Born in Arlington, Virginia, Jane Helslander grew up in Munich, Germany and Dallas, Texas. She received an MFA from Texas Christian University and a BFA from UT Arlington. Helslander has taught at Texas Christian University and Texas Wesleyan University. Her work has been exhibited in various venues across the United States, including The Beeville Museum and Janet Turner Print Museum. Collections include Neiman Marcus, The Mansion on Turtle Creek, The Ontological Museum, DFW Airport, and the Moncrief Cancer Center. Her work is featured in 2014 the book Texas Abstract: Modern/Contemporary by Michael Paglia and Jim Edwards,