Jane Ianniello

“Art is a rebellion against a hostile and meaningless universe.”
Jane Ianniello is an Australian painter whose recent work draws on the visual language of mid-twentieth century “pulp” fiction. Her paintings appropriate imagery from the covers of cheap popular magazines and books of the 1930s to 1950s—illustrated works designed to shock, seduce, and seize the viewer’s attention.
Ianniello often places the frightened or bewildered cover figures into incongruous, surreal environments populated by looming animals or oversized carnivorous plants. These scenes tap into primal fears that persist from childhood into adulthood; at times the threat is overt, and at others it is implied but unseen.
She also uses the pulp cover models for her “mythology” paintings. These paintings reference shared literary and cultural narratives, including traditional fairytales, gothic horror, the Wild West, and other formative myths, which she reimagines with a contemporary and often unsettling twist.
She is currently developing a body of work exploring her own childhood and its lasting psychological impact.
Working primarily with acrylic paints and gels, Ianniello subtly incorporates iridescent metallics and interference paints to enhance mood and atmos...

Brisbane Institute of Art
I have also taught others through art classes

Brisbane Modern Art Gallery, Blue Room Cinebar, Brisbane Institute of Art, Inala Gallery, Lorraine Pilgrim Gallery, Hillier Skuse Gallery, Percolator Gallery, Noosa Art Gallery, Montville Art Gallery