1958 - 1962
Attended Splott Secondary Modern School
1962 - 1967
Employed as technician, Physics Dept. Cardiff University
1967 - 1977
Worked as an advertising and fashion photographer in Cardiff
1977 >
Moved to West Wales to combine landscape photography with teaching at numerous workshops, colleges and universities
1979-1982
Elected National Chair, Association of Artists and Designers in Wales, and President of AADW Benevolent Society
1981-1985
Council Member and Company Secretary, Visual Artists Rights Society
1983-1984
Council Member, Ffotogallery Cardiff.
1987-1988
Series of sponsored field trips to Ireland to photograph the landscape
1989
Began the 'View Camera Workshops' - residential workshops for large format teaching with photographer and camera maker John Nesbitt
1990-1992
Visiting tutor, Gwent College of Higher Education
1990>
Series of fine print masterclasses and numerous workshops throughout the UK on large format photography and fine printing
1991-1993
Series of extended field trips to the north of England to photograph the landscape.
1992
Appointed Senior Lecturer, University of Wales, Newport.
Represented Wales at the 'Festival Interceltique', Lorient, Brittany, France.
1993
Visiting tutor, University of Wales, Aberystwyth.
1995
Artist in residence, St. Brogan's College, Bandon, W.Cork, Ireland.
Began major body of work on 'Cader Idris'.
1996
Artist in residence, Presentation School, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, Ireland
1997
Published limited edition portfolio of platinum prints - 'Cader Idris'.
Awarded MA from Aberystwyth University.
1998
Appointed Course Leader of BA (Hons) Documentary Photography, University of Wales, Newport.
1999-2000
Visits to Sardinia to photograph the landscape.
2002
Winner of the Wakelin Award for Welsh Artists.
Visiting tutor, Karel De Grote-Hogeschool, Antwerp, Belgium.
Presented paper at Welsh history and culture conference, Syracuse, NY, USA.
Represented Wales at the 'Festival Interceltique', Lorient, Brittany, France.
2004
Artist in residence, Green Mountain College, Poultney, VT, USA
2005
Visiting lecturer, Royal Academy of Art, The Hague, Netherlands.
2008
Speaks at Welsh Culture and History conference, Toronto University, Canada
2009
Awarded Ph.D in Fine Art from Aberystwyth University
Public lecture at Fotomuseum, Antwerp, Belgium
Public lecture and masterclass at University of Ulster, Northern Ireland
2010
Visiting lecturer, Cardiff University
Guest speaker at 'Lens 2010', National Library of Wales.
Visiting lecturer, School of Art, Aberystwyth University.
2011
Began major, long-term project photographing the Cambrian Mountains, Mid-Wales as past of the interdisciplinary research team, Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Wales, Trinity St. David, Lampeter
2012
Began reviewing, editing and printing work from his archives of over fifty years as initial preparation for a future major retrospective exhibition.
2014
Research and photography for proposed book on 'Cellan Parish' in conjunction with Prof. David Austin.
2015
Continuing work on a number of projects plus contributing to several group exhibitions and giving public lectures
2016
Participated in group exhibitions in Bangor and Oriel Mon, Anglesey plus continuing editing and printing past work for major retrospective exhibition.
2017
Group exhibitions in Carmarthen and Machynlleth, plus completing work for the major retrospective exhibition at the National Library of Wales
Begins making a new series of platinum prints and re-printing some of the 'Cader Idris' platinum print series.
2018
Planning a new touring exhibition of platinum prints to several venues
The National Library of Wales is to receive Pete's archive of work in stages, beginning this year and culminating when Pete's estate is wound up after his death.
2019
Continues with the 'Stilled Lives' series, adding a new set of colour images to add a new dimension to the larger series of work. Gives lectures at a number of societies and educational institutions and continues to donate material from his archive to the National Library of Wales.
2020
The National Library of Wales acquires a portfolio of prints from the 'City Stories' series to add to their permanent collection.
Visiting post graduate tutor and Ph.D supervisor, Aberystwyth University School of Art.
Prepares for a forthcoming one-person exhibition at Fotogaleri-y-Gofeb of his B&W landscape work.
Publishes a book of his urban documentary work: 'Innocence of Eye' and has two books in preparation for publication later in the year. 'The Expressive Land and 'Silentium'.
