Sam Cockrell (b. 1989, Colonial Williamsburg) received his BFA from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and his MFA from Columbia University in New York. His work was the subject of a solo exhibition at International Waters, New York, in 2023. Group exhibitions in New York include Mery Gates, Mrs. Gallery, Subtitled, International Objects, Below Grand, and Unclebrother, among others, as well as at Fjord, Philadelphia, PA, and Foyer-LA in Los Angeles, CA. His work has been written about in 

. Residencies include Carrizozo AIR, Carrizozo, New Mexico, and Catwalk Institute in Catskill, NY. Cockrell was nominated for the Rema Hort Mann Emerging Artist Grant in 2022. He currently lives and works in Queens, NY.