Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery

December 16, 2021

The “True” India: The Creation of a Nationalist Identity – Virtual Intern Exhibition

This exhibition explores the role of 20th-century modern artists—J. Sultan Ali, M.F. Husain, Jamini Roy, and Rabindranath Tagore—in creating and shaping India’s national identity. Featuring 13 works of art, including paintings, bronze sculptures, photography, and rare books, this exhibition provides a look at pre-and post-colonial Indian artistic responses to the global modernist art movement. The […]

October 21, 2021

LA EDGE: Scripps Faculty in Art and Media Studies part 2

Please enjoy this video edited by Vivian Monteiro ’23. Vivian was our Getty Summer 2021 Curatorial Intern and is currently the Lincoln Scholar/Project Assistant for ArtstART. SAVE THE DATE Opening Reception: Thursday, November 4th From 5:30 – 7:30 pm The Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery is excited to announce the opening of LA Edge Part II, […]

August 24, 2021

LA EDGE: Scripps Faculty in Art and Media Studies

As we welcome students, faculty and staff back to campus after over a year of teaching remotely, the Art and Media Studies Departments are excited to share their practices with the Claremont Community. This two-part exhibition showcases the work of faculty who have been teaching at Scripps for many years, the greatly appreciated colleagues […]

January 26, 2021

SHIKI: The Four Seasons in Japanese Art, Jan. 30-Aug. 1, 2021

“Shiki: The Four Seasons in Japanese Art” considers the aesthetic expression of the seasons in Japan.

January 25, 2021

She Rises: Selections from the Samella Lewis Contemporary Art Collection

“Art is not a luxury as many people think – it is a necessity. It documents history – it helps educate people and stores knowledge for generations to come.” -Dr. Samella Lewis All works are part of the Samella Lewis Contemporary Art Collection, Scripps College The first Black woman to earn a doctorate in fine […]

January 24, 2021

Wisdom, Compassion and Wrath: The Many Faces of Female Buddhist Deities – Intern Exhibition Online

For over two millennia, Buddhist practitioners have aspired to liberate themselves and all other living beings from the suffering of saṃsāra—a Sanskrit term which refers to the never-ending cycle of death and rebirth endured by all inhabitants of the six Buddhist realms of existence. In order to transcend saṃsāra, Buddhists strive to rid themselves of […]

October 19, 2020

Mirror, Mirror: The Prints of Alison Saar from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation

Mirror, Mirror: The Prints of Alison Saar August 29–December 6, 2020 Williamson Gallery, Scripps College Perhaps you can go home again, after all: Scripps College celebrates the return of alumna Alison Saar ’78, renowned sculptor and printmaker, this fall in Mirror, Mirror: The Prints of Alison Saar from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and […]