Akiane Kramarik
| Akiane Kramarik | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 9, 1994 Mount Morris, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation | painter, poet |
| Website | |
| artakiane.com | |
Akiane Kramarik (
/æˈkiːænæ/; born July 9, 1994) is an American poet and artistic prodigy.
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[edit] Biography
Akiane Kramarik was born in Mount Morris, Illinois to a Lithuanian mother and an American father. She is homeschooled.[1]
She is primarily a self-taught painter. However, she states that God has given her the visions and abilities to create her artwork, which is unusual for her family, considering both her parents were atheist at the time (they later converted to Christianity on account of Kramarik's paintings and visions). Kramarik started drawing at the age of four, advancing to painting at six, and writing poetry at seven. Her first completed self-portrait sold for US$10,000.[2] A portion of the money generated from sales is donated by Kramarik to charities.[3] According to Kramarik, her art is inspired by her visions of heaven, and her personal connection with God. Kramarik's art depicts life, landscape, and people.
At the age of 10, she appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show and at the age of 12, on CNN.[4]
[edit] Bibliography
- Akiane Kramarik, (2006). Akiane: Her Life, Her Art, Her Poetry. Nashville: W Publishing Group. ISBN 0-8499-0044-1.
- Akiane Kramarik, (2006). Akiane My Dream is Bigger Than I: Memories of Tomorrow. Artakiane.llc. ISBN 0-9778697-0-9.
[edit] References
- ^ Her Life at her official website
- ^ "Akiane Kramarik: Dream Child". Christianity Today. July 2004. Archived from the original on 2007-01-24. http://web.archive.org/web/20070124075844/http://www.christianitytoday.com/tc/2004/004/7.24.html. Retrieved 2007-01-30.
- ^ Akiane: home page
- ^ "Lou Dobbs Tonight Transcript". CNN. 2003-10-24. http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0310/24/ldt.00.html. Retrieved 2007-01-30.
[edit] External links
- "Akiane: child prodigy, artist, poet". http://www.artakiane.com/.
- "Akiane gift site". http://www.artnsoulwrks.com/.
- Akiane Kramarik at the Internet Movie Database
- Interview: Akiane Kramarik at the Wayback Machine (archived January 6, 2009)
- "Ilia Kramarik (Akiane's brother)". http://iliapoetry.com/.
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