About

R. Scott Thure is a Los Angeles–based mixed-media artist whose work explores texture, color, and design. Born in Downey, California, Scott moved to the Santa Barbara area in 1976 and has been making art for more than five decades.

Native to Southern California, Scott draws lasting inspiration from 1960s surf culture, evident in his vintage surfboard-inspired collection, and a longstanding appreciation for Art Deco design. The sculpted beauty of musical instruments has motivated his latest collection of work — instrumental wall sculptures, layered compositions honoring music and craftsmanship.

With a background in construction, Scott is driven by experimentation and discovery, creating with a wide range of materials including hard woods, metals, vinyl, and salvaged elements. Guided by a balance between refinement and rawness, his process blurs the line between painting and sculpture.

Driven from an early age by that same spirit of experimentation, Scott explored Graphic Arts at Santa Barbara City College in the mid-1980s, then spent years exhibiting along the Santa Barbara waterfront, building lasting ties to the local arts community.

After stepping back for over a decade to raise his family, Scott never stopped creating. He has since returned with a wave of new work, showing throughout California in Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, Malibu, Laguna Beach, and once again in Santa Barbara.

Scott now brings a deeply tactile understanding of materials to his work, and invites viewers to fully engage with the depth and movement in each piece.

EXHIBITIONS

1988 Artworks Gallery, Santa Barbara

1988-1991 Santa Barbara Arts & Crafts Beach Show

1989 Outsiders Gallery, Santa Barbara

1989 Zelo's Cafe, Santa Barbara

1991 DeVorzon Gallery, Los Angeles

1992 Fino Arts, Westlake

1992-2002 DeVorzon Gallery, Beverly Hills

1994 Upside Down Club, Hollywood

1998-1999 Hotwings Café, Glendale

2001-2006 Belair Bar & Grill

2009-2012 James Coleman Gallery, Santa Monica 

2026 Creo Arthouse, Malibu

2026 Las Laguna Art Gallery, Laguna Beach

2026 Sandstone Gallery, Laguna Beach

2026 Gallery 113, Santa Barbara

2026 Art & Soul, Santa Barbara