Jil Evans’ work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, and is held in private and museum collections throughout the United States, including Walker Art Center, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minnesota Museum of Art, Flaten Art Museum, and Halle Ford Museum of Art. She has been the recipient of numerous grants and awards, which include a Jerome Foundation Grant, Arts Midwest/National Endowment for the Arts, Minnesota State Arts Board grant, a Pew Grant to study and paint in Italy, and residencies at the American Academy in Rome and the Atlantic Center for the Arts. She maintains a studio at the Kickernick Building in downtown Minneapolis.