Born: Los Angeles, California in 1941

Education: Art Center, Los Angeles ● Sorbonne, Paris ● University of California

Founder and President of the Grants Pass Art Museum in Oregon.
Hawaii resident and gallery owner for 23 years.
Listed in International Who’is Who of Artists”

Exhibits and Shows

Sutton Galleries New Orleans Newbern Galleries Dallas
Merrill Chase Galleries Chicago Two Squares Gallery Denver
Tallman Galleries New York Ira Roberts Galleries Los Angeles
Pace Galleries Houston Mauna Lani Gallery Hawaii
Trebor Galleries San Francisco Brennen Gallery Palm Desert
Regency Galleries Atlanta Ackerman Galleries Hawaii

Modern Impressionistic Style
His free liquid style, varied techniques (oil washes and glazing, acrylic underpaint and textured two and three-dimensional surfaces) and strong sense of form and composition have won him international acclaim.

Artist Statement
I aim to capture the brevity and essence of the subject, to stop the world and create a moment in time. My paintings take me outdoors for spontaneous impressions of the landscape. Studio work brings creativity and refinement. My palette is ever changing, combining traditional and modern techniques to bring a vision with local and international flavor.

Critique
Gary Ackerman's style might be best described as “expressionistic”, combining impressionist and abstractionist technique with his own unique synthesis of creative energies. A master of color, form and texture, his work commands a national and international audience. It is common to find him abroad studying, seeking and looking for that one moment in time that will capture his attention and inspire greatness on canvas. However, we also enjoy his beautiful Hawaiian paintings, his ability to capture the most intimate and dramatic moods of the Islands leaving us with a feeling of warmth and aloha. At home on the Big Island of Hawaii he continues to amaze the art community. With an endless amount of energy and persistence toward quality and perfection, it is no wonder that Gary Ackerman is one of the few artists today that can fill an entire gallery with his own work and still hold the viewer's interest. Gary is considered to be a leading landscape and still-life artist on Hawaii today. His Modern Impressionistic, free liquid style, varied techniques and textural two and three-dimensional surfaces along with a strong sense of form have won him international acclaim. His diversity is masterful and skilled, his colors radiantly powerful, and his composition and form are convincing.