JILL KING STUDIO {Mixed Media Sculpture, Public Art}
RESUME
EDUCATION:
Master of Arts, Painting Emphasis, 1986
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI.
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Sculpture Emphasis, 1984 Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
GALLERY AFFILIATIONS:
Alma Art and Interiors, 3636 S Iron St, Chicago, IL 60609, Present- March 2023
Springboard Arts, www.springboardarts.com, 1910 W. North Ave, Chicago, IL, June 2020- March 2022.
Space 900, Core Member, 816 Dempster St. Evanston, IL, (The gallery provides core members and other
artists in the community exhibition opportunities and performance space). 2018- 2021.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Education Chair: Chicago Sculpture International, 2015 - 2018
ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS:
Helen Coburn Meier and Tim Meier Charitable Foundation for the Arts, 2017
Art Comes Alive, Art Design Consultants, Cincinnati, OH - National Competition, 2014
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
Art Teacher: Fusion Academy, Evanston IL, 2020-2022
Drawing Professor: Sabbatical Replacement, 2016
Oakton Community College, Skokie Campus, Skokie IL
Art Instructor: Drawing & Painting, 2008 - 2020
Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL
Interactive Arts Tour Guide, Art Instructor, 1998 - Present
Art Encounter, Non-Profit, Arts Enrichment Organization, Evanston, IL.
MEMBERSHIP
Chicago Sculpture International, Chicago, IL, https://www.chicagosculpture.org/member-directory#!biz/id/56a6a82e4f952e352856babe, 2010 - Present
International Sculpture Center, Hamilton, NJ, 2010 - Present
PUBLIC PROJECTS
Flight of the Phoenix, A multi-faceted, permanent installation created for Level 99, Disney Springs, FL, 2026
Butterflies, Suspended and wall mounted sculptures for Level 99, (An adult gaming playground), Tysons VA, 2024
Blue Rose, Wall sculpture/installation created for Mather Tysons, 7901 Branch Dr. #110, Mclean VA, Commissioned by Studio121 Nashville TN, 2024
Fantastical Forest, Finalist, Whitlock Elementary School Discovery Center, Commissioned by Department of
General Services, DC, 2023.
White Rabbit, 8’ suspended leaping rabbit created for the BD|NY convention at the Javits Center, Manhattan, NY, Commissioned through Farmboy International Art Advisory, Vancouver BC. Created for Simeone Deary Design Group, November, 2023.
Iron Rose, Permanent Installation created for The Charleston Mills Hotel, Charleston, SC. 2022
Interconnections, Permanent Sculptural Wall Installation, Meta Data Center, Dekalb IL, 2022
Cosmic Roses, Suspended and wall sculpture commissioned by Marc-Michaels Interior Design, 2022
Nebula, suspended sculpture, Student Success Center, Richland College, Decatur, IL, 2019
Water Whirled, Finalist, indoor suspended sculpture, University of North Florida, Jacksonville FL, 2018
Whirled, suspended sculpture, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, Aurora, IL, 2017
Fall Gallery Walk, custom pieces for Toto- River North Design District, Chicago, 2017
Evanston Odyssey, permanent sculptural, light installation, Lorraine Morton Civic Center, Evanston IL, 2017
Asteroid, suspended sculpture, Lewis University Science Building, Romeoville, IL, 2016
Food As Art, Chicago Gourmet, 8 piece suspended installation, Harris Theater, Millennium Park Chicago, IL 2016
Art Prize, Convention Center, Grand Rapid Public Museum, MI, 2011 & 2013
Form in Flora I, II, and III, Lincoln Park, Garfield Park Conservatories, Chicago, IL, 2010 & 2012
Cool Globes, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, Field Museum, 2007
Chicago CTA, Finalist, Arts-In-Transit Program, CTA Kimball Station - exterior wall, Chicago, IL 2006
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
Jill King- New Horizons- The Contemporary Art Center of Peoria, Peoria, IL, April, 2022
Whirleds, Guest Artist/Speaker at Adlai Stevenson High School, Libertyville, IL, 2019
