Naturality over Normality: Zackary Drucker and Taking Control of Transgender Representation
Zackary Drucker, in collaboration with Rhys Ernst, created a series of photographs titled Relationship that lasted from 2008 until 2014 that focused on not…
Escalette Permanent Collection of Art at Chapman University
Upcycled Exhibition Tote Bags
This year, the Escalette Permanent Collection of Art is excited to celebrate it’s 10+2 Year Anniversary. Milestones like this give us the opportunity to…
32K in ’22: Help the Escalette Match its NEA Grant
As a “museum without walls,” the Escalette Collection fills Chapman’s campus with enriching, thought-provoking artworks that impact life on campus for thousands of members…
Wind and Imagery of Migration: Interview with Escalette artist Bovey Lee
In celebration of Asian Pacific Islander Desi American Heritage Month, Escalette Director, Fiona Shen, joins Hong Kong-born artist Bovey Lee, to discuss the imagery…
Challenging the Male Gaze
Have you ever heard the phrase “male gaze”? It was first coined in 1975 by film critic Laura Mulvey to describe how women are…
An Exploration of Black Excellence in the Escalette Collection
In celebration of Black History Month, the Escalette Collection of Art shares ways to engage with artists whose works explore Black history, culture, and…
Student Perspective
The Escalette Collection is looking back at some of the amazing work students created in the Fall 2021 semester based on artwork in the collection. Displaying artwork…
This Land is Your Land
For the students in Dr. Fiona Shen’s First Year Focus (FFC) class, “Exploring the Escalette Collection of Art: An Experiential Journey,” the weeks leading…
Millie Wilson: Light and Memory
Millie Wilson’s light box photos are a series of haunting and humorous works that poke at stereotypes, gendered situations, and the mundanity of everyday…
Let's Get Spooky with The Escalette Collection
John Paul Jones, Black Knight, lithograph, 1963. Gift of Nancy Noble and Dennis Hudson. When the weather gets (slightly) cooler, friends thrift for the…
The Escalette Collection on Loan
Have you ever wondered where artwork from the Escalette Collection of art goes when its not on display? Some works leave campus and go…
Arranged by Color
Profiled SeriesSource: https://kengonzalesday.com/projects/profiled-series/ At first glance, the photographs created by Ken Gonzalez-Day appear to be mere re-presentations of ancient sculpture, similar to that you…