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 […]
LA EDGE: Scripps Faculty in Art and Media Studies

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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Williamson’s Year at a Glance, 2020 – 2021

2020-2021 offers an exciting roster of exhibitions: check what’s coming up at the gallery!
Guanyin and the Filial Parrot

The scene depicted in this exquisitely rendered painting illustrates the Chinese Buddhist legend of a parrot that became a disciple of Guanyin.
A part / Apart: The Scripps Senior Exhibition 2020

This year, due to special circumstances, the seniors present their work in a virtual tour.
Virtual Tour: 76th Ceramic Annual

Though the 76th Ceramic Annual had to close early, you can still take a virtual tour!
The Back Story: Intern Exhibit Online

A Williamson tradition, the interns’ exhibition, is being held digitally this year.