Paul Gregory

Paul Gregory (born October 26, 1952) is an American lighting designer. He is the president and founder of Focus Lighting, a New York City-based architectural lighting design firm.

Career

Gregory designed lighting for shows at regional theaters such as The Alley Theater in Houston, Texas and Stage West in Massachusetts. He was trained in theatrical lighting at the Goodman Theater School, part of the Art Institute of Chicago, and received an MFA from the Parsons School of Design.

In 1975 Gregory, along with his partner Rick Spaulding, founded Litelab Corp in Buffalo, New York. Litelab specialized in nightclub design and eventually grew to have offices in New York, Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, and a factory in Buffalo. Gregory left Litelab in 1985 and founded Focus Lighting.

Since its establishment in 1987, Focus Lighting has garnered numerous awards for architectural lighting design.

Notable projects Times Square Ball – 100th and 101st Anniversary Marcus Center for the Performing Arts Le Cirque Reflect at the Stephen P. Clark Government Center in Miami

Awards