Joel Cockrell

Instructor, SCA

(434) 592-6237
jlcockrell2@liberty.edu

Education

• BS in Graphic Design
• BS in Studio Art
• MFA in Graphic Design

Biography

Joel Cockrell serves as an instructor of Studio and Digital Art at Liberty University. He began his career in Studio Art and Graphic Design and has specialized in this area with a focus on illustration. He has since worked as a freelance Graphic Designer and Children’s book illustrator.

Research Interests

• The role of Illustrations in childhood meaning-making

Courses Taught

Undergraduate 

• Intro to graphic design
• Vector illustration
• Drawing 1
• Sequential art
• Intro to 3D design basics

Graduate

• Graduate character design