Stacey R Chinn-Hart

Stacey R. Chinn-Hart earned an MFA from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville (1998) and a BFA from the University of Kentucky (1994). A recipient of grants awarded by the Kentucky Arts Council and the Kentucky Foundation for Women, her prolific body of work includes an extensive list of group and solo exhibitions. She has been featured in Sculpture and FiberArts magazines, the ArtNow Gallery Guide, and a number of local, regional, and national exhibition publications.

Chinn-Hart has delighted in being a mentor, curator, gallery director, panelist, keynote speaker, juror, and educator. She has enjoyed previous appointments as both full-time and adjunct faculty at the University of Kentucky, Georgetown College, Eastern Kentucky University, and Bluegrass Community & Technical College. Chinn-Hart previously owned MADE KY, a gallery, working studio, and retail venue in downtown Lexington, Kentucky's Historic Distillery District. She is currently the owner, designer, and creator of Lil Crow, her unique brand of functional and wearable ceramic wares.

MFA, Southern Illinois University @ Edwardsville, 1998
BFA, University of Kentucky, 1994

Woodland Art Fair. Lexington Art League. Lexington, KY. 2017-2023
CRAVE. Lexington Art League. Lexington, KY. 2017
Pretty Aggressive. MS Rezny Gallery. Lexington, KY. 2015
YeARNing. Outdoor Community Public Art Installation. Woodland Art Fair. Lexington Art League. Lexington, KY. 2015
In Remembrance of Me. Creative Art League of Jessamine County. Nicholasville, KY. 2015
A Thread Runs Through It: A Fiber Arts Invitational Art Exhibit. Creative Art League of Jessamine County. Nicholasville, KY. 2015
Connecting Fibers: Fiber as Art and Sculpture. M S Rezny Studio/Gallery. Lexington, KY. 2014
Bluegrass Biennial. Claypool-Young Art Gallery. Morehead State University. Morehead, KY. 2014
Repurposed & Recycled: Works by Kentucky Artisans. Kentucky Artisan Center. Berea, KY. 2014
The Floral Freeway Project. Tribeca Trunk. Lexington, KY. 2014
String Theory. Josephine Sculpture Park. Frankfort, KY. 2013-15
CS(A)rt. Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover. Community Supported Art program. Lexington Art League. Lexington, KY. 2013
offSITE: Urban Shawl. Lexington Art League. McConnell Springs. Lexington, KY. 2013
The Threads That Bind: Textile Works by Kentucky Artisans. Kentucky Artisan Center. Berea, KY. 2012
20th Anniversary National Juried Exhibition...