Rashid's profile
Rashid Cornish was born and raised in Baltimore, Md. He is inspired by his experiences with memories, dreams and spirituality. Over time his work has developed into a blend of realism and abstraction to symbolize altered states of consciousness. The idea of reality changing based on perception is expressed through multiple layers of paint, rhythmic movement and a strong sense of depth in his drawings and paintings.
He received his first formal training in high school when he attended Baltimore School For The Arts. Once he graduating from BSFA, Rashid attended The Art Institute of Chicago. After completing a semester at the Institute, he transferred to the School of Visual Arts. Upon receiving his BFA he worked as an illustrator for the companies Tangible Thoughts and Airmagination before deciding to focus on his personal work.
