William Gentry is the founder of The Colors of Cambodia and the current President of A World of Difference. Born in California, he graduated from Indiana University in 1981 with a Bachelors Degree in Fine Arts Painting. After working as an artist, musician and businessman throughout America, he moved to Singapore in 1995 to grow his families’ business (Positronic Industries).
Upon the encouragement of his wife Audrey, and in the spirit of giving time not just money, he started traveling to Cambodia to teach children art in 2003. He perceived a wealth of potential talent in the children of Cambodia. His efforts grew into what is now the Colors of Cambodia Art School and Gallery in Siem Reap.
In 2005 William started Imagical Arts, a multimedia company in Singapore, and in 2010 Imagical Arts produced the Bollywood Indie movie “The Genius of Beauty”. Imagical Arts has also created numerous animations and original pieces of music.
As an artist William considers himself a surrealist. His works are owned by collectors throughout the world and in 1988 he won the prestigious “Painting of the Year Award from the Palo Alto Art League in Palo Alto, California. William continues to travel the world advancing his “Art Will Save the World” mission. His primary residence continues to be Singapore where he lives with his wife Audrey. He has three children, Amelie, Nicholas, and Alexander.