Born in Cambridge MA, Jane Sutherland lives and works in Fairfield, CT. She is a graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and at age 19 attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. Following these studies she moved to Mexico City and earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in painting from the University of the Americas. After returning to the U.S. she began her teaching career at Fairfield University where she is now Associate Professor Emeritus. Since 1998 she has taught in the summer seminars at the Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation in Colorado Springs, CO. She is also the author of a monthly column, "Technical Q & A" in American Artist Magazine.