Joanna Pilarczyk

Joanna Pilarczyk is a London-based contemporary figurative painter. Born in Poland, Pilarczyk 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 has recently been shortlisted for the Herbert Smith Freehills Portrait Award 2025 at the National Portrait Gallery. She won the Boynes Monthly Artist Award [November 2024], the third time the jury awarded her painting in the ‘colour’ category. In 2023, Joana was a finalist for the International FiKVA Award for Figurative Painters and the Women United Art Prize in 2022 and 2021. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including at prestigious venues like the Royal Society of Arts, Mall Galleries at the Women in Art Fair, Start Art Fair at Saatchi Gallery and the Other Art Fair at Truman Brewery, London. Additionally, she showcased her newest paintings at a solo show with Oink Gallery, featuring pieces from her ‘My Paradise’ series. Joanna actively participated in the Spring and Summer editions of the Other Art Fair in 2022 – 2024.