Jane Burns is a Naarm/Melbourne-based visual artist specializing in weaving and textiles. They have been creating handwoven tapestries on a TC2 Jacquard loom, training in New Zealand and Finland to master this technology. Their recent series, Movement (Arrest), produced in Finland, consists of ten large-scale works exploring the tension between individuals and authority at the moment of arrest.

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In 2024, they completed a residency at UNSW Art & Design, developing studies for Stubborn Tangles, a new tapestry series examining the body in protest and collective resistance. The TC2 loom allows them to translate photographic details into textiles, merging photo-media with weaving while drawing on the history of textiles in activism and social change.

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A previous work, By a Thread, deconstructed images of endangered animals, emphasizing species loss. It was featured in Art + Climate = Change 2019, Art + Climate Change II (2022), and exhibited at MARS Gallery.

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Alongside their art practice, they work as an environmental consultant, advising on climate action and conservation. In 2015, they were awarded Victorian Environmental & Sustainability Educator of the Year. They maintain a studio at Creative Spaces, The Meat Market, and have a solo exhibition of Movement (Arrest) planned for 2025.