Gabriel is a lighting designer currently residing in Richmond, Virginia. He is pursuing a B.F.A. in Lighting Design/Technical Production from Virginia Commonwealth University. He is a proud member of the Paq'tnkek Mi'kmaw Nation. 

Recently, Gabriel won 1st Place Undergraduate Lighting Design at SETC 2025 for his theoretical renderings of VCUarts Theatre’s production of Andrew Lippa’s The Wild Party.