Joerg Kesín is an artist based in Valencia, Spain. Born in Hamburg, Germany, he spent extended periods in Russia and Uzbekistan during the 1990s following the break-up of the Soviet Union, travelling, studying, and working across the region before later living in London and eventually settling in Spain.
Working mainly with oil and acrylic, Kesín explores how layering can construct alternative ways of seeing a subject.
Each painting gradually develops through a dialogue between intention and chance.
Kesín is particularly interested in the tension between clarity and obscurity, allowing forms and relationships to emerge over time.
Rather than offering fixed meanings, the works remain intentionally open, inviting viewers to discover their own associations.
Kesín’s work is profiled on international art platforms including Artsy and is held in private collections across Europe.
Exhibitions (selected):
2025
Eyes Between Worlds, Bloom Gallery, Valencia
Cami de l’Art, Cervera del Maestre
Obscura, online exhibition, Artsy
2024
What Remains, Bloom Gallery, Valencia
Essence, hybrid exhibition, London, UK
Russafart, Art Fair, Valencia
Surface Tension, Pitijopos Gallery, Cádiz, Spain
2023
Reimagined Realities, Gallery Arteria, Barcelona, Spain
The 5th Element, Oficina Municipal de Ulldecona, Tarragona, Spain
Habla – Speak, Casa del Dragon, Cervera del Maestre, Spain
2022
Relics of Future’s Past, La Joya Space, Valencia, Spain
Contemporary Art Exhibition, Cervera del Maestre (public exhibition)
2021
Layered Perceptions, De Souza Gallery, Cervera del Maestre, Spain
A Cultural Trip (Viaje Cultural), Gallery Sporting Club Russafa, Valencia, Spain
Earlier exhibitions include presentations in Germany, Russia, and Uzbekistan.
Education:
2019- 2021 Three year painting studies under Sibylle Werkmeister (founder and former director and lecturer at the ‘Freie Kunstakademie Überlingen’), Com. of Valencia, Spain
1992-1998 MA (Magister Artium) Applied Cultural Studies, University of Lueneburg, Germany
Publications:
Visual Art Journal, Issue 13 (2024)
Al-Tiba9 Magazine, Issue 17 (2024)
Affiliations:
Surface Collective Valencia