Carole Feld Nicole Dowd and Chloe Bensahel
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Patricia and Lloyd Howell
TRANSFORMER AUCTION & BENEFIT PARTY The Corcoran School of the Arts & Deisgn | PHOTOS BY BEN DROZ
Paul Smedberg and James Alefantis
Deidra Darden and Sheldon Scott
Maggie O’Neill, Christy Schlesinger and Dominique Fierro
LOCAL ART RULES: Since its inception, Transformer Art Gallery has been lifting up the voices of emerging artists by providing a platform for audience engagement and dialogue surrounding experimental art concepts. In celebration of its ongoing mission, supporters and friends gathered for a festive art auction and party to raise funds for the 2019 exhibition season. Carole Feld, Dana Rooney and Greek Ambassador Haris Lalacos and his wife Anna Michalopoulou chaired the event. Spirited guests examined 175 works on display from contemporary artists while enjoying entertainment from DJ Underdog and DJ Native Sun. After the auction, die-hards were spotted partying at the Line Hotel.
Amy Sherald and National Portrait Gallery Director Kim Sajet (Photo by Paul Morigi/AP)
Holly Bass, Chuck Close and Philippa Hughes
FACE FORWARD ARTIST PARTY National Portrait Gallery | PHOTOS BY BRUCE ALLEN WHAT’S IN A FACE?: A festive group of more than 500 guests gathered to celebrate the museum’s 50 years of dedication to telling the American narrative through portraiture. The National Portrait Gallery’s director Kim Sajet sported a tall sparkly “NPG” headband as she mingled with several of the big named artists in attendance including Chuck Close and Amy Sherald, who became a household name last year with the unveiling of Michelle Obama’s official portrait. Guests enjoyed jamming to music from DJ Ayes Cold and violinist Joe Kye, visiting caricature stations and viewing the museum’s new exhibition “Eye to I: Self Portraits from 1900 to Today,” which remains on view through Aug. 18, 2019. 56
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