Bryan Jones (b. 1949, Los Angeles, CA) is an American painter currently living and working in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. His artistic activities began in early childhood, on through grade school, and continued to evolve through art school and the cultural and social upheavals of the 1960s.

Bryan Jones (b. 1949, Los Angeles, CA) is an American painter living and working in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. He began making art in early childhood, developing his practice amid the cultural shifts of the 1960s.

From 1968 to 1970, Jones studied at the Chouinard Art Institute under influential artists including Emerson Woelffer, a prominent American Abstract Expressionist. During this period, he studied alongside peers such as Lita Albuquerque and Peter Shire, while also drawing inspiration from predecessors including Ed Ruscha and John Van Hamersveld, all of whom left a lasting imprint on his artistic sensibility.

In 1970, Jones enrolled at the newly established California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), where he studied with John Baldessari, Judy Chicago, and Allan Kaprow. His contemporaries at CalArts included future luminaries such as David Salle and Eric Fischl. He received his BFA in 1972.

Throughout the 1970s, Jones participated in numerous group exhibitions, with work shown at institutions including the Long Beach Museum of Art, the Baxter Art Gallery at CalTech, the Gagosian Gallery in Los Angeles, and the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Los Angeles.

In 1976, Jones transitioned from the fine art world into the film industry, beginning a 25-year career as an art director. His work in feature films, music videos, and television commercials drew heavily on his strengths in visual storytelling and composition. He later applied these skills to the design of themed retail environments for major museums, zoos, and aquariums throughout the United States.

After a 35-year hiatus from painting, Jones returned to his studio practice in 2017, settling in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, where he reestablished his painting practice. He now lives and works in Byron Bay, Australia, continuing to expand and refine his visual language.