Stanley "Stan" Burnside (born 1947) is a Bahamian cartoonist, painter, and costume designer.
As a painter, his style was influenced by the collaborative process of Junkanoo, an annual Caribbean street parade.
Born in Nassau, Burnside attended school in the United States, receiving his BFA and MFA from the University of Pennsylvania.
[4][1] He was the principal artistic director and designer for the Junkanoo annual street parade groups One Family and Saxon Superstars.
[6] Burnside's artistic creations outside of Junkanoo employ the exuberance and colors of the cultural celebration.
The group, which included his brother Jackson, as well as the artists Brent Malone, Maxwell Taylor, John Beadle, and Antonius Roberts, dedicated themselves to the foundation of the National Art Gallery of The Bahamas and the promotion of a national art school.
[8] Burnside, his brother, and Beadle worked together for a season in the Junkanoo shacks before producing the painting series Jammin I.
[11] Burnside has exhibited in the United States, France, the Dominican Republic, Bermuda, Cuba, Ecuador, and Venezuela.
In the cartoons, he sketched out social commentary, with his subjects including sports, crime, religion, death, and business.
[15] After a 40-year run of Sideburns, including more than 10,000 cartoon panels,[1] The Nassau Guardian terminated Burnside's employment in 2019.