Katherine Pieniazek

"Want some color? I have all the color."

Artist | Creative Technologist

I work across high culture and fast culture, from oil pastel to extended reality, tracing the ways rhythm, space, and sensation move through different forms. My practice resists containment by medium; it’s a continuous study in perception and tempo, whether expressed through pigment, code, or choreography.

Trained in Digital Film, Games and Animation (BA, Leeds Arts University) with roots in Performance Design (University of Leeds), I’ve always sought the connective tissue between disciplines. The interplay of these studies led me into VR development, where narrative, movement, and spatial design converge.

Expanding into analog painting was never a departure but an extension — another language in the same conversation. Through acrylic, oil pastel, and XR, I explore how atmosphere, rhythm, and emotion translate across both physical and virtual dimensions.

Outside the studio, I practice ballet in a non-professional capacity, which informs my understanding of rhythm, balance, and spatial awareness. These elements underpin my visual composition as much as my movement.

Ultimately, my work is an ongoing dialogue between permanence and ephemerality, stillness an...

2012-2015 Leeds Arts University - Digital Film, Games and Animation BA - Bachelor of Arts, United Kingdom

2011-2012 University of Leeds - Performance Design BA - CertHE, United Kingdom

2009-2010 Interactive Design Institute - Foundation Studies in Art Design and Media, United Kingdom

2024 - Current : "Beyond Earth and Sky" at katherinepieniazek.art

A journey through light and landscape. In this virtual space, oil pastels become windows to nature—each scene unfolding in silence, evoking the transience of a fleeting sky. With soft hues and shifting perspectives, the exhibition reflects on the delicate rhythm between light and color, inviting stillness and contemplation.