Janna Ahrndt is a Midwest native from in Waterloo, IN. She graduated with a B.A. in Linguistics from Purdue University in 2015 and completed a year of service with AmeriCorps providing literacy interventions to at risk youth in Colorado. After beginning the M.F.A program at Purdue University in Electronic Time - Based Art in 2016, Janna has branched out from 2D media and has taken an interest in textiles and electronics while continuing to develop her fascination with politics, mortality, and language through new media.

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