The Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery at Scripps College is pleased to announce the exhibition Sen yer ärt sho on display from April 26 through May 19, with an opening reception on April 26 from 7-9 p.m. in the Bixby Courtyard of the Williamson Gallery. This mixed-media exhibition features the work of fourteen graduating Scripps students and explores themes such as female sexuality, stereotypes, community, and pop culture television. Located on the Scripps College campus in Claremont, the Williamson Gallery is open from 1-5 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday. This event is free and open to the public.
The Scripps senior art exhibition is an annual juried show displaying the culminating project for each selected student toward a degree in studio art. This year’s featured artwork has been designed and created in several media, ranging from lipstick to large-scale digital printing, and includes live performance art, video, drawing, painting, and photography, among others. Exhibiting seniors are: Briana Miller, Lisa Avery, Xan Latta, Dena Beard, Hillary Moore, Sarah Muhlrad, Jane Shetterly, Courtney Rush, Trilby Nelson, Kimberly Yap, Lauren Rossi, Sita Bhaumik, Miriam Terlinchamp, and Nisreen Azar.
Fragmented body parts are the focus of Miller’s drawings. Avery’s mural-sized photographs, composed of several images, address community and home space. Latta’s work re-contextualizes the worlds of late 1970s and early 1980s television, while Beard uses video to expose issues in surveillance photography. Moore and Muhlrad both tackle the theme of female sexuality: Moore through nets created with lingerie and Muhlrad in a live performance piece on April 26th. Using material ranging from natural objects and liquid clay to dismembered toys, Shetterly, Rush, and Nelson present installations of several component parts. Yap employs poster art to highlight stereotypes of Asian and Asian Americans, and Rossi’s textile designs demonstrate detail in labor and process. Bhaumik’s slides display female paper dolls interacting with unexpected environments; Terlinchamp’s paintings explore a personal relationship with death. Azar’s piece, which includes dozens of clay feet filling a carved wooden vessel, takes a frank look at the notion of community. For more information on this exhibit, please call (909) 607-5302.