List of Cornish College of the Arts people
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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.
Presidents
[edit]- Nellie Cornish (1914–1939)
- Melvin Strauss (1975–1985)
- Robert N. Funk (1985–1994)
- Sergei P. Tschernisch (1994–2011)[1]
- Nancy Uscher (since 2011)[2]
Notable faculty
[edit]Music
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Guest and visiting artists
- Ping Chong (artist in residence)
- Hand2Mouth Theatre, Portland, OR
Performance production
[edit]Fine art
[edit]Notable alumni
[edit]Dance
[edit]Music
[edit]Theater
[edit]- Wolfe Bowart (clown, physical theater writer, performer)
- Brendan Fraser (actor) [4]
- 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
[edit]- Clayton Lewis, painter and sculptor[citation needed]
- James McMullan
- Felicia Oh[citation needed]
- Mark Velasquez
- Ron Wigginton
Film
[edit]- Colleen Atwood, costume designer, three-time Academy Award winner[5]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 28, 2012. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Cornish College of the Arts: News - Dr. Nancy Uscher Named as Next President of Cornish College of the Arts". www.cornish.edu. Archived from the original on December 5, 2010.
- ^ 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.