Doris Chase

Doris Chase had her first solo exhibition in 1956 and her first international showing in Rome in 1962. Her artwork moved from painting to sculpture, evolving into experimental video and then filmmaking. In Seattle, Chase is best known as a painter and sculptor. Her most notable sculpture commissions are "Changing Form" at Kerry Park and "Moon Gates" at Seattle Center. She is considered a pioneer of video art and produced and directed over 70 films. Over the years she was awarded numerous honors including the Washington State Governors Award for the Arts (1992); Doris Chase Day, City of Seattle (1999);University of Washington School of Art, Doris Chase Annual Scholarship Award (2002);College Art Association Women's Tribute (2004); and the Twining Humber Award for Lifetime Achievement (2004).