2021
Prepares and publishes another book of new work, 'Cynara'. A hardback, limited edition volume of photographs of globe artichokes from Pete's garden.
May: 'The Expressive land' exhibition opens at Ffotogaleri y Gofeb, Machynlleth.
2022
Printing for the forthcoming 'City stories' exhibition at the Found Gallery Brecon opening in late April. Including some photographs from the series never printed before.
Completes the edits and scans for the 'City Stories' book to be published in April by Cafe Royal Books.
'City Stories' exhibition to be shown at the Welsh Senedd 'Futures' gallery, Cardiff Bay from October to December.
2023
Making new work for the series 'The Ends of the Roads'
Printing and editing for the new 'Great Little Tin Sheds of Wales' exhibition in October
Making new platinum prints
Editing images for the new 'Catalog' of the 'Great Little Tin Sheds of Wales' being published in September
'Great Little Tin Sheds of Wales' exhibition opened at Ffotogaleri y Gofeb in Machynlleth on October 6th.
'City Stories' exhibition opens at Aberystwyth University School of Art Gallery on November 20th.
Pete gives a public lecture at Aberystwyth University School of Art on Dec. 6th.
2024
Public talk at the University of Wales, Trinity St. David, Lampeter on the history and practice of platinum printing.
Pete launches YouTube channel, showing and discussing his work and projects.
Work in a group exhibition at the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery Swansea, celebrating 25 years of the Wakelin Award for Welsh artists. Pete was a winner in 2002.
Bibliography:
Publications and articles by and about Pete Davis
2024
'Inscape'
No. 133,Statement and images, pp. 6-9
2023
'Leica Society Magazine'No. 49, Winter 2023 Article and images on the 'Great Little Tin Sheds of Wales' pp 34-35
'Cambrian News', 21/09/2023. Double page spread, images and article about the 'Great Little Tin Sheds of Wales'. pp.20-21
'Leica Society Magazine' Joel Meyerowitz book review, Autumn edition, p.38
'Great Little Tin Sheds of Wales'-redux,
A56 page catalogue to accompany the new exhibition.
2022
'Leica Society Magazine'No. 45 Winter 2022 'Can't stand the heat? Article and images pp 30-32
Derek Hunter 'All the world's a stage' exhibition review. pp 33-35
Another Country book review p. 36
'Leica Society Magazine'No. 44 Autumn 2022
'Even More Perils' of a Travelling Photographer'.Article and images pp. 28-30
Inscape'No. 127 'Llanybydder Horse Sales' pp.3-5 Images and statement.
'Leica Society Magazine', No. 43 Summer 2022 Book review of Cafe Royal book - Daniel Meadows and Martin Parr's 'June Street Salford 1973,' pp. 34-35
'Western Mail' Weekend Magazine,April 23rd. Article and images about 'City Stories' exhibition. pp 20-21
Publishes a set of 10 postcards from the 'Great Little Tin Sheds of Wales' series
'Cardiff 1969-1977' Cafe Royal books ISSN 2752-5619
'Inscape'
No. 125 'What's Your World?' pp. 11-13 article and images.
2021
'Leica Society Magazine',
No. 41, Winter 2021. 'What's Your Landscape?' Article and images, pp 26-28
'Leica Society Magazine',
No. 40 Autumn 2021. 'If You Want to get Ahead...Get a Book'. Article and images pp 32-33
'Offline Journal'
#007, October 2021. Article and image 'Going Platinum', pp 32-34
'The Expressive Land' Folio. Published by 'Offline Journal' in co-operation with Ffotoglaeri y Gofeb.
'Inscape'No. 123'The Poetry of the Ordinary', pp.4 -7, article and images
'Leica Society Magazine'No. 39 Summer 2021 'What's Your Poison?'
pp 32-35
'Offline Journal'
#006 April 2021. Article and images on 'Silentium' and 'Cynara'. pp 6-9
'Cynara'
. Hardback book' of over fifty black and white images of globe artichoke plant forms collected from Pete's garden.
ISBN: 978-1-03-445631-5
Leica Society Magazine'
No. 38 Spring 2021 'Why We Need Our History'
pp 28-31
'Inscape'
No. 121 'Silentium' Article and images pp. 4-7