Glasgow based artist working in painting, sculpture, and film. Exploring fragmentation, transformation, and reconstruction across all formats.
FEATURED PROJECT · PAINTING
Jessalyn: An ongoing painting named after my wife. I repaint the same canvas each year in response to our shared experiences. These photographs document its successive states. 2027 iteration coming soon.
152 × 122 cm (60 × 48 in)
Convergence · 2023
Vows · 2024
Endurance · 2025
Refuge · 2026
About
NYC artist, now based in Glasgow. My practice spans painting, sculpture, photography, and film, with a focus on large scale and site specific work. I collaborate across disciplines and take on commissions, always looking for the next thing worth building.
10+
Years
50+
Projects
12
Cities
Practice & Upcoming Events
Architectural logic runs through my work: limits, stress, decay. What interests me is what gets rebuilt from the wreckage. Painting, sculpture, and spatial projects that respond to memory, identity, and the places we inhabit. Destruction as a form of making.
SSA 128th Annual Exhibition
Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh 14 February – 10 March 2027
Greyfriars Edinburgh Art Fair
Exhibitor spot A33, October 23-24, 2026.
Barras Market
Limited edition prints, May 16-17, 2026.
Commissions
Custom pieces built around a specific space, object, or idea. Large scale work welcome.
In or Out?
The Wave
Deconstructed City
Fragmentation
broken planes and displaced forms reassembled into objects that carry their own destruction forward as structure
Collectors
Every piece starts in the studio. Here's where a few of them ended up.
"This piece is a reflection of a friendship I deeply cherish. A beautiful reminder of the memories, connection, and bond we have built over the years. What makes it even more special is the curiosity it inspires in my son. Watching him pause, wonder, and try to understand the abstract reminds me that art has the power to spark imagination and invites us to see the world how Axel sees it."
Alex M.
Queens, NY
I have long admired Axel for his commitment to truth-telling through art. His work has a way of inviting reflection and creating space for something deeper. The piece I have in my home reminds me of the possibilities that exist within a long journey. It was given to me at the beginning of a different path for myself—a path toward something better. Every time I look at it, I’m reminded to keep going, to trust the journey, and to remain open to what is possible. I feel incredibly grateful to have one of his pieces in my home, and even more grateful for the meaning it has come to hold for me.
Whitney C.
New York, NY