Billy Renkl is an artist whose work has been featured in many solo and group exhibitions, including shows in Nashville, New Orleans, New York City, Cincinnati, and Berlin, Germany. He is the illustrator of Late Migrations: A Natural History of Love and Loss by Margaret Renkl and When You Breathe by Diana Farid, among other projects. Renkl is a graduate of Auburn University and the University of South Carolina. He lives in Clarksville, Tennessee, where he teaches at Austin Peay State University.