Check out ‘Animal Friends’ ceramic sculpture exhibit at Taubman Center

Pink Piglet by Marcia Polenberg.

Marcia Polenberg loves animals, each with its own unique personality, intelligence and expressive range of emotions.

Using terra-cotta sculpture clay, Polenberg hand builds her ceramic animals, seemingly bringing them to life. The face of each one-of-a-kind work of art expresses happiness, surprise, mischief or a free spirit. Every sculpture is glazed and fired many times, building up a rich, textured colored surface.

Holding an MFA from the U-M Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design in ceramics and sculpture and a BA from the City University of New York in painting, Polenberg widely exhibits her creative works in several media: ceramics, paint, graphite and pastel.

Now, you can check out her work for yourself at Michigan Medicine:

Where: Gifts of Art Gallery — Taubman Health Center North Lobby, Floor 1

When: 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. daily through Dec. 7