Exhibitions (page 3)


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 […]

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January 24, 2021

Wisdom, Compassion and Wrath: The Many Faces of Female Buddhist Deities

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 […]

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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 […]

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September 17, 2020

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!

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August 17, 2020

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. 

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July 7, 2020

A part / Apart: The Scripps Senior Exhibition 2020

This year, due to special circumstances, the seniors present their work in a virtual tour.

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April 21, 2020

Virtual Tour: 76th Ceramic Annual

Though the 76th Ceramic Annual had to close early, you can still take a virtual tour!

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April 9, 2020

The Back Story: Intern Exhibit Online

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

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March 11, 2020

Williamson Gallery and Clark Humanities Museum: Temporary Closures

The Williamson Gallery and the Clark Humanities Museum will be closed until further notice as a precautionary measure because of the COVID-19 outbreak.  Please revisit the website to see when doors will be opened again.

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February 15, 2020

The Williamson’s Year at a Glance, 2019 – 2020

2019-2020 offers an exciting roster of exhibitions focusing on celebrated Asian art, new ideas in ceramics, and the work of our Scripps seniors.

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