'PWRFUL' 2024, Acrylic painting on paper, 420 x 594 mm
Muscle Cars is a vibrant series of new paintings by Jo Kiriazis. Enter a world bursting with racing stripes, novelty number plates and bold colours. Immerse yourself in Jo’s passion for Muscle Cars at the Fitzroy Library Showcases.
Muscle Cars are a feature of the Australian cultural landscape. They can be aspirational items that symbolise status, wealth and sub-cultural groups. They represent speed, motion and freedom.
Jo said, “I got my first my far when I was a teenager. It was a Muscle Car – a midnight blue Ford Cortina TD with a sunroof and yellow flames painted on the wheel arches and bonnet.
I loved this car and everything associated with it. My father sold the car as punishment for speeding. I have never had the opportunity to return to the dizzying heights of a true Muscle Car.
These paintings reflect the future that I never had. A world of fast cars in bright colours and possible futures they could bring.”
Opening: Thursday 6 November, 6 – 7:30 pm
When: Thursday 30 October 2025 – Sunday 25 January 2026
Where: Fitzroy Library Showcases, 128 Moor Street, Fitzroy. Located in the rear corridor at Fitzroy Library. The library is beneath Fitzroy Town Hall and accessible via Moor Street.
‘VINTAGE’ 2024, Acrylic painting on paper, 210 x 297 mm
Jo Kiriazis
Jo is a visual artist based in Melbourne and a practising member of Nimbus Art Studio with Arts Access Victoria.
She presented her major exhibition Flags Series at Bundoora Homestead Art Centre in 2023 and exhibited in the A1 Darebin Art Salon with her painting Family Business Shop.
Earlier in her practice, Jo developed a series of illustrations exploring expression, exhibited at Darebin Arts Centre in 2013.
Jo is currently developing Muscle Cars, a new body of work inspired by her fascination with car culture and its role in shaping Australian identity. Alongside this, she is working on a portrait series of artists and staff at Nimbus and a major new project for Alter State 2026. Her practice is characterised by colourful, gestural, and playful painting, often drawing from narratives within her personal life and lived experiences.
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