Jane Rosen (1950–2025) was a sculptor, painter and educator whose work explored the relationship between nature, perception and materiality. Born in New York City, she graduated from New York University in 1972 and established her career in the city's experimental art community. After relocating to Northern California in 1989, Rosen developed a distinctive sculptural language inspired by the coastal landscape and its wildlife, particularly birds and other animals. Working with carved limestone, cast and blown glass, pigments and drawing, she created contemplative forms that balance abstraction with close observation of nature. Rosen served as a visiting assistant professor at the University of California, Davis from 1990–92, contributing to the university's tradition of interdisciplinary artistic experimentation. She subsequently taught at Stanford University, Bard College and UC Berkeley. Her work was exhibited nationally and is represented in the Brooklyn Museum and Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego. In 2015, she received an Arts and Letters Award in Art from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.