Deana Knutson
Wind Song, 2024
Oil
Photography: Wes Fallon
Racine Art Guild Juried Exhibition 2025
June 11 – August 9, 2025
at RAM’s Wustum Museum
Racine Art Guild juried exhibitions demonstrate the creativity of this local organization’s members. The 62 works selected for this show display an advanced understanding of art techniques and presentation.
Juror for the 2025 exhibition was Doug Singsen, Associate Professor of Art History at the University of Wisconsin–Parkside. Singsen began teaching at Parkside in 2014 and received tenure in 2020. In addition to his teaching duties, in 2020, he began serving as Director of the General Education Program. Singsen’s research interests include American comics and graphic novels; interactions between mass culture, subcultures, and the avant-garde; activist art; and decolonizing the disciplines of art history and comics studies. In 2023, he received the Eisner Award for his scholarly work related to comics and graphic novels.
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Artists in the Exhibition
Sarah Andersen, Jerrold Belland, Christine Bohn, Jill Castillo, Caye Christensen, Deedee Dumont, Patricia Fallon, Wesley Fallon, David Gage, Lizbeth Gage, Pat Gilbert, Alex Greiveldinger, Ann Henkes, Sue Horton, Jeff Kosmala, Lisa KC, Rebecca Klinzing, Deana Knutson, Chris Koontz, Tanja Martinez, Dennis Motl, Janet Mrazek, Caroll Pearson, Gabriela Pettit, Julie Rossman, Suzanne Schackelman, Greg Uttech, Rebecca Venn, Jeanette White, Marc Wollman, and Jennifer Zygmunt
Racine Art Guild Juried Exhibition 2025
June 11 – August 9, 2025
at RAM’s Wustum Museum
Deana Knutson
Wind Song, 2024
Oil
Photography: Wes Fallon
Racine Art Guild juried exhibitions demonstrate the creativity of this local organization’s members. The 62 works selected for this show display an advanced understanding of art techniques and presentation.
Juror for the 2025 exhibition was Doug Singsen, Associate Professor of Art History at the University of Wisconsin–Parkside. Singsen began teaching at Parkside in 2014 and received tenure in 2020. In addition to his teaching duties, in 2020, he began serving as Director of the General Education Program. Singsen’s research interests include American comics and graphic novels; interactions between mass culture, subcultures, and the avant-garde; activist art; and decolonizing the disciplines of art history and comics studies. In 2023, he received the Eisner Award for his scholarly work related to comics and graphic novels.
More About the Exhibition
Artists in the Exhibition
Sarah Andersen, Jerrold Belland, Christine Bohn, Jill Castillo, Caye Christensen, Deedee Dumont, Patricia Fallon, Wesley Fallon, David Gage, Lizbeth Gage, Pat Gilbert, Alex Greiveldinger, Ann Henkes, Sue Horton, Jeff Kosmala, Lisa KC, Rebecca Klinzing, Deana Knutson, Chris Koontz, Tanja Martinez, Dennis Motl, Janet Mrazek, Caroll Pearson, Gabriela Pettit, Julie Rossman, Suzanne Schackelman, Greg Uttech, Rebecca Venn, Jeanette White, Marc Wollman, and Jennifer Zygmunt
Awards
First Award
Sue Horton, Searching
Second Award
Ann Henkes, Wyalusing State Park
Third Award
Gabriela Pettit Ripple
Awards of Merit
Jerrold Belland, Bumbling Along
Deana Knutson, Wind Song
Dennis Motl, Waves
Caroll Pearson, The Boys Went Fishing
Julie Rossman, Blue Door
Sample of Work in the Exhibition
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Exhibitions at RAM are made possible by:
Platinum Partners
Anonymous
The Estate of Karen Johnson Boyd
Ron and Judith Isaacs
The Estate of Marilyn Rothschild
Windgate Foundation
Diamond Partners
David Charak
Ruffo Family Foundation
Ruth Arts Foundation
Diane Zebell
Gold Partners
Judith and David Flegel Fund
Osborne and Scekic Family Foundation
Reliance Controls Community Fund
W.T. Walker Group, Inc.
Silver Partners
Anonymous
Anonymous
Bader Philanthropies
Baird
A.C. Buhler Family
Dave’s Wine Garage
Paula and E.L. Donovitz Memorial Endowment Fund
Ben and Dawn Flegel
Tom Harty
Horizon Retail Construction, Inc.
Johnson Financial Group
Robert E. Kohler Jr. Fund
Luanne Frey and Mark Lukow
Sheri and Frank Sullivan
Wisconsin Arts Board
Bronze Partners
Sandy and Gus Antonneau
Carol Baylon
Susan Boland
Rose and Peter Christensen
Educators Credit Union
Carol Griseto
Julia Ann Oas and Don Gloo
Hitter’s Baseball
Debbie and Chuck Hoffman
Susan and Dan Horton
Gary Van Wert and Ronald Jacquart
Paula Kalke
Bill and Debbie Keland
Nancy Kurten
Susan Manalli
Norbell Foundation
O&H Danish Bakery
Rita Petretti
Rasmussen Diamonds
SC Johnson
Harold and Lois Solberg
Twin Disc
Marc J. Wollman
Amy and Robb Woulfe
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