Gary Akers , born 1951 in Pikesville, Kentucky. After completing a Master's degree at Morehead State University in 1974, and spending the next year on a Greenshields Foundation Grant furthering his... Read full biography
Gary Akers , born 1951 in Pikesville, Kentucky. After completing a Master's degree at Morehead State University in 1974, and spending the next year on a Greenshields Foundation Grant furthering his egg tempera work and studies, Akers became a full time artist in 1976. Since then, his work has been... Read full biography
Gary Akers , born 1951 in Pikesville, Kentucky. After completing a Master's degree at Morehead State University in 1974, and spending the next year on a Greenshields Foundation Grant furthering his egg tempera work and studies, Akers became a full time artist in 1976. Since then, his work has been exhibited widely in numerous museums and institutions including the Speed Art Museum, the Frye Museum of Art, the Ogunquit Art Museum, the Asheville Art Museum, the National Academy of Design, the... Read full biography
Gary Akers , born 1951 in Pikesville, Kentucky. After completing a Master's degree at Morehead State University in 1974, and spending the next year on a Greenshields Foundation Grant furthering his egg tempera work and studies, Akers became a full time artist in 1976. Since then, his work has been exhibited widely in numerous museums and institutions including the Speed Art Museum, the Frye Museum of Art, the Ogunquit Art Museum, the Asheville Art Museum, the National Academy of Design, the Artists of America exhibition at the Colorado History Museum, and the Great American Artists exhibition at the Cincinnati Museum Center. In addition to his egg tempera paintings, Akers is a highly accomplished watercolorist, and has received major... Read full biography
Gary Akers , born 1951 in Pikesville, Kentucky. After completing a Master's degree at Morehead State University in 1974, and spending the next year on a Greenshields Foundation Grant furthering his egg tempera work and studies, Akers became a full time artist in 1976. Since then, his work has been exhibited widely in numerous museums and institutions including the Speed Art Museum, the Frye Museum of Art, the Ogunquit Art Museum, the Asheville Art Museum, the National Academy of Design, the Artists of America exhibition at the Colorado History Museum, and the Great American Artists exhibition at the Cincinnati Museum Center. In addition to his egg tempera paintings, Akers is a highly accomplished watercolorist, and has received major awards from the American Watercolor Society (where he is an elected Signature Member), the Southern Watercolor Societ... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (11)
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The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Who's Who in American Art, 2004 2003 - 2004 (25th Edition)
2004
McGowan, Alison C (Editor)
1,512 pages
Great American Artists Exhibition and Sale (Exhibition catalog)
2001
Editor, Cincinnati Bell
79 pages (color)
Great American Artists Exhibition and Sale (Exhibition catalog)
2000
Editor, Cincinnati Bell
78 pages (color)
Artists of America (Exhibition catalog)
1998
Bacon, Todd, Message for Denver Rotary Club
108 pages (color)
Artists of America Seventeenth Annual (Exhibition catalog)