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Rob Akey BIOGRAPHY
Born 1956 Whitefish, Montana. Known for: National park and prairie landscape painting, teaching.
Rob Akey's Montana roots run deep. Glacier National Park and Montana's prairies are more than landscape subject matter to Rob; they are in his blood. His use of lighting reveals that heritage, as... Read full biography
Rob Akey's Montana roots run deep. Glacier National Park and Montana's prairies are more than landscape subject matter to Rob; they are in his blood. His use of lighting reveals that heritage, as does his training in Tonalist traditions and studies of American Impressionism. Rob is very active in... Read full biography
Rob Akey's Montana roots run deep. Glacier National Park and Montana's prairies are more than landscape subject matter to Rob; they are in his blood. His use of lighting reveals that heritage, as does his training in Tonalist traditions and studies of American Impressionism. Rob is very active in creating and selling his paintings in Montana. In 2010, he was awarded the commission from Montana's Department of Natural Resources to paint a 96" x 72" oil, which he titled Lifestreams. Rob is... Read full biography
Rob Akey's Montana roots run deep. Glacier National Park and Montana's prairies are more than landscape subject matter to Rob; they are in his blood. His use of lighting reveals that heritage, as does his training in Tonalist traditions and studies of American Impressionism. Rob is very active in creating and selling his paintings in Montana. In 2010, he was awarded the commission from Montana's Department of Natural Resources to paint a 96" x 72" oil, which he titled Lifestreams. Rob is dedicated to the positive role of public art in the United States; he has received both public art juried commissions and is proud of Montana's leadership role in the public arts arena as evidenced by its Percent-For-Art program. Rob graduated from the... Read full biography
Rob Akey's Montana roots run deep. Glacier National Park and Montana's prairies are more than landscape subject matter to Rob; they are in his blood. His use of lighting reveals that heritage, as does his training in Tonalist traditions and studies of American Impressionism. Rob is very active in creating and selling his paintings in Montana. In 2010, he was awarded the commission from Montana's Department of Natural Resources to paint a 96" x 72" oil, which he titled Lifestreams. Rob is dedicated to the positive role of public art in the United States; he has received both public art juried commissions and is proud of Montana's leadership role in the public arts arena as evidenced by its Percent-For-Art program. Rob graduated from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design (Design and Illustration) and served as designer and Creative Directive for Tonka Toys... Read full biography
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Rob Akey's Montana roots run deep. Glacier National Park and Montana's prairies are more than landscape subject matter to Rob; they are in his blood. His use of lighting reveals that heritage, as does his training in Tonalist traditions and studies of American Impressionism.
Rob is very active in creating and selling his paintings in Montana. In 2010, he was awarded the commission from Montana's Department of Natural Resources to paint a 96" x 72" oil, which he titled Lifestreams.
Rob is dedicated to the positive role of public art in the United States; he has received both public art juried commissions and is proud of Montana's leadership role in the public arts arena as evidenced by its Percent-For-Art program.But wait, there's more...
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