BORN:

1961, Chicago, IL.

EDUCATION:

Master of Arts, Painting Emphasis, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI., 1986 

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Sculpture Emphasis, Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, IL. 1984

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

Present- Instructor: Adult Painting and Drawing, Art and Spiritual Practice, Outdoor Painting and Drawing, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL.

Present - 1998, Instructor/Facilitator: Adult Painting and Drawing, Outreach Programs, Art Encounter, Noyes Cultural Center,
Evanston, IL. 

2001 & 1999, Instructor/Lead Artist, Gallery 37 & After School Matters,  Sponsored by the City of Chicago,
(Downtown & Schools Programs), 66 E. Randolph, Chicago, IL.  

1995 - 1991, Instructor: Illustration, Art Fundamentals, Life Drawing, American Academy of Art, Chicago, IL.  

1993, Art Instructor, Perry-Mansfield Performing and Visual Arts Camp, Steamboat, CO.

ARTS FESTIVAL: 

2005, "The Celebration Of Fine Art", A ten week festival featuring 100 artists working and exhibiting on site,
Tent: Scottsdale Rd. at Loop 101, Scottsdale, AZ.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

2001, "New Life Forms", Gwenda Jay/ Addington Gallery, Chicago, IL. 

2000, "Jill King & Tom Seghi", Gwenda Jay/Addington Gallery, Chicago, IL. 

1995, "A Change In Momentum", Installation, 900 W. Jackson, Chicago, IL.  

1993, "Recent Drawings", Morton College, Cicero, IL.  

1993, "Chalice", Tarble Arts Center, Eastern Illinois Univ., Charleston, IL.  

1989, "Jill King, Recent Works", Wright Street Gallery, Milwaukee, WI.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

2008, "Sculpted Paintings, Depths and Dimensions", 3 Women Exhibition, The Art Center, Highland Park, IL.

2002, "Women's Works", Juried, NAAC, Old Courthouse Arts Center, Woodstock, IL. 

2002 & 2001, "Art Scene Chicago" & "Spectrum", Group Invitational, The Chicago Athenaeum Museum, Shaumburg, IL. 

2001 - 1996, "WomenSpirit", 4 Women Traveling Exhibit, Exhibit Touring Services, Eastern Washington University,Toured to: Wabash Valley College Mt. Carmel IL., Peninsula College WA., Idaho State Univ., Montana Univ., Jefferson College, NY.

2000, CADA, "Absolut Visions", "Sightings", Gwenda Jay/Addington Gallery, Chicago, IL.

2000, 1999, "Forms Theories, Ideas" & "Les Salon D, Academe", Juried & Invitational, Union street Gallery, Chicago Heights, IL.

1999, "The Chicago Art Scene", Group Invitational, Belloc Lowndes Gallery, Chicago IL. 

1998, "Around the Coyote, Curators Choice Exhibition", Juried,  Coyote Gallery, Chicago. IL. 

1995, Eastwick Gallery, Recent work on exhibit, Chicago, IL. 

1992 - 1991, "The Dome Room", 3 Group Invitationals, The Dome Room, 632 N. Dearborn, Chicago, IL.  

1989, "Modern Love", Juried, ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL. 

1985, "Wisconsin Painters and Sculptors 63rd Exhibition", Juried, The Henry P. Reuss Federal Plaza, Milwaukee, WI. 

1985 & 1984, "Wisconsin Trends" & "Fall Focus", Juried, Cudahy Gallery, Milwaukee Art Museum 

1985, "28th Annual Beloit and Vicinity Exhibition", Juried, Wright Museum of Art, Beloit, WI.

 1983, "59th Annual Rockford and Vicinity Exhibition", Juried, Burpee Art Museum, Rockford, IL.

CD-ROM EXHIBITIONS:

1996, "Curated Collections". National Juried, Art Communications International, Philadelphia, PA. 

1995, "Virtuosity, The Best Contemporary Work 1995", National Juried, Art Communications International, Philadelphia, PA.

PUBLICATIONS:

2007, "Hot Ideas for A Cooler Planet", Cool Globes Project, Imagination Publishing, Chicago, IL.

2001, "New American Paintings", Juried, National Magazine, Open Studio Press, Midwest Competition, Issue #35, Wellesley, MA. 

