Lynnzie Palomaki
The Marshmallow Peep Rests in a Garden, 2024
Acrylic on panel
RAM PEEPS® Postcard Award, RAM 15th Annual International PEEPS® Brand Art Exhibition
Photography: Rachel Comande
RAM 15th Annual International PEEPS® Brand Art Exhibition
March 21 – April 13, 2024
at Racine Art Museum
The fifteenth edition of this popular, non-traditional exhibition features 123 creative and entertaining entries inspired by colorful PEEPS® Brand marshmallow candy.
Curating an exhibition that showcases PEEPS® artwork is somewhat unexpected for a museum. However, the concept of working with unusual materials is supported by RAM’s mission to exhibit, collect, preserve, and educate in the field of contemporary craft—a subset of art that focuses on handmade work created traditionally from ceramic, fiber, glass, metal, polymer, and wood. Artists consistently push material boundaries, so the idea that they sometimes utilize and experiment with materials produced for purposes other than art-making can be seen throughout RAM’s exhibitions and many works in the museum’s permanent collection—the largest contemporary craft collection in North America.
Artists in the Exhibition
Appleton: Jeff Zimmer, Nicole Zimmer; Arlington, Virginia: Miriam Wicentowski; Brookfield: Anastasia DeTemple, Paula DeTemple; Brooklyn, New York: Beryl Brenner; Brown Deer: Barthel Family, Megan Bennett; Burlington: Careers Industries Burlington (Kelly, Tracey, Danny, Carol, Jeff, Patty, Jessica, and Savannah), Dylan Kleitsch; Caledonia: Julian Fazzari, Leah Neesley; Chicago, Illinois: Diana Berek, Jack Parker, Lisa Parker-Short, Mel Westmeyer; Colgate: Ben Bissegger, Henry Bissegger, Alexandros Tsioutslopoulos, Dionisios Tsioutslopoulos, Kristina Tsioutslopoulos; Cudahy: Marianne Peska; Deep Gap, North Carolina: Savannah Stewart; Deerfield, Illinois: Jan Crane Katz; Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania: Daniel Ferron; Edgerton: Kelly Marie Hausknecht; Evanston, Illinois: Gina Matthiesen; Franklin: Karen Fairbanks, Mark Fairbanks; Franksville: Autumn Madsen; Glenview, Illinois: Reneé Elworthy; Greenfield: Kristin Leguizamon; Gurnee, Illinois: Jan Wilinski; Hartland: Dan Basterash, Evalyn Basterash, Karyn Basterash, Sarah Berquist, Leah R. Docea, Debby Peck; Janesville: Deborah Perrino; Kenosha: Kenosha Kasbah (Alex Fleming, Linda Noggle, and Karen Stanlaw), Zachary Madigan, Callie Smalley; Milwaukee: Cookie Anderson, Jean Berens, DeMars-Wilinski Family, Eugene Duprey, Elm Creative Arts Elementary School 5th Graders, Lynnzie Palomaki, Julie Serbiak, Alix Anne Shaw, Amy Singstock, St. Matthias 5th Grade Boys, St. Matthias 5th Grade Girls; Mount Pleasant: Emma Jarrett, Jenny Jarrett, Ray “Moon” Johnson, Diane Kamm, Cory Potter, Ann Richards, Beatrix Saaski, Reese Saaski, Emma Widmar, DaShawn Williams; Mukwonago: J & J, Douglas Nalbert, Kathleen Nalbert; Muskego: Chris Proeber, Lynn Proeber; Oak Creek: Betsy Moore; Pisgah, North Carolina: Carol J. Preston; Pleasant Prairie: Gerber Family; Port Washington: Dawn Ritter; Racine: Isabella Aviles, Randy E.D.D. Bennett, Christine Bohn, Ann Burke, Bonita Carbajal, Elsie Carlson, Etta Carlson, Melissa Carlson, Kalven Carver, Leslie Carver, Amanda Cosgrove Paffrath, Ezra Deharue, Jordan Dilley, Carol Evans, Express Employment Professionals—Racine & Kenosha (Sophie Fong and Loretta Olson), Lennyn Farrel, Mylee Farrell, Laura Grayson, Steven Grayson, Michelle James, Brittney Johnson, Lisa KC, Henry Klingenmeyer, Katherine Klingenmeyer, Stephanie Lazzeroni, Penny Nichols, Azariah Niles, Holly Orth, Holly Ottum, Roxanne Owen, Leslie Perrino, Wesley Polack, Erin Poplawski, Jude Poplawski, Susan Shaff Puckhaber, Bill Reid, Ruby Schulmeister, Jessica Smith, Kaelin Smith, Indrani Tamasker, Georgina Vallejos, Pam Vallejos, Moriah White, Maureen Wolfe, Marc Wollman, Savannah Yanakowicz; Sheboygan: Tou Long Lee; Silver Lake: Erica Miekzwa; Spring Prairie: Veronica Gagliano Averkamp; St. Francis: Dakota Weber; Tiffin, Iowa: Lonna Keller; Verona: Anna Christensen; Wauwatosa: Jeff Ternes; West Bend: Donna Goetz, Rick Goetz; Whitefish Bay: Margot Vonderberg; Whitewater: Emmett Bughman, Liam Bughman, Rowan Bughman; Wind Lake: LOSERS Car Club of Wisconsin (Nicole, Chrissy, Donna, Tami, Lisa, Kathie, Linda, Tammi, and Vicki); Windpoint: Bowie Thompson, Jack Thompson; Winnipeg, Manitoba: Matt Dilley
RAM 15th Annual International PEEPS® Brand Art Exhibition
March 21 – April 13, 2024
at Racine Art Museum
Lynnzie Palomaki
The Marshmallow Peep Rests in a Garden, 2024
Acrylic on panel
Photography: Rachel Comande
The fifteenth edition of this popular, non-traditional exhibition features 123 creative and entertaining entries inspired by colorful PEEPS® Brand marshmallow candy.
