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Following is a list of notable people associated with the Cornish College of the Arts, located in the American city of Seattle, Washington.
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.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
- John Cage
- 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
- Merce Cunningham
- 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
- 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
Music
- Magdalen Hsu-Li
- Mary Lambert
- Karyna McGlynn
- Todd McHatton
- Patrick O'Hearn
- Reggie Watts
- Steve White 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 (Jerick Hoffer) (actor, singer)
- Lady Rizo, also known as Amelia Rose Zirin-Brown (cabaret performer-actor)
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
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 28, 2012. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
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- Chansanchai, Athima. "Looking for a Blue Man Isn't All Black and White". Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
- "Alumni US | Cornish College of the Arts, Greater Seattle Area".
- "Who Dresses Johnny Depp? Costumer Colleen Atwood, a Northwest Native". The Seattle Times. December 11, 2010.