Jane Langley
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Jane Langley is a painter born in 1959. She studied at The Royal College of Art , Camberwell, and Chelsea School of Art. She was an Abbey Scholar at the British School of Rome in 1993 and in 2008 a Visiting Fellow, at Goldsmiths, University of London, attached to the Constance Howard Resource and Research Centre in Textiles
She is also a curator and one of the founders of The Pattern Lab, which was discussed on UK Radio 4 Woman's Hour in an interview titled "Exploding The Teardrop", a curatorial umbrella group that brings artists, filmmakers, musicians and people from different fields of practice, together to research concepts around fine art, textiles, pattern and craft.
She is a teacher and has worked with undergraduates and post graduate fine artist students at the Byam Shaw School of Art, Goldsmiths and Central St Martins. She currently teaches at City and Guilds of London Art School
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In July 2009 she launched the online climate change and environmental project for young people Cool it Schools. Cool it Schools was inspired by a lecture on climate change called ' Hot, Flat and Crowded' given by environmentalist Thomas L Friedman at R.I.B.A. in October 2008. Cool it Schools provides children with a creative and positive way into learning and caring for the environment.
Cool it Schools is currently a Biodiversity Education Partner with the Natural History Museum for the International Year of Biodiversity (IYB-UK). The latest project, Concrete Jungle, will be rolled out UK wide on Biodiversity Day May 22 nd 2010. The project's aim is to create the biggest inter-school wildlife conservation habitat in the country, providing habitats for species whose numbers are falling, some to the point of extinction. Concrete Jungle aims to provide a framework for all the conservation trusts in the UK.
She is also a curator and one of the founders of The Pattern Lab, which was discussed on UK Radio 4 Woman's Hour in an interview titled "Exploding The Teardrop", a curatorial umbrella group that brings artists, filmmakers, musicians and people from different fields of practice, together to research concepts around fine art, textiles, pattern and craft.
She is a teacher and has worked with undergraduates and post graduate fine artist students at the Byam Shaw School of Art, Goldsmiths and Central St Martins. She currently teaches at City and Guilds of London Art School
City and Guilds of London Art School
The City and Guilds of London Art School is an art college in London, England, United Kingdom. It is one of the country's longest established art colleges, and offers courses ranging from Foundation, through B.A. degree, Postgraduate Diploma and M.A...
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In July 2009 she launched the online climate change and environmental project for young people Cool it Schools. Cool it Schools was inspired by a lecture on climate change called ' Hot, Flat and Crowded' given by environmentalist Thomas L Friedman at R.I.B.A. in October 2008. Cool it Schools provides children with a creative and positive way into learning and caring for the environment.
Cool it Schools is currently a Biodiversity Education Partner with the Natural History Museum for the International Year of Biodiversity (IYB-UK). The latest project, Concrete Jungle, will be rolled out UK wide on Biodiversity Day May 22 nd 2010. The project's aim is to create the biggest inter-school wildlife conservation habitat in the country, providing habitats for species whose numbers are falling, some to the point of extinction. Concrete Jungle aims to provide a framework for all the conservation trusts in the UK.