Randy Akers paints in his studio on Skidaway Island, Georgia and is highly influenced by the lowcountry. Gallery exhibits include shows at the Stables Art Gallery in Taos, New Mexico as well as the University of New Mexico's Harwood Foundation sponsored by the National Endowment of the Arts. He has also shown at the Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art, the Philadelphia Art Museum, the Anchorage Art Museum, the University of Northern Colorado, and Valdosta University. Akers received a  Presidential Fellowship at the Savannah College of Art and Design for his traveling exhibition, The Dogs of Todos Santos. Road to Canaan (one-person show) was at Jaxport Gallery in Jacksonville, 2013 as part of Viva Florida 500 celebration. Southworks 2013 selected his work for inclusion in their annual National Juried show. In addition a two-person show Message (with Christopher Williams), was at Savannah Cultural Arts Gallery sponsored by the Georgia Arts Council and National Endowment of the Arts. Randy Akers is represented by Soho Myriad in Atlanta, Los Angeles, and London.

Akers has a history of directing and designing award-winning international television commercials, movie titles, music videos, and print for Fortune 500 companies. He has been affiliated with Curious Pictures (NY), R/GA Digital Studios (NY), Yarra Films (Singapore), Kessler-Irish Films (Toronto), and AFI Films (Miami). He has taught at the School of Visual Arts, Savannah College of Art and Design and Cazenovia College. Akers is a member of the Director's Guild of America, Broadcast Design Association, and served as an advisor to the Delphi Conference exploring the convergence of art and technology.