Jane Francis MA FHEA:  Multidisciplinary creative practitioner, consultant and researcher with over 35 years’ experience in global fashion and creative art and design education..

 

Jane holds Undergraduate and Post Graduate Degrees in Fine Art from Melbourne University and was awarded an MA in Academic Practice from UAL London in 2023,  focusing on progressive pegagogy within curriculum design. 

 

Founder of her own Fashion labels, including knitwear, print, product and jewelry collections, and most recently a nonprofit gallery space for underrepresented artists and makers: The Covert Room, Jane has worked internationally with leading voices in Fashion including:  Vivienne Westwood- the seismic change maker and leading voice of activism and climate justice through Fashion, Tank Publishing, YSL and Nicholas Knightly amongst others. She serves as an educator, academic director and adviser at leading institutions Parsons New York, Central Saint Martins, London College of Fashion, Ima Istanbul, BHSAD Moscow, University of Westminster UK and Academy of Arts University San Francisco.

 

Janes academic and educational philosophy encourages student centered creative, progressive thinking, innovation, sustainable & socially aware methods in Fashion, through experimental and practical inquiry: locating the traditions and skills of practice within contemporary and future fashion landscapes.

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Originally from Melbourne, Australia, Jane is currently based in Brooklyn, New York.  Her work has featured and held in numerous collections and exhibitions worldwide.