Grzegorz Pieniak

Pieniak, born in 1994, studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. He is a co-founder and member of Otwarta Pracownia Eksperymentu and Galeria Kaplica, alongside artists such as Piotr Wesołowski, Agata Słowak, and Szawł Płóciennik.

Grzegorz Pieniak exhibitions

Grzegorz Pieniak: German Expressionism goes on a spree in Warsaw.

Otto Dix meets the camp

Grzegorz Pieniak is a young, gay artist from Poland who studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. His art is characterized by vibrant lines, intense colors, and deformation, with influences from German Expressionism, camp aesthetics, and soft-porn. Pieniak explores topics related to his surroundings, including homoerotism, nightlife, and sex, often featuring friends and landscapes of Warsaw in his paintings. As a co-founder and member of Otwarta Pracownia Eksperymentu and Galeria Kaplica, Pieniak collaborates with other artists such as Piotr Wesołowski, Agata Słowak, and Szawł Płóciennik. Through his art, Pieniak creates a bold and expressive portrayal of his experiences and the world around him.

His last exhibitions are: “At Night”, The Queer Museum (2022), Pospolita rzecz zabita, Beautiful Branch, Ząbki (2019), Exhibition of the experimental fabric studio, Very White Gallery, Warsaw (2018), and The Chapel Group “A c é p h a l e”, Wystawa Art Gallery, Warsaw, Poland (2018).