Pete Scully has lived in Davis since late 2005,
working at the Statistics Department of UC Davis since 2006 as
graduate coordinator. Pete is an avid urban sketcher who draws
the everyday world around him – streets, people, fire hydrants,
all urban details – in ink line and watercolor wash, using his
sketchbook to have a conversation with his environment. He draws
to remember, in case he forgets.
This exhibition displays drawings captured in sites as varied as
Davis (his home since 2005) and his native London, UK. Pete has
organized sketch-crawls in Davis and London, and his work has
appeared in several publications globally. His first book,
Creative Sketching Workshop, was published in Fall 2015
and his book Five-Minute Sketching People will appear in
Fall 2016.
Pete is an original correspondent for the website and non-profit
Urban Sketchers (urbansketchers.org), dedicated to promote the
art of location drawing. In 2011 he had his first solo exhibit of
Davis sketches at the Pence Gallery. Pete lives in Davis with his
wife, Angela, and his son, Luke. They watch a lot of soccer
together.
Pete Scully, urban sketcher, views the world through his sketch
books which are the subject of the Design Museum’s exhibition,
“Conversations with the City.” Here are some select photos
highlighting the exhibition.
Art by Pete Scully, all photos by Barbara Molloy, copyright UC
Davis
Ph.D. Art History, Boston UniversityM.A. Art History, University of Texas at AustinB.A. French Language and Literature, Vanderbilt University
Fields of interest: History of modern & contemporary art &
design. Marcel Duchamp, museums, narrative environments, and
experience design. Book design after Mallarmé.
