Transformer is a Washington, DC based 501 (c) 3 non-profit visual arts organization providing a consistent, supportive, and professional platform for emerging artists to explore and present experimental artistic concepts, build audiences for their work, and advance their careers.

Founded in June 2002 by Victoria Reis and Jayme McLellan to serve as a catalyst and advocate for emergent expression in the visual arts, Transformer's mission is to build a broad network of support for emerging artists, their ideas and work, and educate audiences about emergent expression in contemporary visual art. Connecting and promoting emerging visual artists within regional, national and international contexts, Transformer partners with artists, curators, arts spaces, as well as commercial galleries, museums, and other cultural institutions in the development and presentation of exhibitions and programs.

Transformer is supported by: The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities/NEA, The Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, The Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation, The Robert Lehman Foundation, and The Visionary Friends of Transformer.