Jesse Akele
Born 1995, UK
Lives and works in London, UK
Jesse Akele’s (b. 1995) completed the MA Painting programme at the Royal College of Art in 2023. Her work is concerned with investigating the inner life of her subjects and how this is molded by experience. With subjects very much rooted in her world, Akele’s approach to painting them is a response to the qualities she has observed them radiate. She enjoys magnifying what can be perceived to be fleeting, sometimes small, moments and making them epic.
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WORKS
Jesse Akele,
Red Dirt & Dragon Tree, 2023,
Oil on canvas,
85 x 160 cm (33.5 x 63 in, diptych)
Now on view: lbf @ the lake, Muskoka, Canada
Detail of 'Red Dirt & Dragon Tree'
Jesse Akele,
Capricious, 2023,
Oil on canvas,
30 x 63 cm (11.8 x 24.8 in)
Now on view: lbf @ the lake, Muskoka, Canada
Detail of 'Capricious'
Jesse Akele The Witness, 2024 Oil and charcoal on canvas 87 x 127 cm
Details of 'The Witness'
EXHIBITIONS
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Like a Beacon Against the Cold
3 October - 7 November, 2024
London, UK
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lbf @ the lake
16 July - 12 October, 2024
Muskoka, Canada
