Thomas Martinez Pilnik (b. 1993) was raised in London by Brazilian parents. Pilnik then movedto the US and obtained his BA in Studio Art and Cognitive Science from the University ofVirginia, M.Ed in Postsecondary Education from the University of Southern California, andMFA from the University of Connecticut. He is now based in Los Angeles.
Pilnik has exhibited internationally in spaces including Moosey Gallery and Arusha in London,SPRING/BREAK Art Show in New York, Zaratan Arte Contemporânea in Lisbon, and Hashimoto Contemporary in Los Angeles, and has created installations and works in collaboration with organizations such as the Los Angeles Department of Mental Health andDowntown Providence Parks Conservancy. He has been an artist-in-residence at Zaratan, McKenzie Gibson Studios in Rhode Island, Stove Works in Tennessee, Art House San Clemente, and has an upcoming session at The Wassaic Project in Upstate New York.