Jamie Cole is an Australian urban-pop and pop-surrealist artist based in Far North Queensland. His practice blends bold graphic linework, saturated colour, camp humour and cultural critique to explore queer identity and the strange contradictions of contemporary Australia. Drawing from pop iconography, retro advertising, animation and the lush visual language of the tropics, Cole creates vibrant works that fuse personal narrative with sharp social observation.

His work interrogates visibility, resilience and reinvention, situating queer experience within the geographical, psychological and political landscapes that shape it. Using acrylic, aerosol, collage and mixed media, Cole examines evolving cultural narratives with a distinctive blend of wit and emotional depth.

Cole has exhibited widely across Queensland, NSW and the ACT, and has been selected as a finalist in national art prizes including the Percival Portrait Prize, the National Contemporary Art Prize and the Fisher’s Ghost Art Awards. His pieces range from celebratory and playful to sharply satirical, positioning him as an artist who uses colour, symbolism and irony to open powerful conversations about identity, power and the future.