FLATFILE

PAST FLATFILE EXHIBITIONS + PROGRAMS

Transformer presented an indoor/outdoor FlatFile pop-up sale co-hosted with Libby Rasmussen. Artworks in a variety of mediums including: photography, printmaking, painting, drawing and mixed media works on paper, were available for sale. Prices range from $30 to $500.

Transformer is excited to partner with Hill Prince in presenting a two-part seasonal exhibition of works curated from the Transformer FlatFile program, with additional works by emerging DC-area artists.

Join us the 2nd Wednesday of each month, April 10 - June 12, 2019, for the first round of Transformer happy hours to meet and mingle with Transformer artists, staff, and supporters. VIP reception and open bar for all Transformer guests.

Artists include: Eames Armstrong, Margaret Bakke, Amy Boone- McCreesh, Tacy Bradbury, Jessica Cebra, Artise Fletcher, David R. Ibata, Rose Jaffe, Christopher Kardambikis, Joseph Orzal, Ding Ren, MichaelAngelo Rodriguez, Johab Silva, Farrah Skeiky, Hannah Spector, & many, many more.

HILL PRINCE X TRANSFORMER EVENT SCHEDULE

HILL PRINCE X TRANSFORMER LAUNCH PARTY!
Wednesday, April 10, 6-9pm

TRANSFORMER FLATFILE HAPPY HOUR
Wednesday, May 8, 6-9pm

TRANSFORMER FLATFILE HAPPY HOUR
Wednesday, June 12, 6-9pm

FlatFile at Fringe

October 1- December 31, 2015
Logan Fringe Arts Space

Transformer is pleased to partner with Capital Fringe to present FlatFile at Fringe, a monthly rotating exhibition of 2D works from Transformer’s FlatFile program October1 - December 31, 2015 at the new Logan Fringe Arts Space.

With works priced between $50 and $500, Transformer’s FlatFile program is a fantastic way to start or expand your art collection and build relationships with some of DC’s best emerging visual artists. FlatFile works are available for purchase at Transformer's 1404 P Street, NW location on an on-going basis and at the Logan Fringe Arts Space (1358 Florida Avenue NE DC) location through Transformer’s online FlatFile Store. 

FlatFile at Fringe Happy Hour Events

Please join us for FlatFile happy-hour receptions at Capital Fringe’s Logan Fringe Arts Space with artists from Transformer’s FlatFile program on the first Thursday of each month!

Thursday, October 1st, 6:30 – 8:00
Thursday, November 5th, 6:30 – 8:00
Thursday, December 3rd, 6:30 – 8:00

MEDIA

• Press Release

Transformer presents a diverse and energetic selection of new work by FlatFile artists Megan Mueller, Ziad Nagy and Bonner Sale at this year’s (e)merge art fair.

(e)merge Exhibition Hours: Friday, October 3 and Saturday, October 4, 12-7pm, Sunday, October 5, 12-5pm.

PRESS

• The Best of the Fest: (e)merge Art Fair Superlatives, Washington City Paper

Join us for libations courtesy of Buck's Fishing & Camping and Whole Foods and peruse the works of 50 emerging artists. Drink wine, buy art, be merry!

All proceeds benefit Transformer's artists, exhibitions and programs.

Thread

NOVEMBER 29, 2013 - DECEMBER 01, 2013

Transformer is proud to present a diverse and energetic selection of work from the FlatFile Program at Thread, a three-day fashion and art experience in the newly unveiled Dock 5, directly above Union Market.

Launched in spring 2007, Transformer's FlatFile Program consists of works in a variety of two-dimensional mediums including photography, painting, drawing and printmaking approximately 16x20" in size and smaller. Featuring more than 200 works by DC, national and internationally based emerging artists, the FlatFile program is open to both artists that have exhibited with Transformer in the past and those who are new to Transformer.
 Works from the FlatFile have been presented in art fairs, international exhibitions, exclusive FlatFile events, and are also available for viewing and purchase online and at Transformer's gallery space on an on-going basis.

Transformer will be exhibiting FlatFile work Friday, November 29 - Sunday, December 1:
Friday, November 29, 1pm-8pm

Saturday, November 30, 11am-8pm

Sunday, December 1, 1am-5pm

How to Find Dock 5:

METRO: NoMA/Gallaudet (Red Line)
Ride the Union Market Shuttle from the metro to Dock 5 during the event. Follow @unionmarketdc for updates

DRIVE: Parking lot in front of the market
1309 5th NE
Washington, DC 20002

(e)merge Art Fair 2012

OCTOBER 04, 2012 - OCTOBER 07, 2012

Transformer features artists Mariah Anne Johnson, Andrew Kozlowski and Heather Ravenscroft + selected works from our FlatFile program in Rooms 201 & 202 at the 2nd Annual (e)merge art fair!

