| Jill Downen | |
| Birth Place: | Belleville, Illinois, United States |
| Occupation: | sculptor and installation artist |
| Known For: | works in white plaster |
| Notable Works: | assistant professor of sculpture at the Kansas City Art Institute |
| Education: | Kansas City Art Institute (BFA), Washington University in St. Louis (MFA) |
| Awards: | Guggenheim Fellowship |
Jill Downen (born 1967) is an American sculptor and installation artist, and an assistant professor of sculpture at the Kansas City Art Institute. She received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2010.[1]
She was born in Belleville, Illinois in 1967, the daughter of a sign painter. She was awarded a BFA in painting from Kansas City Art Institute in 1989 and an MFA in sculpture from Washington University in St. Louis in 2001.[1]
She commonly works in white plaster. According to Ivy Cooper, Downen "has made a career of exploring the intersection of bodies and architecture".
Her exhibitions include Hard Hat Optional at Bruno David Gallery, St. Louis in 2009,[2] [3] (dis)Mantle at Luminary Center for the Arts, St. Louis, in 2010,[4] and Three Dimensional Sketchbook at Plug Projects, Kansas City in 2013.[5]