
Dennis Darmek, Milwaukee
The Swimmer: 40 Years in the Water #4, 2018
Archival digital inkjet print
24 x 18 inches
Wisconsin Photography 2018
August 26 – November 24, 2018
RAM’s Wustum Museum continues a Racine tradition with the opening of Wisconsin Photography 2018—a statewide competition organized by the museum since 1979. Thanks to the support of state photographers, the exhibition continues to introduce the museum’s visitors to a wide range of photographic media and artists’ viewpoints. This year’s show features 110 pieces by 52 Wisconsin photographers.
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Artists in the Exhibition
Belgium: Guntis Lauzums; Brookfield: Lewis Cadkin, David A. Jentz; Burlington: Valerie J. Christell; Cedarburg: Vicki Reed, Cornucopia: Sally Bowker; Egg Harbor: David Heilman; Elkhart Lake: James W. Popp; Forestville: Suzanne Rose; Grafton: Jack Long; Kenosha: Kathy Brand; Little Chute: Steve Mofle; Luxemburg: Megan Beckmann; Madison: James M. Thornbery, Michael Turner; Menomonee Falls: Nicolas Umbs; Mequon: Thomas Lemke, Bernard Newman; Middleton: Michael Knapstein; Milwaukee: Azure Mahara, Dennis Darmek, F. Fischer, Kristine Hinrichs, Andrew Holman, Tim Holte, Sarah Jasinski, Marcella Jones, Vaughan Larsen, Michael A. Nowotny, Jan Serr, Meredith W. Watts; Mount Pleasant: David Fabian, Celia Schulz, Jim Wardrip; New Berlin: Robert W. Baron; Oak Creek: Michael Gehrke, Kelly M. Held; Racine: Magda Bowen, Martha Coaty, Susan LaCanne, Judith Pannozo, Marc Wollman; Union Grove: Randy Urry; Waterford: Roy C. Schmidt; Waukesha: Daniel Becker, William Lemke, JoAnn O’Hare; Wauwatosa: Kenneth Kornacki; West Bend: Martin Keey, Linda Memmel; Whitefish Bay: Nancy Sturino; Whitewater: George J. Miller
Wisconsin Photography 2018
August 26 – November 24, 2018

Dennis Darmek, Milwaukee
The Swimmer: 40 Years in the Water #4, 2018
Archival digital inkjet print
24 x 18 inches
RAM’s Wustum Museum continues a Racine tradition with the opening of Wisconsin Photography 2018—a statewide competition organized by the museum since 1979. Thanks to the support of state photographers, the exhibition continues to introduce the museum’s visitors to a wide range of photographic media and artists’ viewpoints. This year’s show features 110 pieces by 52 Wisconsin photographers.
More About the Exhibition
Artists in the Exhibition
Belgium: Guntis Lauzums; Brookfield: Lewis Cadkin, David A. Jentz; Burlington: Valerie J. Christell; Cedarburg: Vicki Reed, Cornucopia: Sally Bowker; Egg Harbor: David Heilman; Elkhart Lake: James W. Popp; Forestville: Suzanne Rose; Grafton: Jack Long; Kenosha: Kathy Brand; Little Chute: Steve Mofle; Luxemburg: Megan Beckmann; Madison: James M. Thornbery, Michael Turner; Menomonee Falls: Nicolas Umbs; Mequon: Thomas Lemke, Bernard Newman; Middleton: Michael Knapstein; Milwaukee: Azure Mahara, Dennis Darmek, F. Fischer, Kristine Hinrichs, Andrew Holman, Tim Holte, Sarah Jasinski, Marcella Jones, Vaughan Larsen, Michael A. Nowotny, Jan Serr, Meredith W. Watts; Mount Pleasant: David Fabian, Celia Schulz, Jim Wardrip; New Berlin: Robert W. Baron; Oak Creek: Michael Gehrke, Kelly M. Held; Racine: Magda Bowen, Martha Coaty, Susan LaCanne, Judith Pannozo, Marc Wollman; Union Grove: Randy Urry; Waterford: Roy C. Schmidt; Waukesha: Daniel Becker, William Lemke, JoAnn O’Hare; Wauwatosa: Kenneth Kornacki; West Bend: Martin Keey, Linda Memmel; Whitefish Bay: Nancy Sturino; Whitewater: George J. Miller
Arthur P. Haas Memorial Purchase Awards
Through these acquisitions, RAM has assembled a vibrant record of Wisconsin photographers and their career developments. This year, the museum will add the following 8 new works to the collection:
Kathy Brand, The Toreador
Dennis Darmek, The Swimmer: 40 Years in the Water #4
Michael Knapstein, After the Storm
Thomas Lemke, Stones Embrace—Vermilion Cliffs, Arizona
Jack Long, Platinum Mist
Vicki Reed, Leaving #2
Suzanne Rose, Untitled (44°48’06.1″N 87°22’15.5″W) from the Blind Spot Series
Marc Wollman, Wisps
Gallery of Work
Exhibitions at RAM are made possible by:
Platinum Sponsors
The Estate of Karen Johnson Boyd
David Charak
Judith and David Flegel Fund
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Ron and Judith Isaacs
Nicholas and Nancy Kurten
Windgate Foundation
Diamond Sponsors
City of Racine’s Grow Racine Grant
Osborne and Scekic Family Foundation
Ruffo Family Foundation
Ruth Arts Foundation
Gold Sponsors
Anonymous
Tom and Irene Creecy
Richard and Patricia Ehlert
Herzfeld Foundation
Reliance Controls
Ruth Foundation for the Arts
Trio Foundation of St. Louis
W.T. Walker Group, Inc.
Wisconsin Arts Board
Silver Sponsors
Anonymous
Art Bridges
Baird
A.C. Buhler Family
Lucy G. Feller
Ben and Dawn Flegel
Jim Harris
Sharon and Tom Harty
Lise Iwon
J. Jeffers & Co.
Johnson Financial Group
Dorothy MacVicar
Jan Serr and John Shannon
Bronze Sponsors
Ellen and Joseph Albrecht
Andis Foundation
Susan Boland
Virginia Buhler
Butcher & Barrel/Amos Los Tacos
Educators Credit Union
Express Employment Professionals
Tony and Andrea Hauser
Bill and Debbie Keland
Susan Manalli
Jean and Alex Mandli, Jr.
The Prairie School
Cathy Stanghellin
Georgiana Treivush
Twin Disc, Inc.