about

Jörgen Axelvall is a Tokyo based photographer and artist from Sweden. Previous to moving to Tokyo in 2011 Axelvall resided in NYC for 15 years. He tends towards long-term projects: exploring intimacy and solitude; soft- or select-focus evoking abstracted, dream-like realms at once personal, yet universal. Axelvall attempts to seize the utter vulnerability and beauty to transubstantiate the subject into essence of the moment. Axelvall’s visual storytelling interacts with his experimental word. Axelvall exhibits internationally, and has won significant awards: International Winner, New Exposure by Vogue USA, 2013, Athens Photo Festival, 2019, and The 18th Japan Media Arts Festival, 2015. Axelvall has four monographs to date. Since 2018, Jörgen Axelvall has been represented by Ken Nakahashi Gallery in Tokyo.

CV

 solo exhibition

2022

『Looking Up』Ken Nakahashi Gallery, Tokyo

2021

『And I reminisce』Bookmarc Gallery Tokyo

2020

『And I reminisce』node hotel, Kyoto

2019

『And I reminisce』Ken Nakahashi Gallery, Tokyo

『Go To Become』node hotel, Kyoto

2018

『KÄR/LEK』Ken Nakahashi Gallery, Tokyo

2017

『Go To Become』Bookmarc Tokyo Gallery

『Parité: un plus un est plus encore』Shu Champagne Bar & Art Gallery Tokyo

2015

『I was looking for Park Hyatt Tokyo』China Inn Gallery, Los Angeles

『OIDE』The Embassy of Sweden, Tokyo

2014


『Instant Moments』IDOL Aoyama, Tokyo

『Instant Moments』The Embassy of Sweden, Tokyo

『Always Looking Through Glass』0fr. Tokyo Gallery

『I was looking for Park Hyatt Tokyo』Gallery at the Park, Park Hyatt Tokyo

 group exhibition

2024

『Bad Romance: Affective Body with its Misapprehension and Rumours』

curated by Nñg project,  Waley Art, Taipei, Tawain

2024

『POSITION. FIXED FOREVER』LOWW Gallery, Tokyo

2023

『Matsumoto Architecture+Art Festival』Matsumoto Nagano

2022-2023 (December - February)

『Lunar Eclipse』MAKI GALLERY Tennoz I & II

2021

『Handsome Men They Are』Museum of Modern Art Saitama

2021

『one’s signal』Ken Nakahashi Gallery, Tokyo

2021

『cycle』Morioka Bookstore, Tokyo

2020

『one’s behavior』Ken Nakahashi Gallery, Tokyo

2019

『KÄR/LEK』Featured Exhibition, Head On Photo Festival, Sydney

『Soft Mirrors』Ken Nakahashi Gallery, Tokyo

2018

『Being and Time』Tambourin Gallery, Tokyo

2015


『18th Japan Media Arts Festival』 The National Arts Center, Tokyo

2013

 『New Exposure』 OpenHouse Gallery, Soho, NYC


  award

2022

『Belfast Photo Festival』Winner Photo Book Category『And I reminisce』

2022

『Athens Photo Festival APhF:19』Jury Selection Photo Books『And I reminisce』

2019

『Athens Photo Festival APhF:19』Short Listed『KÄR/LEK』

2019

『Athens Photo Festival APhF:19』Jury Selection Photo Books『Go To Become』

2018

『Book Design Award – Go To Become』Japan Federation of Printing Industries

2017

『FoLa Photo Book Award – Go To Become』Finalist

2016

『4th International Emerging Artist Award』Short Listed『OIDE / portraits』

2015

『18th Japan Media Arts Festival』Jury Selection『I was looking for Park Hyatt Tokyo』

2013


『NEW EXPOSURE by VOGUE US x Bottega Veneta』International Winner

publication


2022『Looking Up』/ self-published

2021『And I reminisce』/ roshin books

2017『Go To Become』/ roshin books

2015『OIDE』hand made, limited edition of three / self-published / FORT

2014『Instant Moments』/ supersonic

2014『I was looking for Park Hyatt Tokyo / Park Hyatt Tokyo / amana