She previously was a founder and director of the Tomorrow Gallery in Toronto and later relocated to New York City.
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.
[1][2][3] From 2011 through 2013, the gallery "became a notable hub for emerging artists from Europe and North America," according to Nick Irwin of ArtNews,[1] and provided early opportunities for artists such as Joshua Abelow, Sebastian Black, and Brad Troemel,[3] as well as Dena Yago, Parker Ito, and Kelly Akashi.
[4] 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.
"[7] Artists shown by Downs & Ross include Brad Troemel, Sojourner Truth Parsons, Ben Schumacher, Vikky Aleksander,[4][8] Andrea Crespo,[9] and Yanyan Huang,[5] as well as Carlos Reyes, Louisa Gagliardi,[10] Tom Waring,[4] Rute Merk,[11] Egan Frantz,[12] Catherine Mulligan,[13][14] and Ragna Bley.