Biography
Fine Arts Connoisseur magazine, “Three to Watch” article, July/August Publication - USA
Fine Arts Connoisseur magazine, May/June Publication - USA
FACE 2025 - Society of Portrait Sculptors - The Garrison Chapel, London, UK
17th International ARC Salon competition - Two First Place prizes for the sculpture The Garden in both the Sculpture and the Fully From Life categories,
and an Honorable Mention for Revelation in the Sculpture category - Art Renewal Center, USA - See it here!
2025
Became Graduate in Residence and Instructor at the Florence Academy of Art for the academic year 2024-2025 - Florence, Italy
IN THE LIGHT OF FLORENCE - Pneuma Art Foundation group exhibition - Florence, Italy - See it here!
Received Second place for “Sculpture of the Year” at Florence Academy of Art - Florence, Italy
Graduated from the Florence Academy of Art - Florence, Italy
FACE 2024 - Society of Portrait Sculptors - The Garrison Chapel, London, UK
2024
Figurative Sculpture Invitational - National Sculpture Society - Herron School of Art + Design, Indianapolis, IN - See it here!
45th Elkhart Juried Regional - Midwest Museum of American Art, Elkhart, IN - See it here!
Won second place prize in the 23rd ARC Scholarship Competition, through the Art Renewal Center
See it here!
Completed the second year of the Sculpture Program at the Florence Academy of Art in Florence, Italy
2023
Completed the first year of the Sculpture Program at the Florence Academy of Art in Florence, Italy
2022
2021
Commenced study at The Florence Academy of Art in Florence, Italy
Death of a Thesis Show: 2020 Herron Graduates - Sugar Creek Art Center, Thornton, IN
Recent Work by Gabriel Akre: A Solo Exhibition - Barnes & Thornburg Building, Indianapolis, IN
2020
Indiana Chamber of Commerce Summer 2020 Exhibition - Indiana Chamber of Commerce building, Indianapolis, IN
Graduated Herron School of Art + Design at IUPUI with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting
The Endless Complexities of People & Places: A Senior Thesis Exhibition by Gabriel Akre and Anita Gordon - Harrison Center, Indianapolis, IN - See it here!
Genesis Art Magazine Publication - IUPUI, Indianapolis, IN
Barnes & Thornburg Spring 2020 Exhibition - Barnes & Thornburg Building, Indianapolis, IN
National Society of Arts and Letters Annual 2020 Exhibition - Bloomington, IN
2019
The Space in Between - Artist Residency Solo Exhibition - StorageSpace Art Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
StorageSpace Summer Artist Residency - StorageSpace Art Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
Frost Brown Todd Summer Exhibition - Frost Brown Todd Building, Indianapolis, IN
Featured in IUPUI’s “Indy Impressions” series - IUPUI, Indianapolis, IN - See it here!
Genesis Art Magazine Publication - IUPUI, Indianapolis, IN
Barnes & Thornburg Spring 2019 Exhibition - Barnes & Thornburg Building, Indianapolis, IN
Monochromatic - Herron School of Art + Design, Eskenazi Fine Arts Center, Indianapolis, IN
2018
SACI End of Year Student Exhibition - SACI Studio Arts College International, Florence, Italy
Body Archives - OnArt Gallery, formerly home to Benvenuto Cellini, Florence, Italy
Barnes & Thornburg Spring 2018 Exhibition - Barnes & Thornburg Building, Indianapolis, IN
Genesis Art Magazine Publication - IUPUI, Indianapolis, IN
2017
Marsh Gallery Painting Exhibition - Herron School of Art + Design, Indianapolis, IN
Exploring Art in Italy - Herron School of Art + Design, Eskenazi Fine Arts Center, Indianapolis, IN
DYNAMO - Circle City Industrial Complex, Indianapolis, IN