Autumn Madsen, Under 13
The Peep Virus!
Toilet paper rolls, wooden sticks, Styrofoam®, marker, and cardboard
Photography: Jon Bolton
RAM 11th Annual International PEEPS® Brand Art Exhibition
Not Just for Easter Anymore!
August 13 – 29, 2020
Within the pristine white walls of this award-winning contemporary art museum, RAM presents an untraditional exhibition—now in its eleventh year—showcasing art made from or inspired by fluffy, sugarcoated marshmallow PEEPS®. This year’s exhibition features 102 entries that demonstrate the talent of 137 artists from across the country.
In response to the global COVID-19 pandemic, RAM temporarily closed its doors back in March. For this reason, the popular PEEPS Art Exhibition was postponed for months beyond its usual Easter holiday opening. Enthusiastic families and professional artists continued to make art inspired by the spring marshmallow treat during quarantine, despite the delay.
To promote social distancing during the run of this exhibition, the 102 works in this exhibition are on display throughout multiple galleries in the museum rather than congregated in a single gallery as they usually would be.
More About the Exhibition
Artists in the Exhibition
Appleton: Fisher Morrill; Brookfield: Marilena Reina; Caledonia: Veronica Gagliano Averkmap, Carly Rondeau; Chevy Chase, MD: Rachel Carren; Chicago, IL: Elizabeth Peterson; Colgate: Katey St. John, Alexandros Tsioutsiopoulos, Dionisios Tsioutsiopoulos, Koko Tsioutsiopoulos, Konstantina Tsioutsiopoulos, Kristina Tsioutsiopoulos; Elmwood Park: Tracy Koenen; Evanston, IL: Gina Matthiesen; Franklin: Roberta Mashlan; Franksville: Josiah Lamberton, Lilly Lamberton, Sally Lamberton, Autumn Madsen, Unity Miller; Germantown: Alex Leonard, Gary Leonard, Ian Leonard, Monica Leonard; Greenfield: Robert Baird, Kristin Leguizamon, Glenn Meyers, Maria Meyers; Hartland: Debby Peck; Kansasville: Jennifer Guthman; Kenosha: Wanda Barbour, Ellen Ferwerda, Nellie Frazee, Karen Scuffham, Kewaskum: Jennifer Malloy, Christi Verbanac; Lake Geneva: Adeline Lebak, Clara Lebak; Laurel, MD: Jeffrey Lloyd Dever; Madison: Ben Vetrovec, Dave Vetrovec, Erica Vetrovec, Natalie Vetrovec, Paul Vetrovec, Katrina S. Wardrip; Milwaukee: Cookie Anderson, Heidi Heimler, Barb Hudy, Bridget King, MCFI Life Services, Nick Schroeder, Julie Serbiak, Mount Pleasant: Rebecca McGowan, Luke Peterson, Brooklyn Podoba, Rick Podoba; Muskego: Chris Proeber, Emily Proeber, Lynn Proeber; Oak Creek: Betsy Moore; Pisgah Forest: Carol Preston; Pleasant Prairie: Patrice Hall; Port Washington: Joya Locklair, Sam Locklair, Tessa Locklair; Racine: Kate Alphs, Arev Buchaklian, Haig Buckaklian, Siroun Buchaklian, Susan Buhler, Linda Campeau, Aubrey Deschler, Gabriella Deschler, Natalie Deschler, Lauren Drake, Lisa Englander, Chris Fabio, Shardae Feest, Laura Grayson, Steve Grayson, JoAnn Haselhuhn, Kime Heller-Neal, Lisa Louise KC, Destiny Klinkhammer, Lisa Koenen, Jacob Madaus, Jean Madaus, Alex Mandli, Rebecca Nyman, Sharon Nyman, Holly Ottum, Amanda Cosgrove Paffrath, Amy Perkins, Leslie Perrino, Dietrick Peters, Christian Peters, Lisa Peters, Racine Arts Council, Bill Reid, Joseph Ricca, Patty Roberson, Kathy Simon, Isa Spino, Georgina Vallejos, Nathaniel Vallejos, Jami Van Brocklin, Ronin Van Brocklin, Holly Wolf-Mattick, Maureen Wolfe, Marc Wollman, Phyllis Zelenski, Anakin Zimmer, Jeffrey Zimmer, Nicole Zimmer; Round Lake Beach: Melody Hammond; Sharon: Sharon Travis; South Milwaukee: Kay Lussier; Spring Green: Mary Zimmerman; St. Francis: Bill Drehfal, Mary Drehfal; Union Grove: Laurie Meiland; Verona: Anna Christensen; Washburn: Tina Fung Holder, Washburn Public Library After School Arts & Crafts Program: Addi, Aubrey, Elsa, Irene, Isley, Lily, Tristan; Waterford, MI: Sue Dannenberg; Wauwatosa: Sarah Hunt-Frank, Richard Marklin, Jr., Tanya Steele, Jeff Ternes; Whitewater: Liam Burghman, Mary Burghman
RAM 11th Annual International PEEPS® Brand Art Exhibition
Not Just for Easter Anymore!
