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, where he now has his own studio.
EDUCATION Florence Academy of Art, Florence, Italy 1995-2000
TEACHING EXPERIENCE Instructor of Anatomy, Drawing and Painting, Florence Academy of Art 1996-2000
2015 The Principle Gallery, Charleston, North Carolina
Miller Gallery, Cincinnatti, Ohio
Marshall/Lekae Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona
Grenning Gallery, Sag Harbor, New York
Gallery 1401, Chattanooga, Tennessee
2014 The Principle Gallery, Charleston, North Carolina
Miller Gallery, Cincinnatti, Ohio
Marshall/Lekae Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona
Gallery 1401, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Florence Academy of Art Alumni Exhibition NY
2013 Gallery M, Charleston, North Carolina
Miller Gallery, Cincinnatti, Ohio
Marshall/Lekae Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona
Gallery 1401, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Victoria Golden, St. Augustine, Florida
2012 Gallery M, Charleston, North Carolina
Miller Gallery, Cincinnatti, Ohio
Marshall/Lekae Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona
Gallery 1401, Chattanooga, Tennessee
2011 Miller Gallery, Cincinnatti, Ohio
Victoria Golden, St. Augustine, Florida
Gallery 1401, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Renaissance Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
2010 Miller Gallery, Cincinnatti, Ohio
Gallery 1401, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Renaissance Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
Thomas Center Galleries, Gainesville, Florida
2009 Miller Gallery, Cincinnatti, Ohio
Hollis Gallery, Pasadena, California
Renaissance Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
Gallery 1401, Chattanooga, Tennessee
2008 Miller Gallery, Cincinnatti, Ohio
Hollis Gallery, Pasadena, California
2007 Miller Gallery, Cincinnatti, Ohio
Hollis Gallery, Pasadena, California
2006 Oglethorpe University Museum, Atlanta , Georgia
Hollis Gallery, Pasadena, California
Miller Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio
2005 Forbes Gallery, New York City
Appleton Museum of Art, Ocala, Florida
Century Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Miller Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio
Grenning Gallery, Sag Harbor, New York
2004 Appleton Museum of Art, Ocala, Florida
Grenning Gallery, Sag Harbor, New York
Miller Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio
Andreeva Portrait Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Century Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Thomas Center Gallery, Gainesville, Florida
Hippodrome Gallery, Gainesville, Florida
2003 Hirschl & Adler, New York City
Rhode Island School of Design
Westbeth Gallery, New York City
Panorama Museum, Badfrankenhausen, Germany
Century Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Blue Spiral Gallery, Asheville, North Carolina
2002 Grenning Gallery, Sag harbor, New York
City of Orlando, Terrace Gallery, Orlando, Florida
Blue Spiral Gallery, Asheville, North Carolina
Von Liebig Art Gallery, Naples, Florida
Arts Center Gallery, Okaloosa, Florida
2001 Grenning Gallery, Sag Harbor, New York
2000 Grenning Gallery, Sag Harbor, New York
University of Rochester, New York,
Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida
1999 Grenning Gallery, Sag Harbor, New York
1998 Grenning Gallery, Sag Harbor, New York
1995 Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando, Florida
MUSEUM COLLECTIONS
Appleton Museum of Art, Ocala, Florida
PUBLICATIONS
New American Paintings 2008
American Art Collector, July 2006
American Artist Magazine, January, 2005
American Artist Magazine 2000
AWARDS
The Florida state fellowship for artists grant
