Jane Knaus has enjoyed painting for many years. She attended the University of California at Berkeley, studying with Elmer Bischoff, David Simpson, and Karl Kasten. She graduated with a degree in Fine Arts. Jane has exhibited her work in Europe and in the United States, and her work is in numerous private collections.
Jane also attended The George Washington University, and has a degree in Publication Design. She was the creative director at Montgomery College in Rockville, Maryland for many years, as well as being a prize-winning graphic designer—winning national recognition for her publication and exhibit design work.
She has exhibited her fine art paintings extensively in the Southern Delaware region, and is a member of the Rehoboth Art League. Jane decided to write her memoir, My True Colors, as a gift to her son, Eric Knaus, who encouraged her to write about her eclectic life as a child of the Holocaust, living in Africa as well as in Scandinavia as a child, before emigrating to the United States.
She can be reached at janeknaus1@aol.com, knausjane@gmail.com or at 302-604-4518.