Józef Pankiewicz (November 29, 1866 - July 4, 1940) was a Polish painter, graphic artist, and pedagogue.
Pankiewicz was born at Lublin. He studied under Wojciech Gerson and Alexander Kamiński. He travelled to Saint Petersburg with Władysław Podkowiński after winning a scholarship to the Imperial Academy of Arts there. In 1889, both artists left for Paris.
Founder of Polish Colorism deriving from postimpressionism. In France he was a friend of Pierre Bonnard and strongly influenced by his art. Then he dropped this course for experimenting with fauvism during stay in Spain.