Curating an exhibition that showcases PEEPS® artwork is somewhat unexpected for a museum. However, the concept of working with unusual materials is supported by RAM’s mission to exhibit, collect, preserve, and educate in the field of contemporary craft—a subset of art that focuses on handmade work created traditionally from ceramic, fiber, glass, metal, polymer, and wood. Artists consistently push material boundaries, so the idea that they sometimes utilize and experiment with materials produced for purposes other than art-making can be seen throughout RAM’s exhibitions and many works in the museum’s permanent collection—the largest contemporary craft collection in North America.
Artists in the Exhibition
Appleton: Jeff Zimmer, Nicole Zimmer; Arlington, Virginia: Miriam Wicentowski; Brookfield: Anastasia DeTemple, Paula DeTemple; Brooklyn, New York: Beryl Brenner; Brown Deer: Barthel Family, Megan Bennett; Burlington: Careers Industries Burlington (Kelly, Tracey, Danny, Carol, Jeff, Patty, Jessica, and Savannah), Dylan Kleitsch; Caledonia: Julian Fazzari, Leah Neesley; Chicago, Illinois: Diana Berek, Jack Parker, Lisa Parker-Short, Mel Westmeyer; Colgate: Ben Bissegger, Henry Bissegger, Alexandros Tsioutslopoulos, Dionisios Tsioutslopoulos, Kristina Tsioutslopoulos; Cudahy: Marianne Peska; Deep Gap, North Carolina: Savannah Stewart; Deerfield, Illinois: Jan Crane Katz; Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania: Daniel Ferron; Edgerton: Kelly Marie Hausknecht; Evanston, Illinois: Gina Matthiesen; Franklin: Karen Fairbanks, Mark Fairbanks; Franksville: Autumn Madsen; Glenview, Illinois: Reneé Elworthy; Greenfield: Kristin Leguizamon; Gurnee, Illinois: Jan Wilinski; Hartland: Dan Basterash, Evalyn Basterash, Karyn Basterash, Sarah Berquist, Leah R. Docea, Debby Peck; Janesville: Deborah Perrino; Kenosha: Kenosha Kasbah (Alex Fleming, Linda Noggle, and Karen Stanlaw), Zachary Madigan, Callie Smalley; Milwaukee: Cookie Anderson, Jean Berens, DeMars-Wilinski Family, Eugene Duprey, Elm Creative Arts Elementary School 5th Graders, Lynnzie Palomaki, Julie Serbiak, Alix Anne Shaw, Amy Singstock, St. Matthias 5th Grade Boys, St. Matthias 5th Grade Girls; Mount Pleasant: Emma Jarrett, Jenny Jarrett, Ray “Moon” Johnson, Diane Kamm, Cory Potter, Ann Richards, Beatrix Saaski, Reese Saaski, Emma Widmar, DaShawn Williams; Mukwonago: J & J, Douglas Nalbert, Kathleen Nalbert; Muskego: Chris Proeber, Lynn Proeber; Oak Creek: Betsy Moore; Pisgah, North Carolina: Carol J. Preston; Pleasant Prairie: Gerber Family; Port Washington: Dawn Ritter; Racine: Isabella Aviles, Randy E.D.D. Bennett, Christine Bohn, Ann Burke, Bonita Carbajal, Elsie Carlson, Etta Carlson, Melissa Carlson, Kalven Carver, Leslie Carver, Amanda Cosgrove Paffrath, Ezra Deharue, Jordan Dilley, Carol Evans, Express Employment Professionals—Racine & Kenosha (Sophie Fong and Loretta Olson), Lennyn Farrel, Mylee Farrell, Laura Grayson, Steven Grayson, Michelle James, Brittney Johnson, Lisa KC, Henry Klingenmeyer, Katherine