Ronald Chase

Artist Statement

Ronald Chase is a self-taught artist that has lived and worked in San Francisco since 1964. He is the Director of the SF Art & Film Program for teenagers, now celebrating its 20^th year. He is recepient of 2 SECA Awards in film.  His work in photography, artist books, early sculptures and his abstract work all inform the ideas in the current series of grid paintings and work on paper from 2010-12. Paintings take the longest period of development, sometimes 10-15 years. He will be showing new work in Open Studios. Further info can be had on Wikipedia.

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:
Bibliotecque Nationale, Paris
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
The Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco
Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, New York
International Museum of Photography, George Eastman House, Rochester
Princeton Art Museum, Princeton, New Jersey
Norrtalje Konshalle, Norrtalje, Sweden
Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, Virginia
Laguna Beach Museum of Art, Laguna Beach, California