Sherrill A. Knezel

Sherrill Knezel is a graphic recorder, illustrator, author, and art educator in Wauwatosa, WI where she uses her expertise in visual literacy, visual expression, and graphic recording to help individuals, and organizations tell the heart of their story through images and text. She leads visual literacy workshops that empower people to use visuals to increase connection, clarity, and collaboration. Sherrill is a contributing author to Stories in EDU: Sail With A Fleet, Edweek, and the Milwaukee Independent. She was a 2018 & 2019 Excellence in Visual Journalism Award Winner, receiving Silver and Gold Awards for Best Illustration or Cartoon. Sherrill is the founder of Meaningful Marks LLC, where she focuses on using visuals and graphic recording to support nonprofits, educators, and corporate sector clients in conversations around racism, inclusion, and creating generative change in their communities.

Sherrill has illustrated several children’s and adult non-fiction books with author Julie Causton on inclusion in education, Christine Wagner on the power of natural mentoring, and Tracey Ezard on leadership. Her first book, Heart Speak: A Visual Interpretation of Parker J. Palmer’s Let Your Life Speak, will be published in October 2022.