Maurice Burns completed his formal education at the Rhode Island School of Design and the Royal College of Art in London, earning his B.F.A. from RISD and his master’s from the Royal College. Over his illustrious career, Burns has shown at institutions such as the Royal College of Art, London; the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, NM; The Fine Arts Museum of New Mexico; and the Albuquerque Museum of Art, NM. He was featured in the book Black Artists of the New Generation by Elton Fax in 1977 and included in Who’s Who in Black America in 1981. Additionally, he has been written up in publications such as Santa Fe Art by Simone Ellis, Davenport’s Art Reference, and The Magazine. His work includes large portraits and interior/exterior works. In 2017, “A Vibrant Refrain by Maurice Burns” was shown at the Center for Contemporary Arts in Santa Fe.
Maurice Burns
Studios
Adams
Maurice Burns worked in the Adams studio.
Given to the MacDowell Association by Margaret Adams of Chicago, the half-timbered, stuccoed Adams Studio was designed by MacDowell Fellow and architect F. Tolles Chamberlin ca. 1914. Chamberlin was primarily a painter, but also provided designs for the Lodge and an early renovation of the main hall. The studio’s structural integrity was restored during a thorough renovation in…