Jane Caminos

Jane Caminos (born 1947) is an American cartoonist and painter. She is known for her lesbian-themed cartoons as well as paintings inspired by the Vietnam War and violence against women.

Personal life She was born in 1947 in Brooklyn, New York. She grew up in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey. Her works in college were largely inspired by the Vietnam War and violence against women.

Her cartoons have been republished in the collections What Is This Thing Called Sex?: Cartoons By Women, Dyke Strippers: Lesbian Cartoonists A to Z, and The Best Contemporary Women's Humor, as well as the periodicals Christopher Street, Gaze Magazine, and Lesbians in Colorado.

In 2012, after watching a PBS documentary on violence against women, she created her well-known exhibition On Women Bound. The exhibition contains a collection of her pieces that explore the lives of all women. She also made a follow-up series called On Women Unbound''.

In 2018, she became associated with Fogue Studio & Gallery, a studio for established artists over the age of fifty. She has created many solo and group exhibitions across the United States including in Chicago, New York City, New Jersey, and California.