Joanna Pilarczyk

Joanna Pilarczyk is a London-based contemporary figurative painter. Born in Poland, she studied at the Art University in Zielona Gora, where she earned a Master's degree in Visual Arts and Art Education. Pilarczyk's artistic talent has earned her recognition and accolades. She was shortlisted for the Herbert Smith Freehills Portrait Award 2024 at the National Portrait Gallery and long-listed for the Jackson's Art Prize. In 2023, she received the Boynes Monthly Artist Award and was a finalist for the International FiKVA Award for Figurative Painters and the Women United Art Prize in both 2022 and 2021.

Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including at prestigious venues like Mall Galleries at Women in Art Fair, Start Art Fair in Saatchi Gallery and the Other Art Fair in Truman Brewery, London. Additionally, she showcased her paintings at a solo show with Oink Gallery and the Untitled Space Gallery based in New York on Artsy, featuring pieces from her 'My Paradise' series. Furthermore, Joanna actively participated in the Other Art Fair in the last few years.

Her artworks have crossed international borders. As the Untitled Magazine May Cover Open Call winner, her paintings were exhibited at the Superfine Art Fair 10th Anniversary show in Times Square, New York. This year, she also exhibited at the Kunstbehandlung Gallery in Munich, Germany. Pilarczyk exhibited at 33 Contemporary Gallery in Chicago and Mixx Atelier Gallery in Telluride, USA.