Solo Exhibitions
2021
scott b. davis: sonora, Marshall Gallery, Santa Monica, CA, December 4, 2021 - January 22, 2022
2020
scott b. davis: Place in the Sun, Edelman Gallery, Chicago, IL, November 30 - December 31, 2020
2019
on the probability of darkness, EUQINOM Gallery, San Francisco, CA, May 4 - June 30, 2019
2017
starlight, EUQINOM Projects, San Francisco, CA
2012
black sun, hous projects, New York, NY
vestige, jdc Fine Art, San Diego, CA
2011
walk from the sun, San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, CA
2008
land of sunshine, hous projects, New York, NY
nocturnes, Joseph Bellows Gallery, La Jolla, CA
The View from Here, Terry Etherton Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2006
los angeles night, Michael Dawson Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
east, Community College of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, NV
2003
Introductions: scott b. davis, Michael Shapiro Gallery, San Francisco, CA
curious destinations, The Farm, San Diego, CA
1998
having killed butterflies, ASA Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
Group Exhibitions
2024
Desert Forest: Life with Joshua Trees, Museum of History and Art, Lancaster, CA, September 7 - December 29, 2024
2021
In Praise of Shadows, Marshall Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA, January 16 - February 7, 2021
2020
Calm, EQUINOM Gallery, San Francisco, CA, November 11 - December 19, 2020
In Focus: Platinum Photographs, J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA
2019
One of a Kind, Obscura Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
A History of Photography, Eastman Museum, Rochester, NY
photo london 2019, London, England
the opal sea: recent work by scott b. davis and peggy ann jones, Mira Costa College, Oceanside, CA
2018
Shots in the Dark, New Mexico Museum of Art, Santa Fe, NM
On Disappearing and Appearing: The Ephemeral in Photography, Alfred Ehrhardt Foundation, Berlin, Germany
2017
UnBound 6!, Candela Books + Gallery, Richmond, VA
All Natural, SDSU Downtown Gallery, San Diego, CA
Longer Ways to Go: Photography and the American Road, Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ
Desert Waters, Marks Art Center, Palm Desert, CA
Desert Island, Coachella Valley Arts Center, Indio, CA
2016
Defying Darkness: Photography at Night, Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego, CA
Wouldn’t It Be Nice… Selections from San Diego, H Gallery, Mesquite, TX
Into the Night, Contemporary Art and the Nocturne Tradition, Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ
2015
From the Platinum Print Collection: Glittering Through Eternity, Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts, Kiyosato, Japan
New Contemporaries VII, Gallery Valencia, San Diego, CA
Platinum: Contemporary Photography, Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ
Living Arrangements, Joseph Bellows Gallery, La Jolla, CA
2014
Being Here and There, Museum of History and Art, Lancaster, CA
All that Glitters is not Gold: Platinum Photography from the Center for Creative Photography, Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ
Basically Forever, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Tokyo, Japan
Process, Photo Center North West, Seattle, WA
2013
Nature Improved, San Diego History Center, San Diego, CA
2011
Worldwide @ Young Portfolio, Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts, Kiyosato, Japan
2010
Photo 21: Contemporary American Photography, Tokyo Photo, Tokyo, Japan
Vestiges of the Light, Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts, Kiyosato, Japan
A Grand View: Arizona Landscape Photography, Etherton Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2008
Mineral, hous projects, New York, NY
New Acquisitions: The Director’s Cut, UNM Art Museum, Albuquerque, NM
2007
Photographers:Network, Thomas Kellner Studio, Siegen, Germany
Vital Signs: Place, George Eastman House, Rochester, NY
2006
24 Hour Convenience, Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, CA
2005
Platinum Prints: The Allurement of Light II, Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts, Kiyosato, Japan
15th Annual Center Awards, Center for Photographic Art, Carmel, CA
Site Lines: 24 Hours Photographing Joshua Tree, California Museum of Photography, Riverside, CA
2004
The Platinum Image, Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego, CA
High and Dry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
2003
The Discerning Eye: Southern California Collects, Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego, CA
2002
Young Portfolio Acquisitions 2001, Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts, Kiyosato, Japan
2001
Urban Landscapes, Joseph Bellows Gallery, La Jolla, CA
Not Landscape: Fragments and Metaphors, SF Camerawork, San Francisco, CA
Acquired Vision: A Selection of Recent Acquisitions, Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego, CA
Luminous: Four Photographers, David Zapf Gallery, San Diego, CA
Young Portfolio Acquisitions 2000, Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts, Kiyosato, Japan
2000
Timeless Light: Platinum Photography, Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Portland, OR
Water, Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque, NM
Black + White + Color 5, David Zapf Gallery, San Diego, CA
Young Portfolio Acquisitions 1999, Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts, Kiyosato, Japan
1999
Facts Showered with Light: Selections from the Permanent Collection, Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego, CA
Gallery Artists 1999, David Zapf Gallery, San Diego, CA
Vintage 1999, The Platinum Gallery, New York, NY
Lectures
2020
San Diego Museum of Art (virtual)
2019
California State University, San Marcos
Open Show San Diego, Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego, CA
2017
Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ
APA-SD, Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego, CA
2016
Creative Mornings, San Diego, CA
Odessa/Batumi Photo Days Festival, Odessa, Ukraine
2015
Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ
2012
San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, CA
2008
Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego, CA
2007
Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA
George Eastman House, Rochester, NY
2004
Into the Trees, Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego, CA
2003
Into the Night, SF Camerawork, San Francisco, CA
2002
Ten Years, Spruce Street Forum, San Diego, CA
2000
A Landscape Photographer Looks at Landscape, University Art Museum, Albuquerque, NM
Collections
California Museum of Photography, Riverside, CA
Center for Creative Photography, Tucson, AZ
Deutsche Bank, Frankfurt, Germany
Eastman Museum, Rochester, NY
Fidelity Investments, Boston, MA
J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA
Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts, Kiyosato, Japan
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego, CA
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO
Nerman Museum, Shawnee Mission, KS
Pier 24, San Francisco, CA
ResMed Foundation, San Diego, CA
San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, CA
Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, CA
UNM Art Museum, Albuquerque, NM