Kasia Frankowicz

Best Girl

104.5 × 77 cm

Oil Pastel, Acrylic, on Canvas

Unsold

Suggested offer$3,500

About the work

"Best Girl" serves as a powerful visual critique of the arbitrary rules, expectations, and ideals women confine themselves to. While the bold canvas captures the peak nostalgia of childhood dreams—the yearning to be thin, adored, and celebrated on a grand stage—the discomfort painted into the Miss Universe figure's expression reveals a deeper, sobering truth about getting everything you thought you wanted only to find yourself beautifully but painfully boxed in.

About the artist

Kasia Frankowicz is an Australian artist of Polish heritage raised in Western Sydney in the 1990s and now based in Naarm/Melbourne.

Working across painting and sculpture, she creates expressive figurative scenes exploring coming-of-age memories, identity, and belonging. Her distinct visual language mixes Naïve, Fauvism, and Pop art with narrative intimacy and bold textured markings.

Through this direct, playful, and symbolic approach, her work balances emotional grit with a tender, yet graphic softness. Kasia’s talent has garnered acclaim in prestigious publications, such as Art/Edit and as the cover artist for WB40 Magazine. She has taken centre stage at events like The Other Art Fair and Saatchi Art, earning a special place in the pages of Frankie Magazine, Voyage La and a Bluethumb art prize finalist. Recent highlights include her collaboration with the University of New South Wales, painting a lab coat to celebrate physics, and hand-painting 20 cameras for 35mm Co as part of World Pride, Her work serves as a testament to her commitment to meaningful causes and her unwavering dedication to making a difference through art. Kasia Frankowicz’s art radiates the vibrancy of life, a captivating blend of contemporary pop, personal narrative, and social awareness, all brought together with finesse and flair.

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