His sophisticated etching technique, precision and perfectionist attention to details earned him the sobriquet the “Dürer of Lviv”.

Aksinin's solo exhibitions were held in Tallinn, Estonia (1979, 1986), Lodz, Poland (1981, 1985), Warsaw (1984), Lvov (1987) and others.

[3][non-primary source needed] On 3 May 1985, on his way back from Tallinn, Alexander Aksinin died in a plane crash near Zolochiv, close to Lviv.

[4][non-primary source needed] Aksinin regularly participated in the International Biennale of Small Graphics Forms in Łódź (Poland),[5][failed verification] where he was awarded Honorable Medals[5][failed verification] in 1979 and 1985.

In 2015 his etching series "Boschiana" was included in the permanent exposition of the Jheronimus Bosch Art Center in 's-Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands.