Pete Grady grew up in 1960's Southern California. Always the kid who could draw, his interest in art and photography started at an early age. He enjoyed stints as an assistant to commercial photographers, a photographic technician at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and a major photographic equipment manufacturer, photolithography engineering in the semiconductor industry and concurrently operating a successful commercial and editorial photography business. Never far from a camera, his career in art overlaps it all. He received his BFA with an emphasis in drawing from Boise State University. The recipient of several state and national grants, Pete lives in Boise, Idaho with his wife and assorted dogs and cats.