Kel is the first executive director for Cornish+, formerly Cornish Extensions, which will build and grow Cornish’s adult, youth, teen, and community programs. From 2016-2020, Kel was the executive director of the Kirkland Arts Center, a community art school, public gallery, and steward of the historic Peter Kirk building. Prior to this role, she spent […]
Tonya Lockyer is an award-winning movement artist, writer and cultural producer with international recognition. Widely praised as “a key cultural change-maker” (Seattle Times) she is a Seattle Dance Champion awardee for her transformative “leadership of Velocity and advocacy for dance and movement artists in Seattle and beyond.” Her work as a performer and choreographer has […]
Javier Gómez Alvarez-Tostado is a practicing architect with expertise in architectural design and historic preservation, which he teaches in the USA, Mexico, Spain, and England. He has taught at SCI-Arc, Architectural Association, Art Center, Tulane, University of Colorado, Louisiana State University, University of Arkansas, University of Salamanca, Anahuac, UNAM, Ibero-Americana, and Texas Tech University, where he […]
Kelly Ash is a vocalist, songwriter, pianist, and music educator based in Seattle. Ash is actively performing as a contemporary and pop vocalist and bandleader, and creating innovative curricula for young contemporary vocalists, pianists, and songwriters who want to blend genres and find their own voice. Ash performs in the Seattle area and the Pacific […]
Ilana Zweschi is an artist working in Seattle, Washington. She attended Skidmore College, graduating summa cum laude in 2011 and earned an MFA in painting from SUNY Albany in 2014. She is currently represented by Foster/White Gallery in Seattle. Zweschi has exhibited nationally, is part of the Microsoft and Meta art collections, and received the […]
Phan Tran is a filmmaker, photographer, and writer. He is a local graduate of Juanita High School, received his BA in Philosophy from Seattle University and his MFA in Cinema and Television Production from the University of Southern California. He ran a boutique production service business focused on independent filmmaking in Los Angeles and has […]
Winnie Westergard has worked as a photographer at Cornish College of the Arts for over twenty years. She is the photo studio tech, a Summer at Cornish and instructor.