Samella!

Samella Lewis was a seminal figure in 20th-century American art as an artist, curator, and art historian. Her work utilized the power of art to build community and address the struggle for equality for Black Americans. In addition to establishing a visionary studio practice, Lewis was the founder of the International Review of African American Art (1975) and the Museum of African American Art (1976) and the first tenured black professor at Scripps College, where she taught from 1970-84, among many other accomplishments.

The exhibition, curated by Francine Farr PhD, will not only focus on her work as an artist, but will also include work by other artists and projects that will illuminate Lewis’s legacy as a mentor, leader, and organizer.