Transformer launches 10th Exhibition Season

transformers
August 31 – October 2, 2011 at the Corcoran
Opening Reception: Saturday, September 17, 6 – 8 pm
transformers : the next generation
September 17 – October 22 at Transformer
Opening Reception: Thursday, September 1, 6 – 8 pm

Transformer launches its 10th Exhibition Season with transformers and transformers: the next generation – two expansive group exhibitions highlighting the current work of Corcoran College of Art + Design alumni who have helped to define Transformer’s exhibition program aesthetic since inception, and a new generation of artists emerging in their careers.

transformers, which will be presented at the Corcoran’s Gallery 31, features new works by artists: Reuben Bresslar, Breck Brunson, Jessica Cebra, Natalie W. Cheung, Cynthia Connolly, Jennifer De Palma, Nilay Lawson, Hatnim Lee, Marissa Long, Maki Maruyama, Solomon Sanche , Mica Scalin, Zach Storm, Tang, and Jason Zimmerman. This exhibition celebrates Transformer's mission as a catalyst & advocate for emerging expression in the visual arts and the many Corcoran College alumni they have worked with over the past ten years. As part of transformers at the Corcoran’s Gallery 31, Transformer presents Poesy/Poetry/Poetics with Casey Smith on Thursday, September 15, 6 – 8 pm.

In tandem with transformers on view at the Corcoran, Transformer will present transformers: the next generation at 1404 P Street NW project space, featuring new works by five recent graduates of the Corcoran College of Art + Design’s class of 2011: Forest Allread, Pavlos Karalis , Sarah Robbins, Aris Slater, and Victoria Shaheen.

GALLERY 31 @ THE CORCORAN EXHIBITION HOURS: Wednesday, Friday – Sunday 10 am – 5 pm, Thursday 10 am – 9 pm.

TRANSFORMER EXHIBITION HOURS: Wednesday – Saturday, 1 – 7 pm, & by appointment.