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'''Akiane Kramarik''' ({{IPAc-en|æ|'|k|iː|æ|n|æ}};<ref name="art tour 2007">{{cite news |author= |title=Akiane art tour 2007 |work=La Prensa |place=San Diego|date=June 8, 2007 |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1303639351.html |accessdate=2014-09-24 |via =Highbeam |subscription=yes }}</ref> born July 9, 1994) is an [[United States|American]] [[poet]] and artist. She was known as a child prodigy and has begun drawing at the age of four.<ref name="strokes of genius">{{cite news |author=Robin Heflin |title=Strokes of genius; Just 10, Post Falls' Akiane Kramarik is dazzling everybody with her paintings, poetry |work=The Spokesman-Review |place=Spokane, WA |date=July 11, 2004 |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-27379977.html |accessdate=2014-09-24 |via =Highbeam |subscription=yes }}</ref> Kramarik is world-renowned for her paintings, but especially for her piece, ''Prince of Peace'',{{citation needed|date=September 2014}} which was completed at the age of eight.
'''Akiane Kramarik''' ({{IPAc-en|æ|'|k|iː|æ|n|æ}};<ref name="art tour 2007">{{cite news |author= |title=Akiane art tour 2007 |work=La Prensa |place=San Diego|date=June 8, 2007 |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1303639351.html |accessdate=2014-09-24 |via =Highbeam |subscription=yes }}</ref> born July 9, 1994) is an [[United States|American]] [[poet]] and artist. She was known as a child prodigy and has begun drawing at the age of four.<ref name="strokes of genius">{{cite news |author=Robin Heflin |title=Strokes of genius; Just 10, Post Falls' Akiane Kramarik is dazzling everybody with her paintings, poetry |work=The Spokesman-Review |place=Spokane, WA |date=July 11, 2004 |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-27379977.html |accessdate=2014-09-24 |via =Highbeam |subscription=yes }}</ref> Kramarik is world-renowned for her paintings, but especially for her piece, ''Prince of Peace'',<ref name="Baily Deast">{{cite web|last1=Jones|first1=Justin|title=Blessed or Cursed? Child Prodigies Reveal All|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/11/17/blessed-or-cursed-child-prodigies-reveal-all.html|publisher=[[The Daily Beast]]|accessdate=20 December 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/articles/2014/11/17/blessed-or-cursed-child-prodigies-reveal-all.html|date=17 November 2014|quote=“Some researches actually analyzed my work and compared the Shroud of Turin with… this painting,” Akiane told Katie Couric earlier this year. The Shroud of Turin is the alleged cloth Jesus was buried in after he was crucified. “They said it was almost 80 to 90 per cent accurate.}}</ref> which was completed at the age of eight.


==Biography==
==Biography==

Revision as of 18:36, 20 December 2014

Akiane Kramarik
File:Faithfulness by Akiane.JPG
Painting by Akiane Kramarik
Born (1994-07-09) July 9, 1994 (age 30)
Mount Morris, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation(s)Painter, poet
Websiteartakiane.com

Akiane Kramarik (/æˈkiːænæ/;[1] born July 9, 1994) is an American poet and artist. She was known as a child prodigy and has begun drawing at the age of four.[2] Kramarik is world-renowned for her paintings, but especially for her piece, Prince of Peace,[3] which was completed at the age of eight.

Biography

Akiane Kramarik was born July 9, 1994, in Mount Morris, Illinois to a Lithuanian mother and an American father.[4] She started education at a public school but was later homeschooled.[2]

She is primarily a self-taught painter. She states that God spoke to her when she was four years old, encouraging her to paint and draw her visions.[5] Her parents were atheists at the time (they later converted to Christianity because of Kramarik's paintings and visions). She started drawing at the age of four, and advanced to painting at six, and writing poetry at seven. Her first completed self-portrait sold for US$10,000.[5] A portion of the money generated from sales is donated by Kramarik to charities.[6]

Her paintings are often allegorical as well as spiritual, involving likenesses of Jesus, pictures from magazines, children, animals, and also self-portraits.[2] According to Kramarik, her art is inspired by her visions of heaven, and her personal connection with God.[7]

At the age of 10, she appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, then on CNN at the age of 12.[8]

By age 12 she had completed sixty large-scale paintings. Some of her works have been purchased by the US Embassy in Singapore.[1] Overall, she has completed over 200 published art works, 800 literary creations, and published two best-selling books.[6]

Bibliography

  • Akiane Kramarik, (2006). Akiane: Her Life, Her Art, Her Poetry. Nashville: W Publishing Group. ISBN 0-8499-0044-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  • Akiane Kramarik, (2006). Akiane My Dream is Bigger Than I: Memories of Tomorrow. Artakiane.llc. ISBN 0-9778697-0-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)

References

  1. ^ a b "Akiane art tour 2007". La Prensa. San Diego. June 8, 2007. Retrieved 2014-09-24 – via Highbeam. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ a b c Robin Heflin (July 11, 2004). "Strokes of genius; Just 10, Post Falls' Akiane Kramarik is dazzling everybody with her paintings, poetry". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, WA. Retrieved 2014-09-24 – via Highbeam. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Jones, Justin (17 November 2014). "Blessed or Cursed? Child Prodigies Reveal All". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 20 December 2014. "Some researches actually analyzed my work and compared the Shroud of Turin with… this painting," Akiane told Katie Couric earlier this year. The Shroud of Turin is the alleged cloth Jesus was buried in after he was crucified. "They said it was almost 80 to 90 per cent accurate. {{cite web}}: |archive-url= is malformed: timestamp (help)
  4. ^ Her Life Artakiane.com
  5. ^ a b "Akiane Kramarik: Dream Child". Christianity Today. July 2004. Archived from the original on 2007-01-24. Retrieved 2007-01-30.
  6. ^ a b Akiane: home page
  7. ^ Rose Centi, Lori. "Interview: Akiane speaks of heaven and paintings". The Washington Times. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014. Akiane began sketching at the age of four; by age six, she was painting on canvases. She told her mother that she had to paint because she had "visions from God." Her parents, who were atheists at the time, were simultaneously confused and amazed by their young daughter's paintings of Heaven and Jesus Christ, whom she referred to as "God." Read more: http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/loris-centiments/2012/feb/23/akiane-speaks-heaven-and-paintings-twtc-interview/#ixzz3MSo27Y7n Follow us: @wtcommunities on Twitter {{cite news}}: External link in |quote= (help)
  8. ^ "Lou Dobbs Tonight Transcript". CNN. 2003-10-24. Archived from the original on 24 January 2007. Retrieved 2007-01-30. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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