Akiane was born on July 9th, 1984, in Mount Morris Illinois, and is currently 23 years old. She used to be very poor, and her family was in very deep water when it came to danger. They had pretty much nothing, and her father was sick to the point of almost death. Her mother tried to do as much as she could. Her mother ended up running a very small home business, starting off with no money at all. Instead of buying food, her mother bought art paints, brushes, and a canvas. And Akiane painted her first piece. She sold it for a lot of money, and thanks to Akiane, they ended up buying a mansion in Missouri. Now she is an American poet and artist. When she was four years old, she went walking in the woods, and God was speaking to her, he told her to paint. Akiane listened, even though she was actually atheist. Her parents saw the great she could do, and so Akiane didn't have to go to school. She wasn't forced to study math, science, language arts, or social studies. She was home schooled, and could choose what she wanted to learn. When she was eight she painted 'Prince of Peace' and was a very well known artist from then on. She sells a lot of paintings for a lot of money, and when she was still living with her family she was the main-money-maker, and that takes a lot of responsibility, and why she was respected so much. She had to provide for her parents, her three brothers, and pets.