July 28 – December 11, 2026

To Leave a Mark On is a group exhibition organized by Los Angeles-based artist Curt LeMieux (b. 1972, Superior , WI) with Tweed Museum of Art director Julie Delliquanti. The exhibition features artwork by Amy Green, Asher Hartman, Curt LeMieux, Charles LeMieux, Lloyd LeMieux, Cecilia Ramón, and Marley Van Peebles.

Exhibition introduction from Curt LeMieux:

I was born into a working-class household in February of 1972. My dad drove a forklift and my mom cut hair. Neighbors littered every other yard with large Green Bay Packers-themed snowmen. Housewives decorated tissue boxes with ornate handicrafts. These regional expressions of culture confused and alienated me. I took refuge within my family. My grandfather had dementia and made incredibly immediate and crude drawings. They mesmerized me. My dad whittled driftwood, allowing the inherent characteristics of the wood to dictate his direction. These were not sentimental objects or objects with popular appeal. Instead, they were deeply personal and enigmatic.

Metaphorically, “home” is an emotional and psychological state of feeling comfortable, safe, and welcomed. As artists, we search for resonant connections. We provide each other with a vital sense of purpose and belonging. Observing creativity is validation. Our personal visions are made legitimate when they are shared and embraced. Together, we hone the image-making powers of the mind and we forge deep bonds through our mutual devotion. We truss ourselves to one another through the making of unique objects. We find kinship through our individual expressions. We yoke. We hitch. We cement.

To Leave a Mark On features seven individuals whose lives converge over time and have had a profound influence on my life and on my artistic practice. I formed a decades-long friendship with Cecilia Ramón in the early 1990s. We share a mutual understanding that art making processes are directly linked to the value of interconnectedness. Contemporaneously, I work alongside Amy Green, Asher Hartman, and Marley Van Peebles in Los Angeles. Amy and I are preoccupied with materials and processes. Asher, Marley and I engage anthropomorphic and distorted figuration. They mean the world to me.