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𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑪𝑶𝑳𝑫 𝑺𝑻𝑰𝑻𝑪𝑯 @scanhouse @newyorktextilemonth September 2026
Textile artist. NYC/Copenhagen, Denmark.
©️Lee Jensen, 2026

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2025 Grateful for the opportunity to attend my first residency - one month in this lovely studio at @thestudiosofkeywest Thank you to @saralikestotakepictures for many of these pics by @leejensenstudio

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2025:
-January the tail end of my solo show “Sewn Cities, Woven Worlds”
-Some of the new work made this year
-My first residency - The Peyton Evans Artist Residency in Key West FL
-Worked with Lena Corwin to sew project samples for her wonderful book “CLOTH 100 Artists” that came out this year
-Had work in the show “Cement Beach” @thefactorylic NYC
-Had work in the show “Fiber of Being” @culturelablic NYC
-Had work in the show “The Poetics of Material and Memory” with @nyfacurrent at @550madison NYC (up through Spring 2026)
-Moved to Denmark with my family! Spent the second half of the year focusing on getting settled and learning new skills, including silkscreen printing, bead embroidery and sewing pattern construction, among other things
-Came back to NY for a holiday visit

Happy New Year!

#fiberart #fiberartist #textileart #textileartist #danishartist taken in New York City by @leejensenstudio

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Resharing this article by Elaine Velie for @hyperallergic from last year (related to the Queens Art Fund grant) because these two pieces are on view again currently in the group exhibition “The Poetics of Material and Memory” at 550 Madison Avenue, New York. Organized and curated by @nyfacurrent @zahrabany See my previous post for images from the exhibition. (The exhibition is at private offices and not open to the public).

#textileartist #fiberartist #danishartist #newyorkartist taken in Madison Avenue, NYC by @leejensenstudio

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Installations shots of THE COLD STITCH
on view September 4-16, 2026 at Scandinavia House @scanhouse , New York, NY.

Image 1 - Title wall
“Blue Sky Mind”
2026

Image 2
“Shelter No. 1 & 2”
2026

Image 3
(right) “Sunset City”, 2025
(left) @frodadottir
(middle) @ellendynebrink

THE COLD STITCH is a Nordic textile collaboration project co-organized by Ragna Froda (ISL/US) @frodadottir , Director of New York Textile Month, and Emily Stoddart (CA) @annielynx , Manager of Exhibitions and Community Programs at Scandinavia House, New York. The exhibition has been curated by Ragna Froda (ISL/US).

In the Nordic countries, stitching has long been more than decoration or domestic craft. It is a necessity, a form of storytelling, survival, memory, and care. In landscapes shaped by cold climates and long winters, textiles have become vessels of warmth, protection, repair, and continuity, carrying traces of everyday life and cultural identity across generations.

THE COLD STITCH brings together artists from across Scandinavia whose practices engage with textiles as both material and language. Through quilting, patchwork, collage, weaving, hand embroidery, sculptural textiles, and visible and invisible stitching, this exhibition explores how textile traditions have continued to evolve within contemporary art. The exhibition’s title refers both to the geography of the North, the relationship with textiles and the act of stitching itself.

Thank you to everyone who came by to see the exhibition and thank you to Grosserer L.F. Foghts Fond for the support allowing me to travel to the opening in New York.

Photo credit ASF/Chromatics Studio NYC

#textileartist #fiberart #quilting #danishartist #newyorkart taken in New York City by @leejensenstudio

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Thanks to everyone who came through to see the exhibition THE COLD STITCH at @scanhouse
Thank you to the Danish foundation Grosserer L.F. Foghts Fond for the support and thanks to @denmarkinny for attending.

Loved meeting fellow artists in the show and seeing so many friends and family at the opening.

Im grateful to curator @frodadottir and co-organizer @annielynx for including me.

#textileart #textileartist #fiberart #tekstilkunst #newyorkart taken in New York, N.Y. by @leejensenstudio

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Last day to see THE COLD STITCH @scanhouse today 58 Park Avenue, NY. Curators walkthrough with @frodadottir is at 6PM today. See the work of 16 Nordic artists working in textiles today.

Here one of my included pieces:

Sunset City
2025
Reclaimed textiles and thread
24 x 36 in / 61 x 91 cm

Thanks so much to curator @frodadottir and co-organizer @annielynx for including me in this wonderful show.

#textileartist #fiberarts #textileart #tekstilkunst taken in New York City by @leejensenstudio

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The opening reception for THE COLD STITCH is TODAY Saturday 12th at 4PM at @scanhouse 58 Park Ave, New York, NY

See here is one of my pieces in the show (started during my residency at @thestudiosofkeywest )

Blue Sky Mind
2026
Reclaimed fabrics, thread, batting. Hand quilted.
127 x 123 in.

