Gabriel has been an artist in some capacity all his life. He completed his Bachelor of Arts at The Evergreen State College in 2009, followed by a few years working in environmental conservation in and around the south Puget Sound region of Washington state. But it was his subsequent return to school to study graphic design and printmaking at Portland Community College (2012-2015) that kindled his love of intaglio and medieval wood-block printing styles, and reignited his desire to pursue the arts professionally.

In 2015 he moved to Salt Lake City to pursue a career in art and print.  For four years he worked in SLC as a pressman at The Mandate Press, operating antique Heidelberg letterpress machinery, all the while developing his illustrative art style with personal and commissioned pieces and projects.

From Utah he moved to Denver, Colorado, where he spent a few more years working in screen-printing and freelancing, doing numerous illustration and design commissions for bands, businesses, and individual clients.

Since 2022 Gabriel has been back living in his hometown of Portland, Oregon with his wife, cat, two dogs, and various local feral animals, and continues to run his freelance art business: taking on art commissions and occasionally going on the road to sell his merchandise at art markets, festivals, and conventions. He continues to hone his craft and sharpen his artistic abilities.