About

Site-responsive and grounded in traditional tapestry, mould-making, and casting techniques, Jane’s sculptural work explores memory, labour, and belonging within changing industrial landscapes. She examines how regeneration reshapes relationships to place, reconnecting some communities while further distancing others from their industrial heritage.

Working across sculpture and textiles, Jane creates three-dimensional woven structures incorporating casts of industrial tools, machine parts, and site-specific artefacts identified through research and engagement with former industrial sites. Recast and transformed through structural weaving, these objects carry traces of work and use, revealing the human histories embedded within processes of change.

Jane is based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, and is an active member of The 62 Group and the British Tapestry Group. She studied for a BA (Hons) in Crafts, specialising in ceramics and woven textiles, at Manchester Metropolitan University in 1993, and later completed an MA in Creative Practice at Leeds Arts University in 2019. Alongside her studio practice, her work extends into mentoring emerging artists, delivering workshops, and developing collaborative projects with heritage sites, galleries, and publications.

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