2000, Art Scene Chicago 2000", Juried, By: Ivy Sundell, Crow Woods Publishing, Evanston, IL.  

2000, "Midwest Gallery Guide", Absolut Vision Chicago 5, pg .8, June Issue  

1999, "The Chicago Art Scene", Juried, By: Ivy Sundell, Crow Woods Publishing, Evanston, IL.

REVIEWS & PRESS:

NORTHSHORE MAGAZINE, Glenview IL., Article by: Abigail Foerstner, "Sculpted Paintings Depths and Dimensions", pg.103, March, 2008

NORTHSHORE MAGAZINE, Glenview IL., Article by: Peter Gianopulos,"Global Warming" My Cool Globe is featured here, pg.21, June, 2007

ARTSCOPE.NET, Chicago, IL., Review by: Jurek Polanski, Jill King, "Art Scene Chicago/Spectrum Exhibition", Chicago Athenaeum, 
 May - Sept. 2002

ARTSCOPE.NET, Chicago, IL., Review by: Jurek Polanski, Jill King/"The Chicago Art Scene Exhibition", Chicago Athenaeum,
Feb. - May, 2001  

CHICAGO TRIBUNE, Chicago, IL., Review by: Alan Artner, Jill King/"New Life Forms", Gwenda Jay/Addington, Gallery,
July 27, 2001 

DAILY HERALD, Arlington Heights, IL. Written by: Jon Davis, Jill King/"Metropolis Murals",
April 25, 2000 

SKYLINE, Chicago, IL. Written by: Sarah Burrows, Jill King/"Around The Coyote",
Sept. 4, 1997  

DAILY REGISTER, Mt. Carmel, IL., Press for, Jill King/"WomanSpirit",
Oct. 28, 1996 

THE SHEPARD EXPRESS, Milwaukee WI., Review by: Jeff Worman, Jill King/"Wright Street Gallery",
April 13, 1989 

MILWAUKEE SENTINEL, Milwaukee WI. Review by: Debra Brehmer, Jill King/"Exhibition 63",
Sept. 13, 1985

SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS: 

SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC. Statistical Analysis Software Corp. 

Banbury Properties LLC., Arlington Heights, IL. Metropolis Performing Arts Center 

Project Development Group, Munster , IN. Medical Management Company  

MFO Entertainment Group Inc. Northfield, IL.  

PRIVATE COLLECTIONS: 

Works presently resides in over 115 private collections throughout the country. States works reside are: 

Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Ohio, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Kansas, Virginia, Texas, Colorado, Arizona, Washington, California.
(List available upon request).

 

GALLERY REPRESENTATION: 

2001 - 1999, Gwenda Jay/Addington Gallery, Chicago, IL.  

1995, Eastwick Gallery, Chicago, IL. 

1992 - 1991, Art Services, Private Rep: Gail Forrest, Evanston, IL.

JUROR:

2001, "Art Complimenting Art", Hecky's Jazz Club, Evanston, IL. 

1999, "Redefining Feminism", CWCA, Beacon Street Gallery, Chicago,IL.  

1999, "Regional Scholastic Art Contest", High School District 214, Cook County, IL.

PUBLIC WORKS:

 2007, ARTIST: "Cool Globes" Summer, Juried: Designed and crafted my design on a 5' diameter fiberglass Globe. 
Globes exhibted outside The Field Museum Chicago, IL., Each Globe depicts a cure for Global warming. 

2006, Finalist, CTA Arts and Transit Program. Chosen to create a Proposed Artwork for the Chicago CTA, Kimball Station, Brown Line. 

2005 - 1996, Muralist, Banbury Properties, LLC, Arlington Heights, IL., The Metropolis Performing Arts Center & Village Green Sales Center.

RELATED WORK EXPERIECE:

Illustrator: 1997 - 1987

IO Design, Northfield, IL.

Myers Service Inc., Chicago, IL., Dean Foods, Franklin Park, IL.

Encyclopedia Britannica, Chicago, IL.

Arnold Martin & Assoc., Chicago, IL.

Cramer Krasselt Advertising, Chicago, IL. 

Exhibit Artist: 1993

Contractor: Cemrock Landscapes Inc., Tucson, AZ. Constructed life-size fiberglass trees for "Habitat Africa" exhibit,
Brookfield Zoo, Brookfield, IL.