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Mother of two sons; Randy Chase of Seattle, Washington and Gary Chase of Melbourne, Florida.

Mother-in-law of Nancy Chase of Seattle, Washington and Pam Chase of Melbourne, Florida.

Grandmother of Tom Chase, James Chase and Jonathan Chase of Melbourne, Florida.

Began her career in the visual arts as a painter in the 1950s.

After moving to New York City in 1972, she expanded her work with film dance through the medium of video, exploring the limits of studio technology as well as new equipment such as video synthesizers to create hybrids of dance and painting that constitute a unique contribution to the history of video art.

In the 1980s, Chase drew upon her skill with video effects to add new dimensions of meaning to spoken texts.

In the 1960s, Chase began to work in sculpture, creating small modular kinetic compositions that could be rearranged by the viewer.

In the late 1960s, she collaborated with other artists to create elaborate multimedia spectacles involving dance and sculpture. Chase began working with the medium of film to capture the transitory images presented in the performances.