Raymond Pilarczyk

Raymond Pilarczyk lives in South Central Texas. Pilarczyk is a modern day symbolist artist known for his large sprawling paintings, dealing with epic themes ranging from history to mythology. He received his Bachelors in Arts and Bachelors in Fine Art from the University of Texas at Austin, and completed his Masters in Fine Arts from the University of Houston. Pilarczyk was mentored by Vincent Mariani who was a protégé of the noted colorist Josef Albers, the Pop Artist Peter Saul and the public works artist Luis Jimenez. Pilarczyk has work in private collections in the United States and internationally. Pilarczyk’s ancestor, Mathias Pilarczyk, was a captain and bodyguard for the Archduke Maximilian I of Austria, the reigning Emperor of Mexico during the Mexican Revolution, and is a descendent of the Moczygemba family, the founding family of the oldest Polish settlement in the United States, Panna Maria, TX.