Richard Cornish

Richard R Cornish (born 1942) is an Australian art theoretician and practitioner.

His art works span the period from 1955 until today showing the influence of modernism, Mexican social realism and Asian multiculturalism.

His artwork and writing covers themes such as the protest against the Vietnam War, the emergence of the women's liberation movement, questions of social injustice, economic crisis and ecology.

Cornish was asked to submit visual images for the Sydney Olympics with 12 other Australian artists.

He has finished a manuscript on ‘On Artistic and Cultural Creativity and its Counter Worlds’ and how it all works in the arts throughout history.