Jane Walkley is an artist based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK. Working with traditional tapestry, mould making and casting techniques, Jane creates site‑responsive sculptural works that examine memory, loss and regeneration within landscapes shaped by industry. Her work is rooted in places where heritage is vulnerable, paying close attention to how regeneration can both reconnect and marginalise the communities it affects.
Through the preservation of artefacts once handled by industrial workers, and the use of textile‑based and casting processes, Jane captures traces of labour and the histories embedded within specific sites. These fragments of industrial process acknowledge the lives and labour of the people who once sustained these spaces, ensuring their presence remains visible within changing landscapes.
An active member of The 62 Group and the British Tapestry Group, Jane studied for a BA (Hons) in Crafts specialising in ceramics and woven textiles at Manchester Metropolitan University in 1993 and later earned an MA in Creative Practice from Leeds Arts University in 2019.
Jane also mentors, gives workshops, and welcomes exciting and ambitious collaborations with heritage sites, galleries and publications.
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