Klingenmeyer, Stephanie Lazzeroni, Penny Nichols, Azariah Niles, Holly Orth, Holly Ottum, Roxanne Owen, Leslie Perrino, Wesley Polack, Erin Poplawski, Jude Poplawski, Susan Shaff Puckhaber, Bill Reid, Ruby Schulmeister, Jessica Smith, Kaelin Smith, Indrani Tamasker, Georgina Vallejos, Pam Vallejos, Moriah White, Maureen Wolfe, Marc Wollman, Savannah Yanakowicz; Sheboygan: Tou Long Lee; Silver Lake: Erica Miekzwa; Spring Prairie: Veronica Gagliano Averkamp; St. Francis: Dakota Weber; Tiffin, Iowa: Lonna Keller; Verona: Anna Christensen; Wauwatosa: Jeff Ternes; West Bend: Donna Goetz, Rick Goetz; Whitefish Bay: Margot Vonderberg; Whitewater: Emmett Bughman, Liam Bughman, Rowan Bughman; Wind Lake: LOSERS Car Club of Wisconsin (Nicole, Chrissy, Donna, Tami, Lisa, Kathie, Linda, Tammi, and Vicki); Windpoint: Bowie Thompson, Jack Thompson; Winnipeg, Manitoba: Matt Dilley
Awards
PEEPle’s Choice Award
Lynn Proeber, Total Peepclipse of the Sun
Adult Category
First PEEP
Lonna Keller, Heaven’s Bunny Hive
Second PEEP
Nicole Zimmer, Trip to the Moon
Third PEEP
Leslie Perrino, Princess and the Peap
Honorable Mentions
Brittney Johnson, Vest of Peeps
Holly Ottum, Japeepanese Kimono
Chris Proeber, Queen’s PEEPS
Bill Reid, Lip Service Emergency Peepmobile
Young PEEPle’s Division (Under 13)
First PEEP
Azariah Niles, Weave the Peep Alone
Second PEEP
Indrani Tamasker, Mary Peepins
Third PEEP
Beatrix Saaski, FashionPeepsta!
Group Division
First PEEP
LOSERS Car Club of Wisconsin (Nicole, Chrissy, Donna, Tami, Lisa, Kathie, Linda, Tammi, and Vicki), PEEPS Under Glass
Second PEEP
Laura and Steve Grayson, Kingdom of the PEEPS
Third PEEP
The Barthel Family, Peeps and Repeeps
Honorable Mention
Careers Industries Burlington (Kelly, Tracey, Danny, Carol, Jeff, Patty, Jessica, and Savannah), Sesame Peep
RAM PEEPS® Postcard Award
Lynnzie Palomaki, The Marshmallow Peep Rests in a Garden
Mayor of Racine’s Award
Leslie Carver, Peep off Perseus
Sample of Work in the Exhibition
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Exhibitions at RAM are made possible by:
Platinum Sponsors
The Estate of Karen Johnson Boyd
David Charak
Judith and David Flegel Fund
Ron and Judith Isaacs
Nicholas and Nancy Kurten
Barbara Waldman
Windgate Foundation
Diamond Sponsors
City of Racine’s Grow Racine Grant
Ruffo Family Foundation
Ruth Arts Foundation
Gold Sponsors
Anonymous
Tom and Irene Creecy
Richard and Patricia Ehlert
Osborne and Scekic Family Foundation
Reliance Controls Community Fund
Trio Foundation of St. Louis
W.T. Walker Group, Inc.
Silver Sponsors
Anonymous
Baird
Beta Diagnostic Labs
A.C. Buhler Family
Lucy G. Feller
Ben and Dawn Flegel
Jim Harris
Sharon and Tom Harty
Horizon Retail Construction, Inc.
Johnson Financial Group
Dorothy MacVicar
Jan Serr and John Shannon
Bronze Sponsors
Ellen and Joseph Albrecht
Susan Boland
Dave’s Wine Garage
Educators Credit Union
Express Employment Professionals
Bill and Debbie Keland
Susan Manalli
Jean and Alex Mandli, Jr.
Norbell Foundation
Cathy Stanghellini
Twin Disc
Media Sponsor
