Following is a list of notable people associated with the Cornish College of the Arts, located in the American city of Seattle, Washington.
Presidents
Nellie Cornish (1914–1939) Melvin Strauss (1975–1985) Robert N. Funk (1985–1994) Sergei P. Tschernisch (1994–2011) Nancy Uscher (since 2011)
Notable faculty
Music
Guy Anderson Eric Banks Vicki Boeckman Jay Clayton Corigliano Quartet (artist-in-residence) Chuck Deardorf Christopher DeLaurenti Jody Diamond (artist-in-residence) Robert Dick (artist-in-residence) Bill Frisell (artist-in-residence) Janice Giteck Randy Halberstadt Lou Harrison (artist-in-residence) Bern Herbolsheimer Wayne Horvitz Laura Kaminsky Bun-Ching Lam Art Lande Rudresh Mahanthappa (artist-in-residence) Ingrid Matthews Myra Melford (artist-in-residence) Meredith Monk (artist-in-residence) Butch Morris (artist-in-residence) Michael Nicolella Hossein Omoumi (artist-in-residence) Frank J. Oteri (artist-in-residence) Gary Peacock Julian Priester Jovino Santos Neto Seattle Chamber Players (artist-in-residence) Adam Stern Stephen Stubbs Paul Taub Tom Varner Linda Waterfall Melia Watras (artist-in-residence) Matt Wilson (artist-in-residence)
Dance
John Cage (accompanist) Seán Curran (artist-in-residence) David Dorfman (artist-in-residence) Bill Evans (artist-in-residence) Syvilla Fort (artist-in-residence) David Gordon (artist-in-residence) Martha Graham Alonzo King (artist-in-residence) Ralph Lemon (artist-in-residence) Liz Lerman (artist-in-residence) Donald McKayle (artist-in-residence) Bebe Miller (artist-in-residence) Mark Morris (artist-in-residence) Steve Paxton (artist-in-residence) Elizabeth Streb (artist-in-residence) Twyla Tharp (artist-in-residence) Jennifer Tipton (artist-in-residence)
Design Ellen Forney
Guest and visiting artists Ping Chong (artist-in-residence) Hand2Mouth Theatre, Portland, OR
Performance production
Fine art
John Butler William Cumming Imogen Cunningham (artist-in-residence) Thomas J. Duffy Jesse Edwards Morris Graves Gary Hill Charles Stokes Mark Tobey Windsor Utley Ron Wigginton
Notable alumni
Dance
Merce Cunningham Ann Reinking
Music
Magdalen Hsu-Li Mary Lambert Karyna McGlynn Todd McHatton Patrick O'Hearn Reggie Watts Steve WhiteChansanchai, Athima. "Looking for a Blue Man Isn't All Black and White". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. of The Blue Man Group Frances Williams Michael Wilton
Theater Wolfe Bowart (clown, physical theater writer, performer) Brendan Fraser (actor) David Gasman (actor, director, voiceover artist) Chet Huntley (NBC broadcast legend) C.S. Lee (actor, Showtime's Dexter) Jinkx Monsoon (Hera Hoffer) (actor, singer)
Fine art
Clayton Lewis (painter and sculptor) James McMullan Felicia Oh Mark Velasquez Ron Wigginton
Film
Colleen Atwood, costume designer, three-time Academy Award winner
See also
List of people from Seattle
References