Stacey R. Chinn received an MFA in sculpture in 1998 from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville and a BFA from the University of Kentucky in 1994. From 2003 to 2006, she was a Visiting Assistant Professor and the head of Sculpture in the Art Department at Georgetown College (Georgetown, Kentucky). Since 2006, she has been adjunct faculty in the Art Department at the University of Kentucky. Along with fellow artist and husband, Michael Maxson, Chinn is also the co-owner of  theAtelier, an artist studio and gallery located in downtown Lexington, Kentucky.

As an exhibiting artist, Chinn has been the recipient of several arts grants and has shown extensively in both group and solo exhibitions. She has served as a mentor, an educator, and an assistant to several internationally known artists.