Joanna Pilarczyk is a London-based contemporary figurative painter born in Poland. She holds a Master’s degree in Visual Arts and Art Education from the Art University in Zielona Góra. Her work has received international recognition, including winning the Young Masters Mentorship Prize during the Women in Art Fair 2026. She was shortlisted for the Guildford House Open 2025 and the Herbert Smith Freehills Portrait Award at the National Portrait Gallery. She was a finalist for the International FiKVA Award and Women United Art Prize.

Pilarczyk has exhibited internationally, including in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Telluride, Munich, and Palm Beach. Her practice combines figurative painting with vibrant colour, geometric forms, and botanical motifs. Working in oil and neon acrylics, she explores identity, intimacy, and belonging, focusing on underrepresented subjects and celebrating diversity through expressive, emotionally charged portraits.