Alumnae in the Visual Arts (page 8)
Diana DuPont ’75
“My education at Scripps was about at state of mind as much as it was about outstanding classes, professors, and fellow students. Scripps provided a highly stimulating yet nurturing academic and social environment that encouraged self-confidence and a belief on the part of students that we were capable of anything to which we set our hearts and minds.”
Read MorePauline Sugino ’75
Whether it’s escorting Japanese ukiyoe prints to Japan for exhibition, assisting visiting curators from Asia or examining new acquisitions, Pauline has a fascinating career in the arts which also answers her mother’s question, “What are you going to do as an art major?”
Read MoreLaura McCallum ’74
ARTIST, HEAD OF THE VISUAL ARTS DEPARTMENT, THE SPENCE SCHOOL, NEW YORK “I was drawn to art from a young age, but it was not until I came to Scripps that I could follow these interests. I thrived at Scripps. Teachers encouraged me to explore, question and delve into everything I studied. I learned to […]
Read MoreAngela de Mott ’71
I hand build asymmetrical vessels. Sculpturally, their form is simple and organic, pushing the limits with their thin walls. My influences include the glazes of ancient East Asian and Persian ceramics, as well as the aesthetics of modernism. They are raku and luster fired.
Read MoreMary Davis MacNaughton ’70
Mary MacNaughton is Director of the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery and Associate Professor of Art History at Scripps. In 2001 she received the Southern California ArtTable Distinguished Women in the Arts Award.
Read MoreSusan Ball ’69
“Leading a national arts and humanities organization with over 15,000 members has been a challenge. I am continually grateful to Scripps not only for giving me a broad background in the arts and humanities, but also for demanding solid, analytical thinking.”
Read MoreSuzanne Muchnic ’62
“It’s impossible to imagine working as an art critic, reporter, and feature writer for a major urban newspaper without the kind of background Scripps provided. Just as no academic course stood alone in my Scripps years, no art world event can be isolated from the larger cultural sphere.”
Read MoreLaurie Brown ’59
Photographer “I’m not making a moral or political judgment. I’m interested in the big picture. Coming out of Scripps, you have a way of reasoning about the world, connecting with the time in which you’re living while at the same time attempting to maintain an awareness of the larger realities of both the past and […]
Read MoreIdelle Weber ’54
“The structure, the broad historical model, taught at Scripps allowed me to understand how visual art connects to other arts as well as politics and social issues, and how all these currents relate in the present, within one artist’s life. It was a revelation, a joy, and still a beacon!”
Read MoreRuth Andersson May ’40
“At Scripps I was most interested in biology, botany, and art. The library had books with pictures of plants that made an impression on me. In my senior year, I also remember a course I took in crystallography. I am now a certified gemologist, and that would not have happened without my studies.”
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