Janelle VanderKelen is an artist and filmmaker currently based in Knoxville, TN.

Her work has been exhibited at institutions including the Museum of the Moving Image in New York; Anthology Film Archives in New York; and Bow Arts in London, England. Her films have screened at the Ann Arbor Film Festival, True/False Film Fest, Athens International Film + Video Festival, Revelation Perth International Film Festival, IC DOCS, San Diego Underground Film Festival, and Antimatter [Media Art] Film Festival.

Her current feature project, THE GOLDEN THREAD, received funding from a 2025 Creative Capital Award. Other recent honors include juried awards at the 2023 Ann Arbor Film Festival, the 2023 Thomas Edison Film Festival, and the 2024 film+art vienna festival.