His most recognized works are The Great Donkey Walk 2018 Amden Switzerland https://www.atelier-amden.ch/3_bill_burns_2018.html and Safety Gear for Small Animals 303 Gallery 1994 and MoMA New York 2005/06 [1] and later at the Museum of Modern Art, New York in 2005/2006 [2] and at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London in 2008.

His 2002 project "Everything I Could Buy on eBay About Malaria" which was shown at the Wellcome Trust in London, England is considered a seminal work in the area of electronic collecting.

[3] Other major solo projects include his Bird Radio work at the KW in Berlin (2007), Love and Affection at Mendes Wood Gallery in São Paulo (2011), and The Great Chorus at the Royal Ontario Museum (2016).

[1] Other book titles include Analgesia [2] Montreal: Rochefort (1993); Urban Fauna Information Station.

Burns has published dozens of guides, posters, and editions that are included in major museum collections throughout the world.