August 13 – 29, 2020
Autumn Madsen, Under 13
The Peep Virus!
Toilet paper rolls, wooden sticks, Styrofoam®, marker, and cardboard
Photography: Jon Bolton
Within the pristine white walls of this award-winning contemporary art museum, RAM presents an untraditional exhibition—now in its eleventh year—showcasing art made from or inspired by fluffy, sugarcoated marshmallow PEEPS®. This year’s exhibition features 102 entries that demonstrate the talent of 137 artists from across the country.
In response to the global COVID-19 pandemic, RAM temporarily closed its doors back in March. For this reason, the popular PEEPS Art Exhibition was postponed for months beyond its usual Easter holiday opening. Enthusiastic families and professional artists continued to make art inspired by the spring marshmallow treat during quarantine, despite the delay.
To promote social distancing during the run of this exhibition, the 102 works in this exhibition are on display throughout multiple galleries in the museum rather than congregated in a single gallery as they usually would be.
More About the Exhibition
Artists in the Exhibition
Appleton: Fisher Morrill; Brookfield: Marilena Reina; Caledonia: Veronica Gagliano Averkmap, Carly Rondeau; Chevy Chase, MD: Rachel Carren; Chicago, IL: Elizabeth Peterson; Colgate: Katey St. John, Alexandros Tsioutsiopoulos, Dionisios Tsioutsiopoulos, Koko Tsioutsiopoulos, Konstantina Tsioutsiopoulos, Kristina Tsioutsiopoulos; Elmwood Park: Tracy Koenen; Evanston, IL: Gina Matthiesen; Franklin: Roberta Mashlan; Franksville: Josiah Lamberton, Lilly Lamberton, Sally Lamberton, Autumn Madsen, Unity Miller; Germantown: Alex Leonard, Gary Leonard, Ian Leonard, Monica Leonard; Greenfield: Robert Baird, Kristin Leguizamon, Glenn Meyers, Maria Meyers; Hartland: Debby Peck; Kansasville: Jennifer Guthman; Kenosha: Wanda Barbour, Ellen Ferwerda, Nellie Frazee, Karen Scuffham, Kewaskum: Jennifer Malloy, Christi Verbanac; Lake Geneva: Adeline Lebak, Clara Lebak; Laurel, MD: Jeffrey Lloyd Dever; Madison: Ben Vetrovec, Dave Vetrovec, Erica Vetrovec, Natalie Vetrovec, Paul Vetrovec, Katrina S. Wardrip; Milwaukee: Cookie Anderson, Heidi Heimler, Barb Hudy, Bridget King, MCFI Life Services, Nick Schroeder, Julie Serbiak, Mount Pleasant: Rebecca McGowan, Luke Peterson, Brooklyn Podoba, Rick Podoba; Muskego: Chris Proeber, Emily Proeber, Lynn Proeber; Oak Creek: Betsy Moore; Pisgah Forest: Carol Preston; Pleasant Prairie: Patrice Hall; Port Washington: Joya Locklair, Sam Locklair, Tessa Locklair; Racine: Kate Alphs, Arev Buchaklian, Haig Buckaklian, Siroun Buchaklian, Susan Buhler, Linda Campeau, Aubrey Deschler, Gabriella Deschler, Natalie Deschler, Lauren Drake, Lisa Englander, Chris Fabio, Shardae Feest, Laura Grayson, Steve Grayson, JoAnn Haselhuhn, Kime Heller-Neal, Lisa Louise KC, Destiny Klinkhammer, Lisa Koenen, Jacob Madaus, Jean Madaus, Alex Mandli, Rebecca Nyman, Sharon