Axelle Salvage is a Luxembourg-based artist whose work is composed of vibrant, whimsical characters, explores human behavior and societal themes, often expressed through animals and imaginary creatures.
In 2020, she created a commemorative artwork marking 30 years of Luxembourg’s maritime law, which was donated to the Luxembourg Ministry of Economy’s Maritime Affairs department.
In 2024, she exhibited and sold at the Waves for Change Gala in Atlanta, organized by the non-profit organizations What Water and Unspoken Angels, alongside esteemed artists such as Barthélémy Toguo, a UNESCO Artist for Peace, and SUMO, a prominent Luxembourgish artist.
Furthering her engagement with socially conscious art, Axelle co-coordinated the Water is Life artistic residency in November 2024 as part of the What Water program. Held at Bandjoun Station in West Cameroon — an artist space founded by Barthélémy Toguo — the residency brought together nine artists from Europe and Cameroon to raise awareness of the global water crisis through art and culture.
In addition to her conceptual work, Axelle has honed her painting skills through various projects, including a series of six paintings celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Pokémon franchise. While this series serves as a personal training exercise, it is exclusively showcased on her Instagram.
Currently, she is working on a new series titled Temptation, which explores one of humanity’s earliest subversive emotions — desire — and the controversy it evokes.
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2024-2025 — Working on the creation of the Temptation painting series. The Temptation painting series explores one of humanity’s earliest subversive emotions — desire — along with the controversy it evokes.
The complete series should consist of 10 paintings.
November 2024 — Coordination of the artistic residency Water is Life in Bandjoun Station, in Cameroon, organized by the non-profit organization What Water.
Gathering nine European and Cameroonian artist for one month under the supervision of Barthélémy Toguo in Bandjoun.
September 2024 — Group exhibition at the Waves for Change Gala, organized by the non-profit organizations What Water and Unspoken Angels, in Atlanta, United States.
Artist represented: Ajarb Bernard Ategwa, Axelle Salvage, Barthélémy Toguo, Eric Mangen, Jean-David Nkot, Moustapha Baïdi Oumarou, and Sumo.
2020–2022 — Creation of the Pokémon painting series celebrating the 25th anniversary of the franchise.
The painting series was exhibited during the 4th edition of the Gala des Armateurs, organized by the Luxembourg Maritime Cluster.
2020 — First exhibition of Axelle Salvage’s paintings, and donation of the 30 Years of Luxembourg Maritime Law painting to the Luxembourg Ministry of Economy’s Maritime Affairs department.
This donation was organized as part of the Anniversary celebration during the 3rd edition of the Gala des Armateurs of the Luxembourg Maritime Cluster.
2020 — Thanks to the funds raised during the Gala des Armateurs, 100 puzzles featuring the painting picture were created and distributed by Luxembourg Maritime Cluster to children supported by the Luxembourgish association Een Häerz fir Kriibskrank Kanner, as well as to Luxembourg Red Cross.