Her artworks have crossed international borders, with her paintings from the 'My Paradise' series exhibited at the Superfine Art Fair in Times Square, New York and a solo show on Artsy curated by the Untitled Space Gallery. The works from the 'Intimate Times' series were exhibited at 33 Contemporary Gallery in Chicago, Mixx Atelier Gallery in Telluride, USA, and Kunstbehandlung Gallery in Munich, Germany.
She currently exhibited her paintings at the 'A Gogo III' exhibition with the Mash Gallery at the Pacific Design Centre during Frieze Los Angeles. In March, Joanna participated in two International group shows: 'Modern Female at the 33 Contemporary Gallery in Palm Beach and 'Uprise 2025—the Art of Resistance,' an exhibition celebrating Women's History Month and the 10th Anniversary of the Untitled Space Gallery based in New York, curated by Indira Cesarine.
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.
Prize:
Shortlisted for the Herbert Smith Freehills Portrait Award 2025 by the National Portrait Gallery.
Winner of the Boynes Monthly Artist Award, November 2024, Painting category, International
Winner for the Untitled Magazine’s Cover, May 2024
Shortlisted for the Herbert Smith Freehills Portrait Award 2024 by the National Portrait Gallery.
Winner of the Boynes Monthly Art Award, November 2023, Painting category, International.
Finalist of the Fikva International Award for Painters 2023, International.
Winner of the Boynes Monthly Artist Award, November 2022, Painting category, International.
Finalist in Women United Art Prize 2022, Painting & Drawing category, International.
Finalist in ‘Women United Art Prize 2021, Painting & Drawing category, International.
Artist of the Month September 2022, Medium: Painting, Art from Heart Platform, UK
Recent Exhibitions:
2025 - Baring It All, Art Fluent, International Group Exhibition
2025 - IWD: Modern Female, 33 Contemporary Gallery, Palm Beach, USA
2025 - Uprise: The Art of Resistance, Untitled Space Gallery, New York, USA
2025 - Á GOGO III, Mash Gallery, Los Angeles, USA2024 - Women in Art Fair, Mall Galleries, London, UK
2024 - Joanna Pilarczyk: My Paradise, online solo exhibition on Artsy, The Untitled Space Gallery, NY, UK
2024 - The Male Figure, Kunstbehandlung Gallery, Munich, Germany
2024 - The Other Art Fair, London, UK
2024 - Artsy Foundations, Mixx Projects + Atelier Gallery, Online Art Fair, Winter Edition, International
Publications:
2025, On Maximalism, Artist’s Book curated and published by the Artsin Square, pages 1-40, https://artsinsquare.com/joanna-pilarczyk
2025, Artsin Square, Issue 6, pages 62-63, https://artsinsquare.com/products/p/issue-6
2024, Create Magazine, Issue 47, pages 144-149, https://www.createmagazine.co/blog/issue-47
2024, Artsin Square, Issue 5, page 50, https://artsinsquare.com/issue5
2024, Untitled Magazine, Cover Story: Artist Joanna Pilarczyk ‘My Paradise’, https://untitled-magazine.com/cover-story-artist-joanna-pilarczyk/
2023, Create Magazine, Issue 40, Curated Section by Ekaterina Popova, Alicia Puig, Kristina Nafziger, https://www.createmagazine.com/blog/celebrating-art-and-laughter-create-magazines-7th-anniversary-issue-is-here-issue-40
2023, Create Magazine, Issue 39, Curated Section, https://createmagazine.shop/collections/print-issues/products/create-magazine-issue-39-the-water-issue
2023, Beautiful Bizarre Magazine, Entries 2023 Art Prize, https://beautifulbizarreartprize.art/beautiful-bizarre-art-prize-2023-traditional-art-entries/?v=79cba1185463
2023, Women United Art Magazine, Issue III, pages 62 -65, https://www.womenunitedartmovement.com/magazine
