Janna Jones is a figurative oil painter based in Coogee, Western Australia. Her work explores the complexities of identity, perception, and emotional experience, inviting viewers into quiet moments of reflection. Through a detailed and conceptually driven process, her paintings use the human form not only as subject but as a conduit for connection — offering space for projection, interpretation, and shared presence.
Janna often begins with a fully realised visual concept — sometimes envisioning an entire body of work before a single mark is made. Her method includes building references, testing palettes, and working in layered stages, either through tonal underpainting or the assertive application of vivid colour. Each piece is crafted to evoke the emotional and psychological undercurrents of lived experience, grounded in memory, self-awareness, and human vulnerability.
Her creative path has been shaped by both formal study and formative personal experiences. After studying Art and Design in Milan in 2011, she pursued luxury leathergoods, presenting collections at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Australia (2015–19) and New Zealand (2018). Always illustrating, Janna began painting in 2023 — finally embracing the medium after years of hesitation around its permanence — and has since refined her portrait practice through mentorships with celebrated artists. A profound brush with mortality as a teenager instilled a lasting awareness of life’s fragility — a perspective that continues to shape the urgency and reverence in her work.
Janna’s work has been exhibited in group shows and art awards consistently since 2023, and her pieces are now held in private collections around the world.
Connecting to the culturally and creatively hungry — those drawn to the emotional power of portraiture as a reflective space for meaning making and personal exploration.