Real or Imagined- Jill King and Joanna Pinsky, Space 900 Gallery, Evanston, IL, 2018 Jill King- Faith, Form and Fate, Lewis University, Romeoville, 2016
Jill King, Eye on Art Gallery, Carmel, IN, 2014
Jill King- Whirleds and Works, Orland Park Library, Orland Park, IL, 2011
Jill King & Students, Art Under Glass, City of Evanston, IL, 2010
Jill King New Life Forms, Gwenda Jay/Addington Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2000 - 2001
A Change in Momentum, Chicago, IL, 1995
Jill King Recent Drawings, Morton College, Cicero, IL, 1993
SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Women of Wisconsin, Alverno College, Milwaukee WI, 2025
Resonance, An invitational, Dubuque Museum of Art, Dubuque IA, 2025
Genesis, House of Rad Gallery, 324 N. 12th St. Milwaukee WI. 53233, 2025
Materiality in Sculpture, The Evanston Art Center, 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL, 2025
CSI Project Space, Unfavorable Conditions, 1912 N. Damen, Chicago, IL, 2024
Color and Form, CSI Exhibition, Robert T. Wright Community Gallery of Art at the College of Lake County, 2023
Alma Art + Interiors, Chicago, IL, 2023
Craft Invitational, Dubuque Museum of Art, Dubuque, Iowa, 2022 Second Life, 3D4D Gallery, 1912 N Damen Ave,
Chicago, IL, 2022
Constructed Visions, Bridgeport Art Center, Chicago, IL, 2019-2020
Summer Works- Nearly Four Decades Later, Space 900 Gallery, Evanston IL, 2019
Art Attitude, Three person invitational at Workshop 4200, Chicago IL, 2019
Core Member, group shows, Space 900 Gallery, Evanston, IL, 2018 - Present
Faculty Exhibitions, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL. & The Art Center Highland Park, IL, 2009- 2021 Skin & Bones, Noyes Cultural Arts Center, Evanston IL, 2017
Interaction, Christopher Art Gallery, Prairie State College, Chicago Heights, IL, 2017
Metal+, A four person invitational exhibition, Lill Street Art Center, Chicago, IL, 2017
Making Nature, Northeastern IL. University, Chicago IL, 2016
CSI Themes in Contemporary Sculpture, Foster Gallery, Univ. of Wisc. Eau Claire, 2015
Sculpture Invasion, Koehnline Museum of Art, Oakton College, Des Plaines, IL, 2015
Chicago Sculpture International (CSI), Lewis University, Romeoville, IL, 2015
R^4-Recycled/Reclaimed/Reused/Recrafted, Nicholas Conservatory, Rockford IL, 2014
Experiences of War, Ann Street Gallery, Newburgh, NY, 2014
Spiritus, Mary-Frances & Bill Veeck Gallery, Catholic Theological Union, Chicago, IL, 2013
SELECTED PUBLICITY/PUBLICATIONS/LINKS:
Artist Highlight, 2025, https://www.instagram.com/reel/DNN6HatRsZh/
Luxe Magazine, Chicago, Feb. 2021
Illinois Artists’ List, 2022, https://illinoisartistslist.com/listings/1728-madison-st-evanston-il-jill-king/
Wescover, https://www.wescover.com/creator/jill-king-studio
In Evanston, 2022, https://www.inevanston.com/meet-local-artist-jill-king/
Contemporary Art Center of Peoria, 2022, https://peoriacac.org/events/jill-king-new-horizons/
Contemporary Art Center of Peoria, Interview, 2022, https://youtu.be/RNgYlfVrtX8?si=h-xWzrIW44s3twHO
Dubuque Museum of Art, 2022, https://archive.dbqart.org/craft2022/artists/king/
Jill King - Chicago Sculptor, https://youtu.be/_ZWjgL5JFDk
UIMA Chicago, 2020, https://uima-chicago.org/jill-king-wynn
Picturing Evanston, 2019, https://picturing-evanston.com/jill,
Voyage Chicago, 2018, http://voyagechicago.com/interview/art-life-jill-king/Suspended in Space II.
The Heroines Journey, Dec. 25, 2018, https://theheroinejourney2016.com/2018/12/25/the-heroines-journey-of-jill-king/
Artworld Chicago, https://artworldchicago.org/jill-king/
Meier Foundation, 2017, https://meierfoundation.org/award_recipients/jill-king/
The Lisa D Show, 2017, https://thelisadshow.blogspot.com/2017/06/jill-kill-wynn-sculptor-is-on-evanston.html
Coda Magazine, Feb. 2016, https://www.codaworx.com/project/quot-galaxy-quot-de-vos-convention-center-art-prize
Chicago Gourmet, 2016, https://www.chicagogourmet.org/page/jillking Chicago Outdoor
UIMA, Chicago- Process of Scale, 2012, https://chicago-outdoor-sculptures.blogspot.com/2012/11/uima-artwork-of-jill-king.html