Philip Akkerman (Vaassen, The Netherlands, 1957) is a painter of self-portraits. He studied at the Royal Academy of the Arts in The Hague and Ateliers ’63 in Haarlem. In 1981 he began to paint self-portraits. His oeuvre now nears 5,000 self-portraits and is unique in its multiformity. Every self-portrait is unusual and the extraordinary variations appear endless. He lives in The Hague.
Philip has had solo shows at Derek Eller Gallery, BravinLee, Galerie Bob van Orsouw, A-M-G5 in Glasgow, Torch in Amsterdam amongst others.
He’s had numerous group shows over the years and his work has been covered in numerous publications.