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Graduating from College and separating from his college sweetheart in 1980, a bit like a rudderless ship, Gregory traveled to the American Virgin Islands to sort himself out. In St. Croix, he wandered the white sand beaches and camped under palm trees and catamarans. On his 3rd day on the island he was alone on a beach drawing when a man approached and asked to see Gregory’s sketches. The man was the owner of the small hotel and restaurant up the beach and invited Gregory in for a beer. He looked over Gregory’s sketches and proposed an arrangement, commissioning Gregory to do artwork for the small hotel in exchange for a roof over his head. It was a win-win situation and Gregory’s first Artist in Residence.
Since 1999, to add a unique offering to an establishment, Ang Arts and Gregory Burns have been successfully engaged by nearly forty premium resorts, cruise lines and residency programs throughout the world as the Artists in Residence with the view to raise the status of the institution and the profile of Gregory’s artwork. Gregory has been free to create numerous series of paintings in exotic locations which leads to a solo exhibition onsite. Often times visitors gain access to a practicing artist in their studio and have the opportunity to take painting classes. In several cases media coverage of the residency and the resulting series of artworks has been extensive (CNN, CNBC, Shanghai TV). Ang Arts has also produced many videos of these residencies that are posted on social media platforms.
Selected Residencies
2023 The Westin Maldives, Miriandhoo Resort, Maldives
2023 LUX, South Ari Atoll, Maldives
2021 Olympic Agora, Tokyo Olympics 2020, Japan
2019 Amilla Fushi & Finolhu, Maldives
Seabourn Cruises, Darwin to Singapore, Maldives to Singapore, Dubai to Singapore
2018 The Brickyard, China
Amilla Fushi & Finolhu, Maldives
Shangri-La Resorts, Colombo & Hambantota, Sri Lanka
Seabourn Cruises, Miami to Rio de Janerio
Seabourn Cruises, Hong Kong to Osaka
2017 Amilla Fushi, Maldives
2016 Amilla Fushi, Maldives
2015 The Cumberland Hotel, London, UK
Seabourn Cruises, Canada to Florida
One & Only Reethi Rah, The Maldives
2014 One & Only Reethi Rah, The Maldives
Seabourn Cruises, Suez Canal
2013 One & Only Reethi Rah, The Maldives
Shangri-La, Pudong Shanghai, China
2012 Swatch Art Peace Hotel, Shanghai, China
Shangri-La Tokyo, Japan
2011 Alila Villas Soori, Indonesia
Sheraton Grande Phuket, Thailand
Seabourn Cruises, South Pacific Ocean
2010 Shangri-La Resorts, Maldives
The Schoolhouse, Great Wall, China
Anantara Phuket, Thailand
2009 Anantara Golden Triangle, Thailand
2008 Angsana Marrakech, Morocco
2007 Banyan Tree Maldives, Maldives
Four Seasons Sayan, Four Seasons Jimbaran, Indonesia
2006 Banyan Tree Lijiang, China
Banyan Tree Shangri-La, China
2005 Allila Mangas, Alila Ubud, Alila Jakarta, Indonesia
Hotel de la Paix, Cambodia
Allila Kao Yai, Thailand
2002 Oberoi Udaivillas, India
1999 Oberoi Lombok, Indonesia
StudioBurns 113 Eunos Ave 3 Gordon Industrial Building Singapore