SHANGRI-LA HOTEL, COLOMBO
Welcomes Gregory Burns
Gregory Burns will be offering art classes or group workshops from 10 December to 19 December from 10 a.m. to 12p.m at Shangri-la Hotel, Colombo. The sessions are priced from Rs 4000 upwards.
Shangri-la Hotel, Colombo welcomes Gregory Burns as the hotel’s first artist-in-residence. During his residence, the renowned American artist will experience Sri Lanka amidst the luxurious services and facilities of the Shangri La Hotel, Colombo and the Shangri-la’s Hambantota Golf Resort and Spa. To give guests a first hand experience on his techniques in his creations, Gregory Burns will be in the golf resort until 9 December and thereafter in the hotel from 10 to 19 December 2018.
Mr. Burns will pull together a diverse collection of colours and imagery with which he will portray the beauty of nature. This is the first of an upcoming series to continuously position Shangri-la Hotel, Colombo as the centreto access the transformative power of knowledge in various disciplines.
The choice of Mr. Burns as the first artist-inresidence rests with his longstanding relationship with Shangri-la Hotels and Resorts. He was first introduced to the family as artist-in-residence in 2010 and 2011 at Shangrila Maldives and later at Shangri-la Tokyo in 2012. Recently, his latest collection, Painted Journeys, were also featured at The Gallery at Pudong Shangrila, East Shanghai. In early 2013, Mr. Burns also joined the hotel’s efforts in engaging the community.
In a similar stance Mr Burns will engage in the communities of Sri Lanka,
firstly with an art competition by the special education unit in “Navajeevana”-
a nongovernmental organisation based in the Hambantota district of southern Sri Lanka, and
secondly with a motivational speech towards the youth in Colombo’s neighbouring community.
A three-time Paralympic athlete, Mr. Burns has won gold medals and set world records in swimming pools from Barcelona to Sydney. As a painter, he has carried canvas and brush across five continents.
Whether searching for new vistas to paint, travelling on business or flying to meet one of his many motivational speaking or charity commitments, Mr. Burns spends a lot of time on the road.