Mark Pilon (Atomos) is a painter, illustrator, and designer based in Vancouver, Canada. Since beginning his painting career in 1991, he has illustrated for numerous magazines and exhibited his work in galleries and museums around the world. Working under the name Atomos, Pilon has developed a distinctive retro-futurist style, bright, modern, and unmistakably his own. His characters are bold and playful, existing in a world that merges pop art and science fiction. Every piece begins as a meticulously drawn digital composition and is then rendered in layered acrylic paint, creating a sharp, print-like, synthetic finish. Pilon’s paintings naturally evolve from his editorial illustration work, reflecting a post-pop sensibility that abandons logic in favour of emotion, atmosphere, and imagination, revealing slices of life projected from dark voids into dreamy, multicoloured worlds. His instantly recognizable visual language has earned him critical acclaim, including the Western Magazine Award for Best Illustration Feature in 2006 for “Running on Empty.”

An artist kneeling on one knee, working on a large, light blue abstract painting with a cartoonish face, glasses, and eyes, against a plain white wall in a studio or gallery.

Illustration and Painting Work
Mark creates one‑of‑a‑kind acrylic paintings, hand‑painted and delivered right to your door. He welcomes private commissions, if you have a concept in mind, please get in touch. He’s currently accepting invitations to exhibitions of any size and can ship work worldwide.

Select Clients
AQ Magazine, BC Business Magazine, Canada Post. City of Vancouver, DDB Chicago, Electronic Arts, EMI Canada, Engine Digital, Georgia Straight, Globe & Mail, Ikea, Intrawest, Mint Records, Motor Trend Magazine, Maker Magazine, Museum of Vancouver, OC Weekly, Powershifter Media, Random House, Scoot Quarterly, Sims, Sierra Club, Telus, Vancouver Magazine, Virgin Records Canada, Wasserman, Walgreens, Wreglesworth Design, Wired.

Select Galleries
DC Gallery, DvA Gallery, Harold Golen, La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Lunar Boy, MModern Gallery, Moon Base, Orbit Gallery, Rotofugi, Roq la Rue, Shooting Gallery, Swizzle, One More Life, Hot Art Wet City.