Prior to joining Kentucky College of Art and Design, Lyall Bush served as chair of Film and Media at Cornish College of the Arts, where he also taught screenwriting, film history, and experimental film. Prior to that he taught at Seattle University and the University of Washington. As executive director he has led the arts organizations, Northwest Film Forum and Richard Hugo House, both in Seattle. He has written ten screenplays, a novel (represented by Hill Nadell), and recently completed a collection of stories.