:Tara Downs

In 2011, Downs founded the Tomorrow Gallery with Aleksander Hardashnakov and Hugh Scott-Douglas in a Toronto warehouse that had previously housed a paintball studio.{{cite news |last1=Irvin |first1=Nick |title=Tomorrow, Today: Tara Downs and Tomorrow Gallery |url=https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/interviews/tomorrow-today-tara-downs-and-tomorrow-gallery-56421/#! |access-date=11 March 2021 |work=ArtNews |date=7 September 2014}}{{cite news |last1=Chu |first1=Christie |title=10 Surprising Habits of Millennial Art Collectors |url=https://news.artnet.com/market/10-habits-millennial-art-collectors-know-325484 |access-date=11 March 2021 |work=ArtNet |date=26 August 2015}} From 2011 through 2013, the gallery "became a notable hub for emerging artists from Europe and North America," according to Nick Irwin of ArtNews, and provided early opportunities for artists such as Joshua Abelow, Sebastian Black, and Brad Troemel, as well as Dena Yago, Parker Ito, and Kelly Akashi.{{cite news |last1=Freeman |first1=Nate |title=How New York's Downs & Ross Gallery Weathers Difficult Times by Staying Nimble—and Keeping Its Eyes on the Vanguard |url=https://news.artnet.com/market/downs-and-ross-independent-1793010 |access-date=11 March 2021 |work=ArtNet |date=4 March 2020}}

In 2014, Downs relocated the Tomorrow Gallery to New York City as the sole proprietor, and featured artists such as Bradley Kronz, Jason Matthew Lee, Mary Ann Aitken, Oto Gillen and Valerie Keane.{{cite news |last1=Miller |first1=M.H. |title=Goodbye to Yesterday: Toronto's Tomorrow Gallery Opens in New York |url=https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/goodbye-to-yesterday-torontos-tomorrow-gallery-opens-in-new-york-2730/ |access-date=11 March 2021 |work=Artnews |date=5 September 2014}} The first show was titled "Eternal September," which Downs explained is a term created by Usenet members to refer to what happened after September 1993, when AOL ended the practice of only opening access to Usenet annually during the start of the academic year in September, "exploding the community’s population and inaugurating the current climate of endless, continuous expansion of the Internet." She also moved to Berlin for a position as associate director at Tanya Leighton Gallery, while continuing to direct the Tomorrow Gallery, before returning to New York.

In 2017, Downs merged the Tomorrow Gallery with Hester, by Alex Ross, to create the Downs & Ross Gallery in New York City.{{cite news |last1=Greenberger |first1=Alex |title=Downs & Ross Gallery Heads to New Location on New York's Lower East Side |url=https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/downs-ross-gallery-heads-to-new-location-on-new-yorks-lower-east-side-8915/ |access-date=11 March 2021 |work=ArtNews |date=5 September 2017}}{{cite news |title=News in Brief: MOCA Receives $5 Million in Funding, Canadian Gallery Opens New York Post, Painting Returned After Nazi Pillage |url=https://canadianart.ca/news/news-brief-moca-receives-5-million-funding/ |access-date=11 March 2021 |work=CanadianArt |date=10 February 2017}} Casey Lesser of Artsy described the galleries as having "complementary programs," writing that both "are heavy on international artists, curate with an eye towards history, and aim to resurface under-represented artists."{{cite news |last1=Lesser |first1=Casey |title=Lower East Side's Tomorrow and Hester Galleries Merge amid Shakeup in Neighborhood |url=https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-shakeup-new-yorks-lower-east-side-sees-two-galleries-merge-close-shop |access-date=11 March 2021 |work=Artsy |date=8 February 2017}} Artists shown by Downs & Ross include Brad Troemel, Sojourner Truth Parsons, Ben Schumacher, Vikky Aleksander,{{cite news |title=Vikky Alexander: 1981–1983 |url=https://www.artsy.net/show/downs-and-ross-vikky-alexander-1981-1983 |access-date=11 March 2021 |work=Artsy}} Andrea Crespo,{{cite news |title=Andrea Crespo at Downs & Ross, New York |url=https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/andrea-crespo-at-downs-ross-new-york-8102/ |access-date=12 March 2021 |work=ArtNews |date=11 April 2017}} and Yanyan Huang, as well as Carlos Reyes, Louisa Gagliardi,{{cite news|url=https://news.artnet.com/art-world/7-dealers-under-40-578531|title=6 Dealers Under 40 to Watch|work=Artnet|date=2 August 2016|access-date=11 March 2021}} Tom Waring, Rute Merk,{{cite news |title=Rute Merk at Downs & Ross |url=https://contemporaryartdaily.com/2020/08/rute-merk-at-downs-ross/ |access-date=12 March 2021 |work=Contemporary Art Daily |date=15 August 2020}} Egan Frantz,{{cite news|url=https://www.artsy.net/article/editorial-in-brooklyn-a-tightly-knit-trio-of-canada-born|title=In Brooklyn, A Tightly-Knit Trio of Canada-Born Artists Take the World's Stage Together|work=artsy.net|date=14 October 2014|access-date=12 March 2021}} Catherine Mulligan,{{Cite web |last=Scarabelli |first=Taylore |date=2023-09-13 |title=Catherine Mulligan on Tragic Paintings and Y2K Trends |url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/art/catherine-mulligan-on-teen-mom-tragic-paintings-and-y2k-trends |access-date=2023-09-19 |website=Interview Magazine |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Tara Downs |url=https://taradowns.com/exhibitions/catherine-mulligan |access-date=2023-09-19 |website=taradowns.com}} and Ragna Bley.{{cite web|url=https://www.thearmoryshow.com/info/past-exhibitors/2019/presents/downsross|title=Downs & Ross|work=The Armory Show|access-date=12 March 2021}}

Downs & Ross has participated in a variety of art fairs, including Frieze New York Online (2021), Independent Art Fair (2020), NADA Miami Beach (2019), Frieze New York (2019), The Armory Show (2019, 2018, 2017), Art Los Angeles Contemporary (2019), Art Toronto (2018), and FIAC (2018, 2017).{{cite web |title=Downs & Ross – Fairs |url=https://downsross.com/fairs |website=Downs & Ross |access-date=12 March 2021}}

Downs graduated from Queens University with a Bachelor of Arts and completed her Master of Fine Arts at OCAD University in Sculpture and Installation.{{cite web|url=https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=1011&context=ta_fac|title=Again, With Feeling! [Exhibition Catalogue]|work=Portland State University|year=2011|access-date=12 March 2021}}

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• https://downsross.com/ Downs & Ross] (official website)
• [https://www.tanyaleighton.com Tanya Leighton Gallery] (official website)

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