Janelle Chandler
Janelle Chandler is an illustrator based in New Haven County, CT. She earned a BA in Illustration with a minor in Photography in 2019 and a MFA in Illustration in 2022 both from Western Connecticut State University. She also earned a diploma from the Society of Botanical Artists Distance Diploma Program, United Kingdom.
Inspired by the beauty of nature and botanicals, she translates her subjects onto paper, working primarily with colored pencils and watercolor. In her artist statement, she writes, “In nature, we have the opportunity to experience any color imaginable, and there is never a shortage of shapes, textures, compositions, and even mathematical formulas to work from”. Janelle is a member of several artist organizations, including American Woman Artists, American Botanical Society of Artists, Society of Botanical Artists UK, and the Colored Pencil Society of America. Janelle regularly exhibits her work in New York and Connecticut. In 2025, her work was selected for an international juried exhibition at Mall Galleries in London, England.