About me

Janell Hammer is a multidisciplinary artist based in St. Paul, Minnesota. She earned her BFA in Studio Arts and Art History from Hamline University in St. Paul, MN. Starting with a background in painting, Janell turned her focus toward printmaking and fiber art during her time in undergrad. Janell has worked as the Studio Manager for artist Allison Baker and as Gallery Assistant for St. Paul-based Soeffker Gallery, and Boston-based, Abigail Ogilvy Gallery. Currently, she works as the Visitor and Administrative Coordinator for The Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies where she has a hand in the operations of a nonprofit arts organization and residency program. Janell’s work focuses on framing classical themes and motifs through a contemporary and feminine lens. Investigating the intersections of nostalgia and grief associated with going up during the turn of the century. Her work has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions throughout Minnesota and Wisconsin, including the Soeffker Gallery, Paradise Center of the Arts, and the Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Center. She has also curated exhibitions at Abigail Ogilvy Gallery, and most recently, “Artifactuality”, at NE Gallery Factory. While art remains a large passion in her life, she is an unrivaled, self-titled cat lady at heart.