Wildflowers (PVGM1), 2015. Aaron Rothman (American, b. 1974). Inkjet print; 50.8 x 63.5 cm. Courtesy
of the artist and Rick Wester Fine Art, New York

In accordance with safety protocols, Transformer Station is limiting the number of visitors in the museum. We are requiring visitors to register for FREE, timed “group” tickets.

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UPDATE:

March 24, 2020

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The health and safety of our visitors, staff, and volunteers are of utmost importance to the Transformer Station. We are committed to thoughtful, informed, and proactive planning related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) and following the recommendations of the United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Ohio Department of Health.

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By Jess T. Dugan | January 23, 2020

Jess T. Dugan: Hello Tabitha! Thank you so much for taking the time to speak with me today. I often begin these interviews by asking about an artist’s path to discovering and pursuing photography, but as I was researching your work and life, I learned of your previous career working in television, notably covering politics for MTV as well as covering the presidential campaigns of Bill Clinton and George Bush senior (and winning a Peabody Award for Excellence in Journalism). So, I will still ask the same question, but with that as a background framework: how did you move into fine art photography after your career in television, and what was your path to getting to where you are today?

Tabitha Soren: I come from a military family so I had an itinerant childhood. I was born in San Antonio, TX, but I moved to Sacramento, CA, Tucson, AZ, Homestead, FL, Narragansett, RI, Irmenach, Germany, and Las Vegas, NV all before second grade….

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Tabitha Soren Looks Beneath the Surfaces of Tech and Everyday Screens

With his wife, Laura, retired ad man Fred Bidwell has enriched Cleveland culture through the Transformer Station, FRONT Triennial, Canvas City Mural Project and more.

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