Anthony Ackrill

Biography:

Anthony Ackrill was born in Alaska in 1958, but spent most of his childhood in Florida and Ohio. He decided to pursue painting at a relatively late age.  Subsequently, he studied graphic design, and worked as an art director at an established advertising agency. In addition, he designed his own line of humorous greeting cards, which sold internationally. Following this period, Mr. Ackrill began to study drawing and painting on his own. After winning awards in several local and regional art contests, as well as selling some of his paintings, he sought a more formal education to help develop his talent. Mr. Ackrill found an excellent atelier-styled school for artists in Florence, Italy and enrolled in late 1995, at the age of 37.

In his second year in Florence, Mr. Ackrill began teaching anatomy to his fellow students, and then also taught drawing and painting. After five years of painting and teaching in Florence Italy, he returned to Florida last year, where he now has his own studio.

Exhibitions:

2004 - November, Two Person Show, Grenning Gallery, Sag Harbor, NY

2004 - February, Solo Show, Winter Park, Flordia

2001 – June, The Grenning Gallery, Sag Harbor, New York

2000 – June, The Grenning Gallery, Sag Harbor, New York

1999 – July, The Grenning Gallery, Sag Harbor, "Ackrill’s Modern American Realism"

1998 - April - July, The Grenning Gallery in Sag Harbor, a group show.

Jan - March, The Grenning Gallery in Soho, a group show in New York.

1996 - Instructing position at the Florence Academy of Art, Florence, Italy.

1995 - The Orlando Museum of Art, Group exhibition of Florida based artists.

1994 - Award Winner, Florida State Fellowship for Visual Arts.

1994 - Best of Show, Fall Festival, Gainesville, Florida.

1994 - Best of Show, Humblefest, Alachua County, Florida.

1993 - Honorable Mention, Gainesville Spring Arts Festival.