05.10.2023

Sticky Entanglements

Beth Yashnyk & Fanni Somogyi 

May 6 - June 17, 2023

Artist Talk / Sat. May 20, 2023, 4 – 5 PM    

Sticky Entanglements, an exhibition by Baltimore, MD based artists Beth Yashnyk & Fanni Somogyi, is NOW OPEN! The artists who explore glitch as a point of metamorphosis, have created sculptures, animations, and paintings that offer paths to speculative ideas of relationships to one’s self and to others.

While Yashnyk approaches glitch from a perspective of gender, aiming to upset the hierarchies and conflate notions of identity, Somogyi builds speculative critters that ponder the nuances of our relationships with non-human beings and the possibilities of collaborative kinships. Both artists fragment and layer aspects of bodies to create surreal works that encourage a suspension of disbelief. 

See below for programming details! Exhibition Hours: Weds - Saturday | 12 - 6 PM.

Above Image: (L) Beth Yashnyk and (R) Fanni Somogyi. Background Image Credit: Camille DeSanto.

ARTIST TALK /

Sat. May 20, 2023, 4 – 5 PM               

Meet artists Beth Yashnyk and Fanni Somogyi and hear them speak on the themes of Sticky Entanglements at Transformer.

3D COLLAGE FOR KIDS WORKSHOP /

Sat. June 3, 2 – 5 PM                             

In this 3D Collage for Kids workshop, young learners (and those of all ages) are invited to explore methods of collaging through sculptural materials. Encouraging imaginative approaches to create using clay, wire, and pipe cleaner, we will take inspiration from figures and natural elements. All participants will be able to take home vivid and dynamic forms. RSVP for free HERE!

Image Credit: Camille DeSanto.

Collector's View 2023 SOLD OUT!

Transformer's 2023 Collector’s View series, the 16th year of this program in support of our vital exhibitions and programs advancing emerging contemporary artists, is now SOLD OUT!

UPCOMING:

May 11, 6 - 8 PM | Samantha Dean & Rob Mileff (Adams Morgan)

*June 1, 6 - 8 PM | Virginia Shore & Tom Hardart (Kalorama)

*The May 18th View, hosted by Virginia Shore & Tom Hardart has been rescheduled to June 1, 2023. Ticket holders will receive more information via email. Please contact Autumn Banner, Transformer's Development & Operations Manager, at autumn@transformerdc.org with any further inquiries.

Bonus View for Full Series Subscribers

Long & Foster, Bethesda, MD | Thursday, June 8, 6 - 8pm

Join Transformer's lead Collector's View series Sponsor Long & Foster at their new Bethesda office for a special rooftop cocktail party. Transformer will be featuring artworks from our FlatFile program, a constantly evolving collection of works on paper by a diversity of DC and DC affiliated emerging artists. All artworks will be available for purchase with 70% of proceeds going directly to the artists, and additional proceeds supporting Transformer's programming. Take inspiration from our Collector's View series to begin or add to your own art collection!

Transformer thanks our 2023 Collector's View Sponsors Atlantic Coast Mortgage, Allied Title & Escrow, Doyle Auctions, and Long & Foster for their generous support.

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t r a n s f o r m e r  is a Washington, DC based 501 (c) 3 artist-centered, non-profit visual arts organization. Founded in June 2002 by artists & arts organizers, Transformer’s mission is to connect, elevate, and serve a diversity of emerging artists and arts leaders. We develop innovative, multi-faceted exhibition and program platforms, both independently and through global partnerships, to present artists’ evolving ideas and work, advance new and best visual arts practices, and engage audiences with emerging contemporary art. Transformer is committed to diversity, professional excellence, artist equity, open dialogue, expansive cultural exchange, and freedom of artistic expression.



t r a n s f o r m e r ’ s 2022/2023 Exhibition Series and programs are supported by: The Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, The CrossCurrents Foundation, The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities/NEA, The Sachiko Kuno Foundation, The National Endowment for the Visual Arts, Greater Washington Foundation, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, and Transformer's Visionary Leaders Circle – a growing group of individual donors & corporate sponsors.