2023, Women United Art Magazine, Special Edition 2023, https://www.womenunitedartmovement.com/magazine
2023, Arterald - Interview with Joanna Pilarczyk, https://arterald.com/p/joanna-pilarczyk
2023, Cosimo Studio Tours - Joanna Pilarczyk - interview and podcast, https://www.cosimo.art/blog/studio-tours-an-interview-with-joanna-pilarczyk
2023, Boynes Emerging Artist Award, Artist Joanna Pilarczyk - interview, https://boynesartistaward.com/interviews/artist-joanna-pilarczyk
2022, Suboart Magazine, The vibrant world of Joanna Pilarczyk Radecka, https://suboartmagazine.com/2022/12/30/in-conversation-with-joanna-pilarczyk-radecka/
2022, Women United Art Magazine, Issue 1, pages 66-69
2022, The Huts Magazine, Issue 6, page 117, https://thehutsmagazine.com/
2022, New Visionary, Issue 3, pages 24 -27, https://www.visionaryartcollective.com/magazine
2022, The Bite Magazie, page 268-271, https://www.thebitemag.com/issue31/270/
2022, Art Seen, Issue 4, pages 78-81, 102, https://thecuratorssalon.com/
2022, The Huts Magazine, Issue 4, pages 72 - 77, https://thehutsmagazine.com/
2022, New Visionary, Issue 1, pages 101, 106, https://www.visionaryartcollective.com/magazine
2022, All She Makes, Winter Edition, Issue 4, pages 122 - 123, https://www.allshemakes.org/magazine
2022, Create! Magazine, Issue 28, pages 50, 52, 53, https://createmagazine.com/read/introducing-issue-28-create-magazines-five-year-anniversary-edition
2021, Haringey Community Press, December edition, Art & Culture, pages 10, 11, 14, https://haringeycommunitypress.co.uk/download
2021, The Huts Magazine, Issue 3, Yesterday, Today every day, page 94, https://www.thehutsmagazine.com
2021, Create! Magazine, Finding Special Moments In Ordinary Situations: Interview With Joanna Pilarczyk, editor: Christina Nafziger
https://createmagazine.com/read/2021/12/1/finding-special-moments-in-ordinary-situations-interview-with-joanna-pilarczyk
2021 ART SEEN, Issue 2, Autumn/Winter, Editor: Gita Joshi, pp. 76-77, https://thecuratorssalon.com/blog//art-seen-issue-2-winter-2021
2021 All She Makes, Issue 3, Gaze exhibition curated by Arts to Hearts Project and All She Makes.
2021 Create! Magazine, Issue 27, https://createmagazine.com/read/create-magazine-issue-27-contemporary-art
2021 Visionary Art Collective, Intimate Portraits - Interview, https://www.visionaryartcollective.com/interviews/joanna-pilarczyk-radecka
2021 Singulart, Singulart Magazine for Contemporary Art Collectors, Printed Issue Fall-Winter
2021 All She Makes, Art Magazine Issue 2
2021 Singulart, Body Positivity with our Artists, https://blog.singulart.com/en/2021/09/17/celebrating-body-positivity-with-our-artists/
2021 Art Mums United - Dreaming Flowers, https://www.artmumsunited.com/exhibits
2021 Mixx Atelier, In the Studio - Joanna Pilarczyk, https://www.mixxatelier.com/2021/07/in-the-studio-joanna-pilarczyk/?mc_cid=d4ecffb0b2&mc_eid=2d1a1780fc
2021 Visionary Art Collective, Intimate Times, https://www.visionaryartcollective.com/exhibitions/solo-exhibition-joanna-pilarczyk
2021 Visionary Art Collective, ‘Joanna Pilarczyk Radecka’, https://www.visionaryartcollective.com/artist-directory/joanna-radecka
2021 Visionary Projects, ‘Mindfulness’, https://thevisionaryprojects.com/exhibit
2021 Original Magazine, ‘Hope’ - virtual exhibition, https://www.originalmagazine.uk/joanna-pilarczyk
2021 The Visionary Projects, ‘The Era of Change’- virtual exhibition, https://thevisionaryprojects.com/exhibit
2021 The Artist Lounge, ‘In the Wild’, Art Magazine Issue 01
2021 The Artist Lounge, ‘50 Shades of Red’, Art Magazine Issue 01
2020 Your journey with Singulart, ‘Women by Women’, Printed Magazine.