Jill Madden grew up in coastal Rhode Island and currently lives in Weybridge, Vermont. She received a BA in East Asian Studies from Middlebury College, attended the New York Studio School, received a post-baccalaureate degree in Fine Art from Brandeis University and an MFA in painting from Boston University, where she held a Constantin Alajov Scholarship and studied with John Walker and John Moore. While a resident at the Vermont Studio School she studied with Lois Dodd, who remains an important influence. Jill has been a fellow at the Jentel Foundation, the Fairfield Porter Foundation, the Baer Art Center and the Pouch Cove Foundation. Madden paints primarily onsite, observing seasonal and climatic shifts. 

A painting of bare, white birch trees, lining a winding dirt path against a blue sky
A painting of drooping cattails poking up through the snow, with evergreen trees, and a purple mountain in the background.
a painting of bare yellow birch trees in a snowy forest, with evergreen trees and a blue sky in the background
a painting of bare, white birch trees in a snowy forest, with a mountain and blue sky in the background
A painting of white birch trees against a blue sky
A painting of trees on a green and brown hillside, slanting down to a stream, with a blue grey sky in the background
A painting of green mountains seen from a distance, with grey roads and rocky outcroppings crisscrossing them and a grey blue sky overhead.
A painting of brown and green dune grass with a sandy beach and the ocean in the background with a blue sky overhead.
A painting of mountains, seen from afar, in slightly abstracted shades of blue, grey, and green with a grey sky overhead.
A painting of a stand of trees in a forest, with sunlight streaming through and casting long shadows on the brown forest floor