About

Janelle Hagan is an artist based in Nashville, Tennessee. Her photographic practice centers on family structures, belonging, and the formative ties that shape identity. Through an intimate and reflective approach, she examines the emotional and psychological landscapes that define human connection. She uses the camera as a means of navigating how lineage shapes self-understanding.

Hagan has a Bachelor of Arts in Photography from Belmont University.

E-mail: haganjanelle@gmail.com

Instagram: janelle.hagan 

Awards:

• 2026 Walter and Sarah Knestrick Award

• Best of Show: Purchase Award for “Presents from My Father”

Solo Exhibitions:

• “Baby Girl” The WAG, Nashville, TN (2026)

Group Exhibitions:

• “Baby Girl” Fine Art Senior Exhibition, Gallery 121, Nashville, TN (2026)

• “Presents From My Father” 31st Annual Student Exhibition, Gallery 121, Nashville, TN (2026)

• “Beyond the Absent” Leu Gallery , Nashville, TN (2026)

• “The Odyssey” Meaders Gallery, Nashville, TN (2024)

Press & Interviews: 

https://www.belmont.edu/stories/articles/2026/knestrick-award-2026.html

https://www.belmont.edu/stories/articles/2026/beyond-the-absent-exhibition.html