Jahna Kahrhoff

Dr. Jahna Kahrhoff (she/her) is a Webster Groves-based fiber artist. A self-taught sewer, Jahna works in her home studio to create unique bags, accessories, and quilts made from vintage, upcycled, and repurposed textiles. Each item grows organically from the textures, colors, and patterns of the repurposed textiles, conscientiously chosen to give new life to things that were once used to hold and cover something else.

In her professional life, Jahna has 30 years of experience as a distance learning administrator and instructor and is currently Assistant Dean of Curriculum at Purdue Global. Jahna has a Bachelor’s degree in Visual Art from Rutgers University, a Master’s degree in Information and Communication Sciences from Ball State University, and a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from the University of Missouri-St. Louis.

Jahna also serves as a Board Member for Webster Arts, something for which we are greatly appreciative because of her insight and wisdom. You can see her piece Kissed by Sunshine in Webster Arts' Small Works XIX, showing now through March 29 at the Webster Groves Public Library.