Transformer is excited to present DC based artists Mariah Anne Johnson and Heather Ravenscroft, and Alabama based artist Andrew Kozlowski, in the 2012 (e)merge art fair. Each of these artists brings a unique approach to the idea of mapping with the new works they have created specifically for Transformer’s participation in (e)merge. Johnson’s dense stacks of perfectly folded bed sheets and pillow cases convey the idea of sedimentary mappings, while Kozlowski and Ravenscroft’s drawing and prints are reminiscent of deconstructed road and treasure maps. Kozlowski works directly with roadway imagery in screen-printing while Ravenscroft eludes to animal burrows and tracks in her ink and colored pencil drawings.

MEDIA

• Press Release
  

PRESS

• "In second year, D.C.’s (e)merge art festival puts the eclectic front and center" - Washington Post

• "(e)merge Takes Over The Capitol Skyline Hotel (PHOTOS)" - Huffington Post

• "PHOTOS: (E)MERGE ART FAIR - NOW OPEN!" - BrightestYoungThings.com

(e)merge Art Fair 2011

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011 - SEPTEMBER 25, 2011

For Transformer's participation in (e)merge, a new art fair designed to "celebrate galleries, artists, artists' work and the creative process, and to create an energetic environment of collaboration and discovery," we will present new works by DC based artists Erin Boland, Jessica Cebra and Emilia Olsen in a site-specific, hotel bedroom installation.

Each of these artists brings a unique approach to their medium. Boland's drawings and sculptures investigate the dissonance that allows us to explore our anatomies without the physical experience of looking at a dissected human body. Similarly, Cebra's photographic collages disassemble and reassemble glamour shots of women from high-end fashion magazines exploring the aesthetics of decadence and opulence. Olsen's mixed media works on paper revolve around the emotions that girls and women face as they grow out of adolescence and experience flaws, pain, love, sexuality and disappointment.

In addition to the presentation of new works by these three artists, Transformer presented works from our FlatFile program.

Transformer's participation in the (e)merge art fair has been generously sponsored by Comet Ping Pong.

PRESS

(e)Merge Art Fair 2011
Official Website

Mia's, Erin's and Jess' inspirations and works in progress
transformer(e)merge tumblr

DCist
(e)merge art fair @ Capitol Skyline Hotel

ArtBlogNYC
(e)merge Art Fair Review, Washington DC

ALPTRAUM!

ALPTRAUM! (translated from German as "nightmare") was a comprehensive group exhibition of small to medium sized works on paper in a variety of disciplines (painting, drawing, screen prints, photography, collage) by an international mix of nearly 100 artists.

Developed by artists Marcus Sendlinger (Berlin) and Jay Stuckey (Los Angeles), and co-curated by Victoria Reis of Transformer (WDC) and Richard Priestly of Cell Project Space (London), ALPTRAUM! features work by twenty DC based artists from Transformer's FlatFile program, along with twenty artists from each of the other participating host cities. ALPTRAUM! organizer Marcus Sendlinger states:

“ALPTRAUM! is an artist led project. It is a model which utilizes global communication between localized artist hubs & clusters to form an international grouping with the intent of opening dialogue across borders and cultures in order to delve into the stuff and mind murk that is either collectively shared or completely random and unrelated, all within the syndrome of ‘The Nightmare’. Each artist draws on their own personal experience in order to visualize anxieties that take them beyond everyday dreams.”

ALPTRAUM! launched at Transformer in December 2010 and has been traveling internationally with exhibitions at: Cell Project Space, London: January 28 – February 27, 2011; Deutscher Kuenstlerbund, Berlin: March 11 – April 15, 2011; The Company, Los Angeles: May 1 – 30, 2011; and blank projects, Cape Town: August 3 – 27, 2011. Additional countries/venues are currently being considered as 2011 & 2012 presentation sites.

