raphael cornford

Got a few warm and fuzzy photos here with my incredible Faculty Ellie Herman and Tracy Templeton. I am so grateful for their mentorship, challenges, and general support. As well I've got a photo with my WONDERFUL mother, who came all the way out to Indiana from Oakland to attend the opening and gallery talk. Finally, there's a few photos of me in my intense gallery talk outfit. #postmodernprintmaking #graphicprintmaking #Printmaking #comicart #comicbook #comic #thesis #tracyt

Hey y'all! How's it going? I am pleased to announce some upcoming shows. This week I’m proud to show with Color Lines at the Neal Marshall Black Culture Center organized by Brooke Starks, next week I’m up for a month in Seattle as part of the Backstreet Bazaar Festival curated by Jake Millett, and I was just accepted to the Justice (League) Exchange Portfolio juried by Alison Filley at St. Ambrose University! Exciting, especially when I know so many excellent artists like my

I've begun working on a new book about FIRE in the west and in California. These 10 images explore fire in relation to industry, prison, and ecology . I would like to bind this sucker in redwood somehow. Without further explanation, enjoy these things! Inspired by my work with Peter Koch Printers, I'll be doing it up binding these things in an excellent manner. Love Printmaking's flexibility, again and again. #comics #comicbook #printmaking #letterpress #bookmaking #peterkoch

Set this installation up on short notice in response to the newfound attention on our racist/brutal police problem. Continuous criminal activity of this nation's police is being exposed and documented, prompting me to respond in some of my own work. Inspired in part by my brother's struggles with police and institutions as a black man and of course by my own critical consciousness as a young white artist, this work is the beginning of something I've continued to pursue. I've