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
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
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 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)