About
I graduated from Central St Martins College of Art and Design with Dinstinction for my MA in Communication Design / Illustration, where I specialised in printmaking.
Since then I have had regular exhibitions and some published work. I am associated with various galleries and have been a member of Southbank Printmakers Gallery, London SW1 since 2004.
The urban environment fascinates me. In my work I recreate scenes based on observations of people and places I see around me in my everyday life.
I make paintings and I hand colour my prints, sometimes using collage, so each print has its own individual quality. Some prints are available in small editions up to 25, others are available as unique prints.
I have two presses, a large one which is situated in my studio in St Leonards on Sea and a portable one, which I use to run printmaking workshops at other venues.
Long live the anti heroes!
"This is inspiring work by an artist who has the perception and empathy to feel and cherish the popular pulse of the times. The sheer energy, sexual desire and the irresistible will to live and be damned seep through the pores of her characters.
She has a very fine technique and an eye for captivating compositions together with the artistic flair to capture life in its vibrancy,
There is also a feel of 1930’s Berlin fused with the glam rock glamour and flamboyance of the 1970’s and 80’s. She has the scalpel of Beckman and the spirituality of Chagall, a deep sense of humanity pulsates within each work.
Her selection of colour evokes a strange and enchanting beauty which seems to come from within the people themselves, long live the anti heroes!"
John Mckintyre
Print and Design Now!
Image above: portrait of Fiona in her studio by Alun Callender.
Fiona Pienkowska's CV Selected exhibitions, galleries & awards
2016
Hastings Museum and Art Gallery, East Sussex
2015
Open Art Competition, RCA, London
Southbank Printmakers Co-operative, London SE1
Art Hub Print Open, London SE8
Coastal Currents Art Festival, Hastings
2014
Navigate, De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill
2013
Printfest, Cumbria
12 x 6 Exhibition, ‘Critic Group’, funded by De la Warr, Bexhill
2011/12
Pure Art Fair 2011-12, Battle, East Sussex
Print Design Now! 2011-12, touring UK exhibition,
Print Design Now! SW1 Gallery, London
Coastal Currents Arts Festival, Hastings
Southbank Printmakers Gallery, London SE1,
Featured Artist, solo exhibition 2004 - 2011
Member of the Southbank Printmakers Cooperative Gallery,
Gabriel’s Wharf, London, SE1 - visit website 2010
The Crypt Gallery, St Martins in the Fields, WC1 -
Printmaking Exhibition 2010/11
Weekend Gallery, Hastings - invited gallery artist 2007
OXO Tower Gallery, London SE1 2000
Railings Gallery, London W1 - invited gallery artist1999
Conningsby Gallery, London W1 - Printmaking/Illustration Exhibition 1998
Mall Gallery, London - National Printmaking Exhibition 1996
Mall Gallery, London - National Printmaking Exhibition1995
Mall Gallery, London, National Printmaking Exhibition - Printmaking Paper Award