Victor Ajayi
shaping Stories, creating worlds
In oil and charcoal, I construct worlds where beauty and darkness coexist, where figures and spaces feel trapped yet reach for something beyond. Through these works, I am searching, and inviting others to search for whatever light may exist, whether in this life or the next.
Born in Nigeria, raised in Ireland, and now living in Sweden, I have always existed between worlds, culturally, emotionally, spiritually. Never fully belonging, never fully detached.
My works are fragments of this personal purgatory, cinematic glimpses into the limbo between isolation and connection, between light and darkness.
I create for survival. Without it, the silence swallows me whole. My work is where I confront the restless questions:
Is there light beyond the chaos? Can we find redemption, or are we forever searching?
EXHIBITions
Solo Exhibition
Galleri Melefors - 2022
At 23, Ajayi Ajayi’s debut solo exhibition established his presence in the Swedish contemporary art scene, introducing his signature cinematic realism approach.
Group Shows
Ajayi has participated in several notable group exhibitions across Sweden, including major fairs and gallery shows.
Art & Antique Fair (Antikmässan) Stockholm, Sweden - 2025
Art & Antique Fair (Antikmässan) Helsingborg, Sweden - 2024
Art & Antique Fair (Antikmässan) Stockholm - 2024
MadeBy gallery ‘Women in water’, Stockholm - 2024
MadeBy Gallery ‘Stockholm’, Stockholm - 2024
Affordable Art Fair, Stockholm - 2024
Affordable Art Fair, Stockholm - 2023
Complementary Works in “Salvador Dalí”, Galleri Melefors, Linköping — 2023
visual fragment
“after hours”
Oil on Linen - 120 x 100 CM
voices of appreciation
“VICTOR’S ART SPEAKS TO ME ON A DEEP LEVEL. THE WAY HE CAPTURES THE QUIET MOMENTS OF THE NIGHT RESONATES WITH MY OWN EXPERIENCES. IT’S LIKE HE’S PUTTING MY THOUGHTS ONTO CANVAS, CREATING A PERSONAL CONNECTION THAT’S TRULY SPECIAL“
"WHEN I LOOK AT VICTOR’S ART, I FEEL TRANSPORTED INTO A WORLD OF SECRETS AND STORIES THAT ONLY THE NIGHT CAN HOLD. HIS USE OF DARKNESS AND LIGHT CREATES AN IMMERSIVE NARRATIVE THAT LEAVES A LASTING IMPRESSION"
"VICTOR’S ART HAS A RAW AND AUTHENTIC BEAUTY THAT CAPTURES THE ESSENCE OF THE NIGHT IN A UNIQUE WAY. HIS PIECES INVITE YOU TO SEE THE WORLD THROUGH HIS EYES AND APPRECIATE THE MOMENTS THAT OFTEN GO UNNOTICE"