Jane Burns attended Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, New York where, in 1979, she received her Bachelor of Arts in English. Since then she has not only authored several books for children - three in publication - but has established herself as a visual artist of some note. Her work has appeared in approximately twenty solo and group shows in the Northwest, Chicago, and New York state.

Solo and/or two-person shows in which her work has been featured are:
2005 Schomburg Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2003 Lucia Douglas Gallery, Bellignahm WA
2002 Ballard Fetherston Gallery, Seattle WA
2001 Lucia Douglas Gallery, Bellingham WA
2000 - Lucia Douglas Gallery, Bellingham, WA
1999 - Fountainhead Gallery, Seattle, WA
1996 - Lucia Douglas Gallery, Bellingham, WA
1994 - Lucia Douglas Gallery, Bellingham, WA
1992 - Miriam Perlman Gallery, Chicago, IL
1990 - Allied Arts Gallery, Bellingham, WA
1988 - Cornsilks Gallery, Bellingham, WA
1985 - Images, Bellingham, WA
1981-83 - Bellingham Hardware Gallery, Bellingham, WA

A number of prestigious collections include Jane Burns' work. Most notably are the Nordstrom Collections, the Whatcom Museum in Bellingham, WA, the Washington State Arts Commission, "Art in Public Places" in Seattle, Spokane, Bellingham, and Sumas, WA, the San Diego Yacht Club, San Diego, CA, the Westin Hotel in Toronto, Canada, and the Washington Athletic Club in Seattle, WA.