# Event Details - **Event Name**: Transformer's 2026 Collector's View Series - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 30 Apr, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Thu, 28 May, 2026 at 08:00 pm (-04:00) - **Event Description**: Sharing private collections of DC’s prominent contemporary art collectors!About this Event series marks the 19th year of this annual spring program that shares the private collections of an exclusive selection of DC’s most prominent collectors!Taking place via intimate, Thursday evening cocktail receptions in collector's homes, our Hosts will share insider perspectives with attendees on their motivations, interests, and passions in collecting art. In addition to viewing each of our Hosts' unique art collections, this special series will highlight our Hosts’ reflections and insights on their relationship with artists, galleries, art spaces, and museums.Collector’s View is both an educational and fundraising program of Transformer. Series subscriptions and Individual View ticket purchases of this innovative program advances Transformer in cultivating new audiences, builds & deepen relationships within our arts community, and propels Transformer’s mission to further support artists. Join us!ADVANCE REGISTRATION IS REQUIREDAttendance for each View is limited, so be sure to secure your tickets today!$75 / Individual View ticketsParticipation for Collector's View is $75 per person for each View.$350 / Full Series Subscription*Transformer is offering a special discount package of $350 + a Bonus View with purchse of a full series subscription purchase. See below for Bonus View details.All Collector’s View ticket and subscription purchases are tax-deductible, with proceeds directly benefiting Transformer’s exhibitions and programming.Light fare and libations will be served at each View.Addresses for each View will be emailed to registered guests a few days prior to each event.*Bonus View for Full Series Subscribers. Join the to receive Collector's View series subscriptions as part of your membership.Schedule & Hosts | COLLECTOR'S VIEW 2026Thursday, April 30 | Dr. Christine Warnke (Cathedral Heights, DC)Dr. Christine Warnke’s collection in her Cathedral Heights home unfolds like a visual autobiography—an intricate tapestry woven from continents, cultures, and generations. Each piece carries its own story, yet together they form a cohesive narrative of movement, heritage, and forgotten history through a myriad of paintings and sculptures gathered from across Europe, Africa, and the many places that have shaped Dr. Warnke’s life.Growing up in South America gave Dr. Warnke an instinct for color, texture, and symbolism. The vibrancy of Latin American artistic traditions appears in bold palettes, organic forms, and works that celebrate everyday life with emotional intensity. With a heritage based in Tinos, Greece—a place celebrated for producing some of the greatest modern sculptors — Dr. Warnke carries reverence for craftsmanship and figures that balance strength and serenity. Pieces from Europe reflect a range of artistic movements, from modernist experimentation to religious iconography, and contemporary interpretations of identity and place. Ancestry and community are expressed through painting, sculpture, and folk traditions in Bengali pieces and works from West Africa.A tour around the world, Dr. Warnke is pleased to share her appreciation for rich materials and storytelling through this dynamic collection.Thursday, May 7 | Lauren Penneys & Nick Potter (Kalorama, DC)Lauren Penneys and Nick Potter are thrilled to welcome you into their home to enjoy their art collection (and maybe a visit from a pup). As a native of Miami Beach, Florida, Lauren places emphasis on artists born or practicing there such as Joyce Billet, Roe Etheridge, and Austyn Weiner.While mostly buying pieces they find connection to, Penneys and Potter have created a collection that spans a variety of mediums such as abstract and figure based paintings, and contemporary photography. A focus on contemporary artists brings fresh perspectives and life to their newly renovated home. Work on display tends to carry a through line exploring gender roles with rich color and texture while also incorporating humor and investigating ancestry. Additional artists the hosts love and have in their home include Shai Yehezkelli, Maggie Michael, Summer Wheat, Hassan Hajjaj and Katherine Bernhardt.Thursday, May 14 | Jessica Racine-White & Mark Schneider (Shepherd Park, DC)Contained within the historic walls of Van View, a stately vacation home built in the late 1800s and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, lies the playful and personal contemporary art collection of Jessica Racine-White and Mark Schneider. Drawn from travel, friendships, and artistic exchange, the collection of Jessica and Mark is both personal and evolving. It is presented alongside works from the collection of Herb White, Jessica’s father and founding member of DC Arts Center, whose enthusiasm for art helped shape the family’s appreciation for collecting off-beat and adventurous artists. Together, the collection traces a multigenerational narrative of discovery, connection, and enduring engagement with artists.Sculpture, painting, photography, and art using found objects fills the home with color and texture. Jessica and Mark have surrounded themselves with artists they have befriended from around the world as well as legends of DC art history. Artists include Gene Davis, Joseph White, David Mordini, Pervis Young, Al Carter, Sam Gilliam, John Van Alstine, Roberto Piriz and Martin Touzan. As stewards of the home and collection, Jessica and Mark are delighted to welcome you into their world.Thursday, May 21 | Robert Heggestad (Kalorama, DC)This View in Kalorama features an eclectic and abundant mix of classical & modern artworks and antiques thoughtfully displayed and carefully curated over many decades. The core of Robert Heggestad's collection comprises of a mix of paintings acquired through gallery visits with his dear friend Olga Hirshhorn, African masks, and works by the contemporary American painter Sylvia Schuster. The extensive European, Asian and Pre-Columbian works are presented salon-style in a jewel-toned entertaining space created by British interior designer Anthony P. Browne.Thursday, May 28 | Lauren & Nando Silva-Pinto (Potomac, MD)Lauren and Luis Fernando Silva-Pinto's contemporary collection is reflective of their careers as international journalists and a shared passion for art that began in childhood. Starting at age 10, Fernando would ride his bike to the São Paulo Bienal to experience the latest in contemporary art in the burgeoning international art center. Lauren virtually grew up in the Detroit Institute of Arts, where her mother was a docent for 50 years.Since moving to Washington, DC, they have collected DMV artists such as Tendai Johnson, Luis Silva, Nicole Salimbene and Ruza Spak. International artists include Teresa Esgaio (Lisbon), Patricia Secco (Rio), Candido Portinari (Rio), Aldemir Martins (São Paulo), Marignelli (São Paulo) and Christel Lechner (Germany). A favorite work is a 1955 piece by Huey Lee Smith.BONUS VIEW!Saturday, May 16, 1-3 PM | Joan & Bruce Weber (Silver Spring, MD)*Special Bonus View for Full Series Subscribers*Please note: This Bonus View will take place at 1pm on May 16Bruce and Joan Weber are delighted to host Transformer Collector's View members and their guests in their Silver Spring home to see the works of many celebrated DMV painters, sculptors, digital creators and performance artists. Works present include John Winslow, J.J. McCracken, Margaret Boozer, Lee Newman, Mark Behme, Erik Thor Sandburg, Inga Frick, Rafael Rodriguez and many others – actively working in this region from the 1980s through today. In addition, on display in their home will be many works from Oracle, Arizona by James G. Davis, Andrew Rush, Charles Littler, Fox McGrew, and Bailey Doogan; and from New Mexico, photographer Lee Marmon.With many pieces from their collection on display in their exhibition at The American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center, the Webers were thrilled to be able to borrow 9 additional large works from John Winslow’s estate, (some of which have not been shown before) and one large painting by Washington Color School artist, Bill Hill. 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