Nyman, Holly Ottum, Amanda Cosgrove Paffrath, Amy Perkins, Leslie Perrino, Dietrick Peters, Christian Peters, Lisa Peters, Racine Arts Council, Bill Reid, Joseph Ricca, Patty Roberson, Kathy Simon, Isa Spino, Georgina Vallejos, Nathaniel Vallejos, Jami Van Brocklin, Ronin Van Brocklin, Holly Wolf-Mattick, Maureen Wolfe, Marc Wollman, Phyllis Zelenski, Anakin Zimmer, Jeffrey Zimmer, Nicole Zimmer; Round Lake Beach: Melody Hammond; Sharon: Sharon Travis; South Milwaukee: Kay Lussier; Spring Green: Mary Zimmerman; St. Francis: Bill Drehfal, Mary Drehfal; Union Grove: Laurie Meiland; Verona: Anna Christensen; Washburn: Tina Fung Holder, Washburn Public Library After School Arts & Crafts Program: Addi, Aubrey, Elsa, Irene, Isley, Lily, Tristan; Waterford, MI: Sue Dannenberg; Wauwatosa: Sarah Hunt-Frank, Richard Marklin, Jr., Tanya Steele, Jeff Ternes; Whitewater: Liam Burghman, Mary Burghman
Awards
Adult Division
First Peep
Susan Buhler, CoCo’s Ofrenda
Second Peep
Jeffrey Zimmer, The Lonely Scholar
Third Peep
Nick Schroeder, Peeper Rabbit
Honorable Mentions
Richard W. Marklin, Jr., Lily Mae
Rebecca McGowan, Nesting Peep Dolls
Young Peeples Award (Under 13)
First Peep
Georgina and Nathaniel Vallejos, Peepchenitza
Second Peep
Washburn Public Library After School Arts & Crafts Program: Addi, Aubrey, Elsa, Irene, Lilly, and Tristan, Hopping into Easter — Are We There Yet?
Family/Group/Organization
First Peep
Josiah, Lilly, and Sally Lamberton, and Unity Miller,Iris Folding Art: Peepified
Racine Quilters Award in Memory of Margaret V. Wargo
Carol Preston, Peeps Painting en Plein Air at Penland
Sample of Work in the Exhibition
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Exhibitions at RAM are made possible by:
Platinum Partners
The Estate of Karen Johnson Boyd
David Charak
Judith and David Flegel Fund
Ron and Judith Isaacs
Windgate Foundation
Diamond Partners
Ruffo Family Foundation
Ruth Foundation for the Arts
Diane Zebell
Gold Partners
Anonymous
A.C. Buhler Family
Robert E. Kohler Jr. Fund
Osborne and Scekic Family Foundation
Reliance Controls
Trio Foundation of St. Louis
W.T. Walker Group, Inc.
Silver Partners
Anonymous
Sandy and Gus Antonneau
Baird
Lucy G. Feller
Ben and Dawn Flegel
Sharon and Tom Harty
Dave and Judy Hecker
Paula Kalke
Horizon Retail Construction, Inc.
Johnson Financial Group
Lang Family Foundation
Dorothy MacVicar
Jan Serr & John Shannon
Sandra Shove
Willard and Mary Walker
Bronze Partners
Carol Baylon
Rose and Peter Christensen
Dave’s Wine Garage
Educators Credit Union
Patricia and Richard Ehlert
Express Employment Professionals
Deborah Ganaway
Carol Griseto
Hitter’s Baseball
SC Johnson
Bill and Debbie Keland
Nancy and Nick Kurten
Susan Manalli
Norbell Foundation
JoAnna Poehlmann
Rasmussen Diamonds
Harold and Lois Solberg
Kathy Stranghellini
Tito’s
Twin Disc
Janna Waldeck
Barbara Waldman
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