Mr. Scully studied artistic anatomy with Robert Hale, who had been the curator of American Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC; Richard was awarded the Augustus St. Gauden's Medal for draftsmanship; he studied sculpture with Charles Salerno at the National Academy of Design, NYC and watercolor with Mario Cooper. Mr. Scully studied painting with Theodore Stamos, Knox Martin and Julian Levy at the Art Students League, NYC. In his early years as a young artist in NYC, Richard shared a studio with his teacher, friend and mentor Alvin Hollingsworth. Richard taught Theatrical Design at the New School for Social Research, NYC; Galleries included: Barbara Ingber Gallery, NYC; West Broadway-SoHo Gallery, NYC; West 4th St. Gallery, NYC; Desmond Gallery, LA; Modern Art Downtown, LA; the Route 66 Art Gallery, LA; Howard Swerdloff Gallery, LA; The Colonnade Art Gallery & Studio, LA; Avenue 50 Gallery, LA. Mr. Scully is in several private collections.
1986 “3 East Village Artists”, Dramatist Personae Gallery
*”Survival of the Fittest”, (Kidney Foundation Art
Show), Ingber Gallery
“March Hare Show”, Lasser Gallery
1985 “Man and Nature”, Dramatist Personae Gallery
“Illuminations”, Dramatist Personae Gallery
“Myths”, Lasser Gallery
*Robert Costa’s – “In Racist America”, Dramatist
Personae Gallery
1984 “L ‘Esprit Encyclopedique”, Tompkins Square Library
“Bacchanale”, Tompkins Square Library
1983 “New Talent 83”, Dubelle Fine Arts Gallery
“Art Expo”, New York Coliseum – Dubelle Fine Arts
Gallery
*Invitational
Currently showing Online at the Linus Gallery
http://linusgallery.com/juried-exhibitions/category/collages-2/
CURRENT / UPCOMING SHOWS:
July 31st - Collage Online Show - Linus Galleries - Pasadena/Long Beach, CA - http://linusgallery.com/juried-exhibitions/category/collages-2/
July 13th - 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm - "OPEN CALL 2012" - Barnsdall Art Center - The Junior Arts Center Gallery - 4800 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90027
July 7th - 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm - "National and State Parks and the Animals that Inhabit Them..." - Colonnade Art Gallery, 2421 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA - (626) 239-3153 - Group Show
June 23rd - August 18th - Group Show at the Segil Fine Art Gallery - 110 West Lime Avenue, Monrovia, CA - (626) 358-5563 - One of my drawings "Flowers and Pears" will be in the show.
Reviews/Bibliographies:
2012 - Pasadena Star News, "...among the pieces on display will be Richard Scully's graphite drawing, "Flowers and Pears" - Segil Fine Art Gallery.
2010 - Dailynews.com, “…Scully’s focus is on composition, so he plans his work, beginning with a sketch…”
2009 - San Gabriel Valley News, “…the collage painting, “Street Scene”, depicts a fantastical street scene in vibrant pinks and greens…”
1983 – ARTSPEAK, “…Richard Scully’s large powerful art works move easily between figurative and abstraction…”SOLO EXHIBITS:
1985 Ingber Gallery, SoHo, New York City
Dramatis Personae Gallery, New York City
SELECTED GROUP SHOWS: California
2015 "Group Show" - Colonnade Art Gallery, Pasadena, CA
2014 "Group Show" - Colonnade Art Gallery, Pasadena, CA
2012 "Group Show" - Art Matters Encore - San Marino League
2012 "Group Show" - Colonnade Art Gallery, Pasadena, CA
2011 “Group Show” - Avenue 50 Gallery, Los Angeles
2011 “Group Show” - Arroyo Arts Collective show, Los Angeles
2010 “Group Show” - Howeeduzzit Gallery, Alhambra, CA
2009 “Group Show” - Arroyo Arts Collective show, Los Angeles
2009 “Group Show” - Route 66 Art Gallery, Monrovia, CA
2006 “Group Show” - Modern Art Downtown, Los Angeles
2005 "Group Show" - Modern Art Downtown, Los Angeles
2003 "Group Show" - Desmond Gallery, Hollywood
1994 "Day of the Dead" - Los Angeles Dept. of Cultural Affairs
1992 "Barnsdale Annual" - Los Angeles Dept. of Cultural Affairs
1988 “Group Show” - Celtic Art Center, Hollywood
In Loving Memory
RICHARD SCULLY
(1945-2013)