Transformer, Washington, D.C.
December 11, 2010 – January 15, 2011

Cell Project Space, London
January 28 – February 27, 2011

Deutscher Kuenstierbund, Berlin
March 11 -  April 15, 2011

The Company, Los Angeles
May 1 – 30, 2011

blank projects, Cape Town
August 3 – 27, 2011

Green Papaya Art Projects & Telenobela, Manila
March 2012

MEDIA

• Press Release

No Soul for Sale: A Festival of Independents

JUNE 24, 2009 - JUNE 28, 2009

X-Initiative's NO SOUL FOR SALE – A Festival Of Independents (June 24 – 28, 2009, New York, NY) brought together the most exciting, creative and respected not-for-profit centers, alternative institutions, artists’ collectives and independent enterprises from around the world that contribute to the international art scene by inventing new strategies for the distribution of information and by supporting a diverse cultural program. X invited more than 30 art spaces to travel to New York City to present themselves, their programs and the artists they support. With a gesture of radical hospitality, X provided free space to all participants within the premises of the X building. The participants were allowed to show whatever they choose, be it art, performances, publications, videos, or simply themselves. - www.x-initiative.org

Transformer was honored to be among the dynamic art spaces invited to participate in this exciting festival. We presented works from our FlatFile program, and an engaging new work, the brick project, initiated at the festival by DC-based artist Geoffrey Aldridge.

Now in its third year, Transformer's FlatFile program consists of a growing collection of eclectic, unframed works on paper in a variety of two-dimensional mediums, including: photography, painting, drawing and printmaking, all approximately 16" x 20" in size and smaller. Developed to further grow audience and collectors for emerging artists in tandem with Transformer’s exhibition series, FlatFile includes work by over 50 emerging artists based regionally, nationally and internationally.

The brick project is an interactive work by Washington, DC based artist Geoffrey Aldridge that explores the creative and intellectual process of planning, fabricating, and executing an artistic concept from beginning to an unknown outcome. Timed to take place in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, Geoffrey transformed the Transformer booth space at the NO SOUL FOR SALE festival into a working studio, encouraging the public to engage with his process. Using video, drawing and sculpture, Geoffrey detailed the process of fabricating yellow brick strap-on shoes, and a plan to place them in the public realm. Much like the unpredictability of social, cultural and legal processes that gay men and women encounter daily, the brick project was intended to reflect the processes involved in the continued battle for equal rights, raising questions about futility and efficacy.

The brick project was a precursor to an exhibition of work Geoffrey Aldridge would be presenting at Transformer October 31 – December 5, 2009. Geoffrey Aldridge is represented by *gogo art projects, Conner Contemporary, Washington DC.

MEDIA

• Press Release

PRESS

• "Whatever Works" - Artforum

• "Glimpse Art’s Near Future at No Soul for Sale" - New York

• "Restoring the 'Eek' to Eking Out a Living" - The New York Times

Paper Trail

DECEMBER 12, 2008 - JANUARY 24, 2009

Paper Trail was presented at both Transformer’s project space & Heineman Myers Contemporary Art in Bethesda, MD, highlighting different selections from the current FlatFile, as well as new work by Victor Aguilar, Emily Andrews, April Behnke, Nancy Blum, Alan Brown, Jessica Cebra, Natalie Cheung, Melissa Dickenson, Ryan Hill, Paul Jeffreys, Andy Kozlowski, John Lancaster, Katherine Mann, Nikki Painter, Bondé Prang, Lauren Rice, Bonaia Rosado, Señor Tangcito, Champ Taylor, and Lisa Marie Thalhammer.

Heineman Myers Contemporary Art is located at 4728 Hampden Lane, one block South upon exiting the Bethesda station on the RED line. 301-951-7900. info@heinemanmyers.com / www.HeinemanMyers.com

MEDIA

• Press Release

PRESS

• "Following the Paper Trail at Transformer" - The Examiner

wall/paper

DECEMBER 15, 2007 - JANUARY 19, 2008

wall/paper featured selections from the current Flat File, as well as new work by April Behnke, Miles Bumbray, Jennifer DePalma, Benjamin Jurgensen, Andy Kozlowski, and Lauren Vincelli. All works in wall/paper and in the Flat Files are available for purchase.

In addition to the artists listed above, Transformer's Flat File includes works by:

• Cynthia Connolly

• Pat Graham

• Stephen Gibson

• Ryan Hill

• Marissa Long

• Nathan Manuel

• Maki Maruyama

• Piero Passacantando

• Melanie Standage

• Jay Stuckey

• Champ Taylor

• Lisa Marie Thalhammer

• Christine Buckton Tillman

• Rachel Waldron

Works by April Behnke and Benjamin Jurgensen are included via courtesy of Meat Market Gallery.

MEDIA

• Press Release

PRESS

• The Washington Post

• Washington City Paper