Jesse Avdeikov (b. 1986) is a visual artist working with painting, embroidery, writing, and installation. His current interests lie in the contrast between fast, gestural alla prima painting and the slow, meditative process of hand embroidery. Avdeikov draws inspiration from the endless image and video stream of the internet, classical painting, animals, food, mosses, and a wide range of emotions and emotional states.

In his recent works, Avdeikov has explored the similarities and differences between embroidery and oil painting. He applies the skills and mindset of a painter to hand embroidery and refers to these works as “thread paintings.” Avdeikov holds an MFA from the Academy of Fine Arts at the University of the Arts Helsinki (2020) and a BA in Fine Arts from Tampere University of Applied Sciences (2014). His work was most recently shown in his solo exhibition Love of My Life at tm•galleria (Helsinki, 2024) and in the group exhibition Stars and Wormholes at HAA Gallery in Suomenlinna Sea Fortress, Helsinki, Finland.

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