Jenny Hart

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Jenny Hart was born in 1972 in Iowa City and raised in rural Illinois. She is best known for her artwork in hand embroidery and her design company Sublime Stitching. Hart’s work has been published in numerous books and magazines including Vogue, Nylon, Spin, The Face, Juxtapoz, The New York Times Magazine and others. She has exhibited in Los Angeles, Paris, London and New York.

In 2012 her embroidery will be included in a 40-year retrospective group show at the Smithsonian American Art Museum Renwick Gallery. Hart's work is in multiple public and private collections of note, including the estate of Elizabeth Taylor. She is also an award-winning author of eight titles on embroidery for Chronicle Books.

Jenny Hart has lived in Kansas, France and Texas. She currently resides in Los Angeles, California.