
Karen Marie Portaleo
Raynell, Bird Act (Sideshow Girlesque Series), ca. 2005
Glazed whiteware
Racine Art Museum, Gift of David and Jacqueline Charak
Photography: Jon Bolton
Bodies at Rest: Figurative Clay from RAM’s Collection
March 19 – March 21, 2014
This exhibition, curated by Lena Vigna, features contemporary approaches to representing the human figure in clay. Drawn from RAM’s strong and diverse holdings of ceramics, Bodies at Rest is a sampler of artists addressing the body—and ultimately, the human condition—in both form and content.
This exhibition took place at NCECA’s (National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts) 48th Annual Conference in Milwaukee, WI, March 19-21, 2014. The exhibition was located in Room 203A in the Wisconsin Center, 400 West Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, 53203.
Artists in the Exhibition
Adrian Arleo, Jack Earl, Ed Eberle, Verne Funk, Beyerly Mayeri, Esther Shimazu, Kurt Weiser, Beatrice Wood, and more
Bodies at Rest: Figurative Clay from RAM’s Collection
March 19 – March 21, 2014

Karen Marie Portaleo
Raynell, Bird Act (Sideshow Girlesque Series), ca. 2005
Glazed whiteware
Racine Art Museum, Gift of David and Jacqueline Charak
Photography: Jon Bolton
This exhibition, curated by Lena Vigna, features contemporary approaches to representing the human figure in clay. Drawn from RAM’s strong and diverse holdings of ceramics, Bodies at Rest is a sampler of artists addressing the body—and ultimately, the human condition—in both form and content.
This exhibition took place at NCECA’s (National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts) 48th Annual Conference in Milwaukee, WI, March 19-21, 2014. The exhibition was located in Room 203A in the Wisconsin Center, 400 West Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, 53203.
Artists in the Exhibition
Adrian Arleo, Jack Earl, Ed Eberle, Verne Funk, Beyerly Mayeri, Esther Shimazu, Kurt Weiser, Beatrice Wood, and more
Gallery of Work
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