Anna Kirsten Lemnitzer was born in Phoenix, Arizona in 1981. In 2005 she completed her undergraduate B.F.A. degree at the University of Arizona in Tucson. For the past four years she taught numerous visual arts courses and was also the department chairperson at a college preparatory. Lemnitzer’s artwork has been shown in many venues across Arizona, including online galleries and independent films. One piece is on permanent display in the University of Arizona's Optical Sciences Center.  Currently, she is pursuing her Master of Fine Arts degree in the University of Montana’s Painting program.