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
Anonymous
The Estate of Karen Johnson Boyd
Ron and Judith Isaacs
The Estate of Marilyn Rothschild
Windgate Foundation
Diamond Partners
David Charak
Ruffo Family Foundation
Ruth Arts Foundation
Diane Zebell
Gold Partners
Judith and David Flegel Fund
Osborne and Scekic Family Foundation
Reliance Controls Community Fund
W.T. Walker Group, Inc.
Silver Partners
Anonymous
Anonymous
Bader Philanthropies
Baird
A.C. Buhler Family
Dave’s Wine Garage
Paula and E.L. Donovitz Memorial Endowment Fund
Ben and Dawn Flegel
Tom Harty
Horizon Retail Construction, Inc.
Johnson Financial Group
Robert E. Kohler Jr. Fund
Luanne Frey and Mark Lukow
Sheri and Frank Sullivan
Wisconsin Arts Board
Bronze Partners
Sandy and Gus Antonneau
Carol Baylon
Susan Boland
Rose and Peter Christensen
Educators Credit Union
Carol Griseto
Julia Ann Oas and Don Gloo
Hitter’s Baseball
Debbie and Chuck Hoffman
Susan and Dan Horton
Gary Van Wert and Ronald Jacquart
Paula Kalke
Bill and Debbie Keland
Nancy Kurten
Susan Manalli
Norbell Foundation
O&H Danish Bakery
Rita Petretti
Rasmussen Diamonds
SC Johnson
Harold and Lois Solberg
Twin Disc
Marc J. Wollman
Amy and Robb Woulfe
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