current & upcoming exhibitions:


Mountain: A Force of Faketure
Beverly Arts Center, Chicago
Curated by Gabe Akagawa and Audrey Peiper
August 22 - September 20, 2008
Reception and film festival September 13, 6 - 9 pm


artXposium
West Chicago, IL
Curated by Anni Holm and Irene Perez
September 19 - 21, 2008
press release


Root and Shadow
Featuring Christian Arrecis, Myongbeom Kim, and Kim Strom, curated by Meg Bero
Downstairs Dunham Gallery, Aurora, IL
November 11, 2008 - January 2, 2009
Opening Reception Tuesday November 11, 4:30 - 6:30 pm


old news & past exhibitions:


Ars Nova, juried by Timothy Van Laar
Jack Olson Gallery, DeKalb, IL
April 4 - April 17, 2008


Unpacked/Offset
NIU Art Museum, DeKalb, IL
March 25 - May 10, 2008
Unpacked/Offset is a "solo" exhibition of work by Gabriel Bizen Akagawa that includes
collaboration with students, faculty, and artists of all kinds from Northern Illinois
University and surrounding communities in DeKalb, Illinois.


Hidden Talents: Employee Art Show
Fermilab Art Gallery, Batavia, IL
March 19 - May 14, 2008


Revisiting Modern Japanese Prints
NIU Art Museum, DeKalb, IL
January 15 - March 7, 2008


Get It While It's Hot!
Gallery 214, DeKalb, IL
February 10 - February 22, 2008


I received an honorable mention in the "What We'd Lose" - Prairie Parkway Photo Competition Sponsored by Citizens Against the Sprawlway.


First Annual Mary Beth Cregier Memorial Photo Exhibition Around the Coyote, Chicago, IL
November 2 - December 1, 2007


Annual Juried Graduate Exhibition Jack Olson Gallery, DeKalb, IL
November 9 - November 20, 2007