Jane’s work frequently finds inspiration from the rich source of her own family background, referencing both the remarkable collection of antiquities and sculptural objects collected by her grandfather and the cultural legacy of Freudian psychoanalysis which has had such a profound and lasting effect on contemporary psyche.

Text from Georgia Powell, 2025, for Freud Museum show:

Self Portrait, 2001,

Jane McAdam Freud sought to explore her familial legacy and make critical connections between art and psychoanalysis through her work, often contributing to the field, including for The American Imago Journal, founded by Sigmund Freud and Hanns Sachs in 1939. Despite Jane’s work being interwoven with her family’s history, she established herself under the name Jane McAdam and earned respect in her own right; her practice including sculpture, drawing, painting, print and digital media. This self-portrait bronze demonstrates Jane’s profound ability to capture likeness and includes the word ‘Objective’ carved into the verso.