Lenny van Eijk is a Dutch-born textile artist based in Northern New Jersey, near New York City. After a corporate career spanning five countries, she turned to textiles as a form of creative expression and has worked as a full-time studio artist since 2019.
She has studied quilt making, color theory and design with different teachers. And since 2023 she has been studying with renowned fiber artist and contemporary quilt maker Nancy Crow, one of the leading figures in the development of the art quilt movement since the 1970’s.
Her work has been exhibited in shows, exhibitions and museums across the US and in Europe, and appeared in several written publications.
She is a member of Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA), Textile Study Group of New York (TSGNY), and her local chapter of the Modern Quilt Guild (MQG).
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