Art
Bring your creative vision to life. As an art major at Cornish, you'll build your studio practice by honing your craft in a specific medium or by exploring all of Cornish's media labs. Develop your technical skills and find inspiration all around in the vibrant, innovative city of Seattle.
BFA in Art
What Will You Learn
as An Art Major at Cornish?
Focus on one or a range of mediums including drawing, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, and digital media.
You’ll spend significant time in the studio every day with faculty, studio technicians, and your classmates. All of them will contribute to your education through planned lessons, collaboration, and open studio time.
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Explore Your Major
The first-year foundation program offers you an introduction to all visual art mediums and will include electives in art, design, and film. Create and contextualize art, build vocabulary, and learn to communicate your ideas.
Student Work
Art Department
Kyungjin Kim
Instructor, Fabrication Studio Technician
Annabel Clark
Instructor, Photography
Adair Freeman Rutledge
Instructor, Photography
Sarah Bixler
Instructor
Lila Thomas
Instructor
Philippe Hyojung Kim
Associate Professor
Gretchen Bennett
Instructor
Yongqi Tang
Instructor
Melanie Enderle
Instructor
Quinn Mcnichol
Instructor
Bonnie Biggs
Professor
Erin Elyse Burns
Associate Professor
Robert Campbell
Professor
Gayle Clemans
Department Co-Chair
Kevin Goodrich
Associate Professor
Cable Griffith
Department Co-Chair
Margie Livingston
Instructor
Ben Beres
Instructor, Printmaking
Ilana Zweschi
Instructor, Visual Arts
Faculty Emeriti | Art
Ruth Tomlinson, Professor Emerita | 2004 – 2020
Kathleen Rabel, Professor Emerita | 1975 – 2014
John Overton, Professor Emeritus | 1975-2014
Elizabeth Darrow, Professor Emerita | 2007-2022
Preston Wadley, Professor Emeritus | 1989-20202
