Joanna Pilarczyk

Joanna Pilarczyk is a London-based contemporary figurative painter. Born in Poland, Pilarczyk studied at the Art University in Zielona Gora. She holds an MA degree in Visual Arts and Art Education.

After moving to London over a decade ago, Joanna immediately fell in love with the city. Amazed and entranced by diverse cultures and the vibrant energy, she began to paint oil portraits of new acquaintances and friends within the artist community of North London. In her recent vibrant paintings, she focuses on leisure, intimacy, self-awareness, relationships with other people, and nature. Joanna Pilarczyk is a finalist of the International FiKVA Award for Painters 2023. She won the Boynes Monthly Artist Award and was a Women United Art Prize finalist in 2022 and 2021. Pilarczyk has exhibited her work nationally and internationally; recently, she presented her newest paintings at the Other Art Fair in Truman Brewery and Start Art Fair at Saatchi Gallery, London. Her work from the 'My Paradise' series was showcased at her solo show with Oink Gallery. She also participated in the Spring and Summer editions of the Other Art Fair in 2022. Her work from the 'Intimate Times' series was exhibited in the USA at 33 Contemporary Gallery in Chicago and Mixx Atelier Gallery in Telluride. She showcased her paintings at the 'Memories in Hindsight' group show at J/M Gallery, Notting Hill in London.

Her paintings have also been featured in various global art exhibitions and publications.