Burns is an artist, athlete, writer and motivational speaker. His paintings are mostly inspired by his travels.
Born 1957, Washington D.C., USA.
Education
1998-1999
Master of Fine Art, PaintingRoyal Melbourne Institute of Technology; Melbourne, Australia
1984-1985
Graduate studies in Chinese painting/calligraphy and art history
Chung Da University; Taipei, Taiwan (San Jose State Int'l Program)
1978-1980
BA Communications Studies/Minor in Art
University of California, Santa Barbara; California, USA
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2012
‘FLY’, River South Art Center, Shanghai, China
‘Painted Journeys’, The Gallery, Shangri-La Pudong, China
‘Made in Tokyo’, Shangri-La Tokyo, Japan
"Shanghai Journey”, Swatch Art Peace Hotel, Shanghai, China
“Recent Works”, StudioBurns Gallery, Singapore
2011
“Made in Bali”, Alila Villas Soori, Bali, Indonesia
“Made in Maldives”, Shangri-La Resort, Villingili, Maldives
2010
“Made in Mutianyu”, The Schoolhouse, Beijing, China
2009
“Recovery”, RR Gallery, San Francisco, California, USA
2008
“Olympic & Paralympic Heroes”, Creation Art Gallery, Beijing, China
"Moroccan Medley”, Angsana Riad Collection, Marrakech, Morocco
2007
“Connection Shanghai”, River South Art Center, Shanghai, China
“Painted Journey”, Jane Haslem Gallery, Wash. D.C. USA
2006
“China: Lijiang to Shangri-la”, Kooky Loft, Singapore
2005
"Unmapped Journey", SCCB, Santa Cruz, Ca. USA
2004
"Sanctums”, Karen Weber Gallery, Hong Kong
2003
"Migration and Transition", The Big Pagoda, San Francisco, USA
"Sacred Sites", University Cultural Center, Nat. Univ. of Singapore
2001
"Euro Rising", London Fine Arts Gallery, Singapore
"Meditations", Cargo, Milan, Italy
2000
"Pools and Sanctuaries", London Fine Arts Gallery, Singapore
1999
"Traveling and Arriving", LaSalle Gallery, Singapore
1998
"Portals", Notices Gallery, Four Seasons, Singapore
1995
"Recent Works", American Club, Hong Kong
1994
"Breast Stroke to Brush Stroke", Convention Center, Hong Kong
1988
"Asian Journey", American Club, Taipei, Taiwan
Selected Group Exhibitions
2012
“DiverseCity”, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore
“Portals & Passages”, Los Gatos Chambers, California, USA
“Swatch Art Peace Hotel Artists Show”, The Graffiti Park, Shanghai, China
“Recent Works”, photos & paintings- Gregory & Angie Burns, StudioBurns, Singapore
2010
“Chen Chuan-gen & Gregory Burns”, Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan
“A Summer in Garessio”, Regolo, Garessio, Italy
“Colorful Seduction”, John Erdos Art, Singapore
“Travelogues”, Santa Cruz County Bank, California, USA
“Moroccan Medley”, Yang Gallery, Singapore
“King’s Cup Charity Reception”, Four Seasons, Bangkok, Thailand
2009
“ArtFirst” University Medical Center at Princeton, New Jersey, USA
2008
"eMotion Pictures: Moving Stories", Mascone Center, San Francisco, USA
2007
“Art Slam”, De Young Museum, San Francisco, Ca. USA
“Contemporary Chinese”, Yang Gallery, Singapore
“Ubud Impressions” Four Seasons Resort, Sayan, Bali, Indonesia
“Jimbaran Impressions” Ganesha Gallery, Four Seasons Resort, Bali, Indonesia
2006
“Transformations”, J. F. Kennedy Center Gallery, Wash. D.C., USA
2005
“VSA Group Show”, Marina Mandarin Hotel, Singapore
2004
"Travel Art”, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore
"Art Informed by Buddhist Practice", S.F. Buddhist Center, Ca, USA
"eMotion Pictures: Orthopedics in Art", Traveling Exhibition:
United Nations, New York, USA
World Congress on Aging, Madrid, Spain
Herbst International Exhibition Hall, San Francisco, Ca, USA
Millennium Arts Center, Washington DC, USA
2001
"Asian Works", King's Road Gallery, London, England
1999
"VSA Asia & Pacific Festival", Osaka, Japan
"MFA Final Works", 200 Gertrude Street, Melbourne, Australia
1997
Singapore Arts League, Group Exhibition, Raffles, Singapore
1995
"New Trends", H.K. Convention Center, Hong Kong
2012
Rias Ark Museum of Art, Kesennuma, Japan
Swatch Art Peace Hotel, Shanghai, China
2010
The Schoolhouse at Mutianyu, China
2009
First Gulf Bank, Singapore
Ho Bee, Singapore
2008
BHP Billiton, Australia & China
2007
Four Seasons Resorts, Indonesia
2006
Banyan Tree Resorts, China & Maldives
2005
Clifford Chance Wong, Singapore
Deutsche Bank, Hong Kong
Marina Mandarin Hotel, Singapore
2004
Credit Suisse, Singapore
Utrecht, New Jersey, USA
2003
P&G Asia, Singapore
2001
ST Micro Electronics, Singapore
2002 `
Oberoi Resorts, Udaipur, India
2000
The United States Olympic Committee, Colorado Springs, USA
Bill & Hilary Clinton, Washington D.C., USA
The Mingei International Museum, San Diego, USA
The Drachen Foundation, Seattle, USA
1999
Ambassador to the United States and Mrs. Green, Singapore
Mercedes Benz, Singapore
M1 Mobile Telephone, Singapore
1998
Iomega, Singapore
Nokia Telecommunications, Singapore
Allied Domecq, London, England
1997
National Council of Social Services, Singapore
1995
PepsiCo Foundation, Purchase, New York
1994
Belgian Bank, Hong Kong
Dewey Ballantine Law Office, Hong Kong
1985
TYPA Community Center, Wall Murals, Taipei, Taiwan
1983
Dole Pineapple Corporation, Honolulu, USA
