Axel Versteegh

Born in Sweden, 1989
Axel Versteegh is a painter based in Stockholm. His practice revolves around the relationship between the body and the image, characterized by layered abstraction and gestural forms. Versteegh received his MFA from the Royal Institute of Art in Stockholm, where he studied from 2013 to 2018, including an exchange year at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts in 2014–2015. His work has been shown in exhibitions across Sweden. Tunica mucosa at Ditte Lauridsen is his first solo exhibition in Stockholm. Versteegh’s painting draws from materialist traditions while remaining grounded in physical presence and poetic gesture. His influences range from German and Nordic expressionism to stand-up comedy. He lives and works in Stockholm.