ABOUT THE COLD STITCH

Curated by @frodadottir Co-organized by @annielynx and @frodadottir The exhibition is a part of @newyorktextilemonth

In the Nordic countries, stitching has long been more than decoration or domestic craft. It is a necessity, a form of storytelling, survival, memory, and care. In landscapes shaped by cold climates and long winters, textiles have become vessels of warmth, protection, repair, and continuity, carrying traces of everyday life and cultural identity across generations.

THE COLD STITCH brings together artists from across Scandinavia whose practices engage with textiles as both material and language. Through quilting, patchwork, collage, weaving, hand embroidery, sculptural textiles, and visible and invisible stitching, this exhibition explores how textile traditions have continued to evolve within contemporary art. The exhibition’s title refers both to the geography of the North, the relationship with textiles and the act of stitching itself.

A stitch repairs, connects, layers, and transforms. It binds fragments together while allowing histories, emotions, reflections on the political climate, and personal narratives to remain visible. Echoing this feature, many of the works in the exhibition embrace reuse and transformation, giving discarded fabrics, garments, yarns, and textile remnants new meaning through the artistic process.

THE COLD STITCH celebrates textile art as a living and evolving practice deeply rooted in the cultures of the North, where there is a strong tradition of working with textiles as an art form and where stitching continues to mend, preserve, and reimagine the world around us.

#textileart #fiberart #textileartist #handquilting #nycart by @leejensenstudio

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Two of my pieces on view now in the group exhibition THE COLD STITCH at Scandinavia House @scanhouse . On view through Sep 16 and opening reception will be Saturday Sep 12th at 4 PM.

Shelter No. 1
2026
mixed reclaimed materials including: textiles, tent tarp, wooden disc, embroidery thread, beads, batting.
H54 x W11.5 x D11.5 in.

Shelter No. 2
2026
mixed reclaimed materials including textiles, wooden disc, embroidery thread, beads, batting.
H59.5 x W11.5 x D11.5 in.

THE COLD STITCH is a Nordic textile collaboration project co-organized by Ragna Froda @frodadottir Director of New York Textile Month @newyorktextilemonth , and Emily Stoddart @annielynx Manager of Exhibitions and Community Programs at Scandinavia House, New York. The exhibition has been curated by Ragna Froda.

#textileart #fiberart #patchwork #artexhibition taken in New York, N.Y. by @leejensenstudio

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Detail view of one of my pieces on view now in the group exhibition THE COLD STITCH at Scandinavia House @scanhouse . On view through Sep 16 and opening reception will be Saturday Sep 12th at 4 PM.

Sunset City
2025
24x36 / 61x91cm
Reclaimed materials, fabric dye, thread

THE COLD STITCH is a Nordic textile collaboration project co-organized by Ragna Froda @frodadottir Director of New York Textile Month @newyorktextilemonth , and Emily Stoddart @annielynx Manager of Exhibitions and Community Programs at Scandinavia House, New York. The exhibition has been curated by Ragna Froda.

#textileart #fiberart #patchwork #artexhibition taken in New York, New York by @leejensenstudio

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Welcome, September! 🌾

Who run this September? WOMEN.

From Nordic Textile Takeover to Nordic Maestras, it is clear to see that Nordic and Baltic feminine creativity claims the spotlight this month in New York. See below and our Instagram for the full event calendar, and don't forget to get your tickets to:

SOUNDS OF LIGHT AND DARKNESS - Nordic Maestras in Concert at Scandinavia House, Sept 17th 7 PM

This special evening of Nordic music and stories at the heart of New York City presents new works by globally acclaimed Nordic and Baltic maestras and GRAMMY® Recording Academy Members Johanna Telander, Helena Maria Falk, Anita Lerche, Arta Jēkabsone, Rasa Vitkauskaite and Simona Smirnova.

Members of NANY: check your newsletter for a special member discount code.

We hope to see in the lands of light and darkness,
NANY

#nordicartistsofnewyork #nany #nordicnyc #nordicwomen #September taken in New York, New York by @leejensenstudio

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“The Cold Stitch” is opening in just a few days on Friday, September 4th. Opening reception will be on Saturday, September 12th at 4.00PM, which I look forward to attending. On view at Scandinavia House @scanhouse at 58 Park Avenue, New York, NY. The show is curated by @frodadottir

Seen in the background here is “Blue Sky Mind”, which is one of my pieces in the show. Very much looking forward to seeing the work by the other artists in the show. I am in good company 🙂

This exhibition is also a part of @newyorktextilemonth

#textileartist #fiberartist #textileart #fiberart #galleryopening taken in New York, N.Y. by @leejensenstudio

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I’m very grateful for the support I’ve received from the Danish foundation Grosserer L. F. Foghts Fond. TAK! #grossererlffoghtsfond

This grant will allow me to travel to New York next month to attend the opening reception for the exhibition 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙎𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙘𝙝. This group exhibition will feature textile and fiber based works by several Nordic artists, myself included.

New York friends please join me for the opening reception:

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙎𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙘𝙝
Saturday, September 12th at 4:00 PM
Scandinavia House @scanhouse
58 Park Avenue,
New York, NY

#textileart #textileartist #fiberart #fiberartist by @leejensenstudio

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