09 - APR 24, 2012

ALPTRAUM!

DEC 11, 2010 - JAN 15, 2011

Tang: Freedom & Its OwnerOCT 30 - DEC 04 ,2010

Tang: Freedom & Its Owner

OCT 30 - DEC 04, 2010

Rebecca Key: ArchetypeSEP 10 - OCT 15, 2010

Rebecca Key: Archetype

SEP 10 - OCT 15, 2010

E7: Tetrad

JUN 25 - AUG 14, 2010

Nancy Bannon: CornfieldMAY 13 - MAY 29, 2010

Nancy Bannon: Cornfield

MAY 13 - MAY 29, 2010

Sustainability LabMAY 01 - JUN 12, 2010

Sustainability Lab

MAY 01 - JUN 12, 2010

Mia Feuer: Suspended LandscapeMAR 05 - APR 17, 2010

Mia Feuer: Suspended Landscape

MAR 05 - APR 17, 2010

Snow GlobeJAN 16 - FEB 20, 2010

Snow Globe

JAN 16 - FEB 20, 2010


2009

Geoffrey Aldridge: Hole in the Wall

NOV 21 - DEC 26, 2009

Give & Take / Da y TomaJUL 30 - AUG 20, 2009

Give & Take / Da y Toma

JUL 30 - AUG 20, 2009

No Soul for Sale: A Festival of IndependentsJUN 24 - JUN 28, 200

No Soul for Sale: A Festival of Independents

JUN 24 - JUN 28, 200

Brain Storm

OCT 15, 2009 - JAN 03, 2010

E6: In Situ

JULY 11 - AUG 15, 2009

Fabrication of Blindness / Fabricating RainMAR 21 - APR 25, 2009

Fabrication of Blindness / Fabricating Rain

MAR 21 - APR 25, 2009

Ink Storm

SEPT 18 - OCT 31, 2009

DomesticatedMAY 16 - JUN 20, 2009

Domesticated

MAY 16 - JUN 20, 2009

Summer CampFEB 07 - MAR 07, 2009

Summer Camp

FEB 07 - MAR 07, 2009


2008

Paper TrailDEC 12 - JAN 24, 2009

Paper Trail

DEC 12, 2008 - JAN 24, 2009

If You Didn't Know What This Was...NOV 01 - DEC 06, 2008

If You Didn't Know What This Was...

NOV 01 - DEC 06, 2008

ID-entitySEP 12 - OCT 18, 2008

ID-entity

SEP 12 - OCT 18, 2008

E5: RANGEFINDER

JUN 28 - AUG 02, 2008

Here & NowMAY 10 - JUN 14, 2008

Here & Now

MAY 10 - JUN 14, 2008

HATNIM LEE PHOTOGRAPHS September 2006 - December 2007MAR 22 - APR 26, 2008

HATNIM LEE PHOTOGRAPHS September 2006 - December 2007

MAR 22 - APR 26, 2008

absence presenceFEB 02 - MAR 08, 2008

absence presence

FEB 02 - MAR 08, 2008


2007

wall/paperDEC 15 - JAN 19, 2008

wall/paper

DEC 15, 2007 - JAN 19, 2008

Sink Sank SunkOCT 27 - DEC 01, 2007

Sink Sank Sunk

OCT 27 - DEC 01, 2007

SASSSEP 15 - OCT 20, 2007

SASS

SEP 15 - OCT 20, 2007

E4: Station to Station

JUL 11 - AUG 4, 2007

Not only A, but also B

MAY 13 - JUN 16, 2007

Natural (dis)OrderMAR 24 - APR 28, 2007

Natural (dis)Order

MAR 24 - APR 28, 2007

SeenFEB 03 - MAR 10, 2007

Seen

FEB 03 - MAR 10, 2007


2006

Drawn to ItDEC 16 - JAN 20, 2007

Drawn to It

DEC 16, 2006 - JAN 20, 2007

Gentle ReaderOCT 28 - DEC 02, 2006

Gentle Reader

OCT 28 - DEC 02, 2006

Appropriately YoursSEP 09 - OCT 14, 2006

Appropriately Yours

SEP 09 - OCT 14, 2006

E3: Painters

JUL 01- AUG 05, 2006

Comfort PotentialMAY 13 - JUN 17, 2006

Comfort Potential

MAY 13 - JUN 17, 2006

Long Distance RelationshipMAY 05 - JUN 03, 2006

Long Distance Relationship

MAY 05 - JUN 03, 2006

dis/connected

APR 28 - MAY 06, 2006

Itsy Bitsy BollocksMAR 18 - APR 22, 2006

Itsy Bitsy Bollocks

MAR 18 - APR 22, 2006

The Relationship ShowJAN 28 - MAR 04, 2006

The Relationship Show

JAN 28 - MAR 04, 2006


2005

Little CreaturesDEC 10 - JAN 14 ,2006

Little Creatures

DEC 10, 2005 - JAN 14 ,2006

Past/PerfectOCT 22 - NOV 26, 2005

Past/Perfect

OCT 22 - NOV 26, 2005

Jason Zimmerman: Fair GameSEP 10 - OCT 15, 2005

Jason Zimmerman: Fair Game

SEP 10 - OCT 15, 2005

E2: Carving a Path

JUL 9- AUG 6, 2005

We Could Be HeroesMAY 21 - JUN 25, 2005

We Could Be Heroes

MAY 21 - JUN 25, 2005

Cynthia Connolly Photgs.APR 02 - MAY 07, 2005

Cynthia Connolly Photgs.

APR 02 - MAY 07, 2005

Touch & GoFEB 05 - MAR 19, 2005

Touch & Go

FEB 05 - MAR 19, 2005


2004

Rejoice

DEC 11, 2004 - JAN 22, 2005

Cryptic Communications

NOV 06 - DEC 04, 2004

sub-TEXT

SEP 18 - OCT 16, 2004

E1: Contemplating Process

JUL 17 - AUG 14, 2004

Transformers

MAY 15 - JUN 26, 2004

Daytrippers

MAR 20 - APR 24, 2004

Gleaming the Screen

FEB 07 - MAR 06, 2004


2003

The Out-of-Towners

DEC 13, 2003 - JAN 17, 2004

(stud)wall

NOV 08 - NOV 29, 2003

The Peep Show

SEP 13 - OCT 18, 2003

Super!

MAY 30 - JUL 06, 2003

Captain 20's Children (C20C)

MAR 01 - APR 12, 2003

Reflexance

JAN 11 - FEB 08, 2003


2002

Big MindNOV 23 - DEC 28, 2002

Big Mind

NOV 23 - DEC 28, 2002

BOOKSEP 14 - OCT 19, 2002

BOOK

SEP 14 - OCT 19, 2002

Mica and MisakiJUN 08 - JUL 13, 2002

Mica and Misaki

JUN 08 - JUL 13, 2002

Exhibitions

Transformer presents six, 5-6 week long exhibitions per year, within our exhibition space, at cultural institutions throughout DC and beyond, and via online formats.