Jensen received his BFA and MFA from the University of Minnesota. He is represented by Cheim & Read Galleries, NY. Solo exhibitions of his work include shows at Danese, NY; Joseloff Gallery, University of Hartford; Joan T. Washburn Gallery, NY; Patricia Faure Gallery, Santa Monica; Nielsen Gallery, Boston; Grob Gallery, London; Margo Leavin Gallery, Los Angeles; The Philips Collection, Washington D.C.; MOMA, NY, and Fischbach Gallery, NY. Works of his reside in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago; The Metropolitan Museum of Art; The Museum of Modern Art, The Whitney Museum of American Art, and numerous others.