Jane Francis
Jane Francis MA SFHEA. is a multidisciplinary artist, designer, researcher and academic.
With over 35 years of experience as an educator, practitioner, and academic leader, Janes work sits at the intersection of fashion, fine art, and progressive pedagogy
She holds undergraduate and Post Graduate Degrees in Fine Art from Melbourne University and an MA in Academic Practice from UAL London, with specialist focus on transformative curriculum design. In 2025 Jane was awarded a Senior Fellowship from Advance HE UK in recognition of her impactful contributions to advancing education.
Founder of her own Fashion labels, including sustainable hand 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 for 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 or 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 a contemporary fashion landscape
Originally from Melbourne, Australia, Jane is currently based in Brooklyn & London. Her work has featured and held in numerous collections and exhibitions worldwide.
