Exhibitions 2006-2007
Spring 2007
Scripps Senior Art Exhibition
January 20, 2007 – April 8, 2007
63rd Ceramic Annual
The exhibition was organized by Tony Hepburn, Head of Ceramics at Cranbrook Academy in Bloomfield Hills, MI and displays work by ceramists from across the country.
November 4 – December 17, 2006
American Visions
The show presented a group of American paintings donated by General and Mrs. Edward Clinton Young to Scripps College in 1946.
August 26 – October 22, 2006
Chikanobu: Modernity and Nostalgia in Japanese Prints
Highlighting one of Japan’s most prolific woodblock print designers, the exhibition surveyed Chikanobu’s transition from advocating modernization in the 1880s to supporting traditional Japanese values in the 1890s.
Exhibitions 2005-2006
April 27 – May 13, 2006
Scripps Senior Art Exhibition
January 21 – April 9, 2006
62nd Ceramic Annual
Guest curator Steven Portigal, Professor of Ceramics at Cerritos College, selected works from artists across the country for this annual ceramics exhibition.
November 5 – December 18, 2005
Scripps College Faculty Exhibition
Showcasing the variety of artistic mediums taught at Scripps, the show highlights works by David Attyah, Alan Blizzard, Joyce Campbell, Erica Cho, Ken Gonzales-Day, Kristi Genoway, Stan Hunter, Nancy Macko, Kitty Maryatt, Susan Rankaitis, Melissa Thorne, and Alexis Weidig.
August 27 – October 22, 2005
Anthony Caro: A Life in Sculpture: The Kenwood Series
The exhibition featured thirteen works in clay and steel by a pivotal figure in the history of 20th century sculpture, Anthony Caro.
Exhibitions 2004-2005
April 22 – May 15, 2005
Scripps Senior Exhibition 2005
January 22 – April 3, 2005
61st Ceramic Annual
This year’s Ceramic Annual displayed works chosen by Tony Marsh, Professor of Ceramics at California State University, Long Beach.
October 30 – December 19, 2004
Reading Meaning: Word and Symbol in the Art of Squeak Carnwath, Lesley Dill, Leslie Enders Lee, and Anne Siems
Featuring artists who meld words and images, the exhibition explored words not only as texts but as visual elements.
August 28 – October 17, 2004
Dovetail: The Art and Furniture of Sam and Alfreda Ward Maloof
The show displayed furniture, drawings, and watercolors by Sam Maloof, as well as his wife Alfreda’s photographs and works on paper.
Exhibitions 2003-2004
Spring 2004
Scripps Senior Art Exhibition
January 24 – April 4, 2004
60th Ceramic Annual
Honoring Professor Paul Soldner, who taught at Scripps for forty years and initiated the first Ceramic Annual, the exhibition features work from more than one hundred prominent ceramists.
November 1 – December 14, 2003
Matter and Matrix: Kris Cox, Amy Ellingson, Elizabeth Turk, and Jane Park Wells
The show focused on four contemporary artists who create abstract visual images evoking the visible and invisible systems of our universe.
August 30 – October 19, 2003
Dragons, Beasts, and Butterflies: Selections from the Scripps Collection
Paintings, ceramics, and costumes were the staples of the exhibition, which presented depictions of the fantastic and real animals of Asia.
Exhibitions 2002-2003
Spring 2003
Scripps Senior Art Exhibition
January 25 – April 6, 2003
59th Ceramic Annual
The 59th Ceramic Annual, curated by Karen Koblitz, featured works from eleven artists across the United States.
November 2 – December 15, 2002
Aldo Casanova: A Retrospective
Honoring Aldo Casanova, who taught at Scripps for thirty-four years, the exhibition displayed the artist’s work from 1954 to the present.
August 31 – October 13, 2002
Scripps College Faculty Exhibition
Presenting work from Scripps faculty artists, the exhibition showcased pieces by Susan Rankaitis, Alan Blizzard, Stan Hunter, Kitty Maryatt, Erica Cho, Kim-Trang Tran, Ken Gonzales-Day, Pato Hebert, Nancy Macko, and Alexis Weidig.
Exhibitions 2001-2002
Spring 2002
Scripps Senior Art Exhibition
January 19 – April 7, 2002
58th Ceramic Annual
Guest curator Nancy Selvin presented the exhibition Fundamentally Clay: Ceramic Abstraction 2002, featuring a variety of ceramic artists.
October 27 – December 16, 2001
Traveling in Asia: Lilian Miller and Paul Jacoulet
Shown in conjunction with woodblock prints by Japanese artists, the exhibition featured prints by Miller and Jacoulet, who studied printmaking in Japan during the early 20th century.
September 1 – October 14, 2001
Drawing Strength: Works of Paper from the Scripps Permanent Collection
Examining the subtle strength and fervent power of the line of the line, the show included works on paper by Japanese, American, and European artists during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Exhibitions 2000-2001
Spring 2001
Scripps Senior Art Exhibition
January 20 – April 8, 2001
57th Ceramic Annual
Curated by Adrian Saxe, Professor of Art at UCLA, the 57th Ceramic Annual—entitled Secret Agents—featured works that exude a sense of mystery and power.
October 28 – December 17, 2000
Reshaping History: Japanese Prints from the Permanent Collection
The show featured Japanese print artists who examined the social and political changes taking place in 19th and 20th century Japan.
August 27 – October 15, 2000
In the Mind’s Sky: Intersections of Art and Science
Featuring contemporary artists, the exhibition explored scientific phenomenon as a starting point in creating imaginary, immeasurable spaces.
Exhibitions 1999-2000
Spring 2000
Scripps Senior Art Exhibition
March 18 – April 16, 2000
Spirit in Matter: Works by Alison and Lezley Saar
Spirit in Matter initiated a new series of exhibitions on contemporary women artists, and it focused on sculpture and mixed media works by the Saar sisters.
January 22 – March 5, 2000
56th Ceramic Annual
Curated by David Furman, the Ceramic Annual focused on work from established ceramists whose pieces respond to the history of the medium.
October 3 – December 19, 1999
Drawing the Line: Contemporary Drawings
Featuring works by Southern California artists, the exhibition explored the dynamism, complexity, and virtuosity of the act of drawing and affirmed the wide intellectual and emotional range of the medium.
August 28 – October 17, 1999
Hope Photographs
Surveying the theme of hope from a variety of unconventional perspectives, the exhibition featured 75 images from prominent, insightful photographers of the past and present.