Ronald Chase (born December 29, 1934) is a significant American artist, photographer, independent filmmaker, opera designer and educator. Chase’s most recent paintings are concerned with the grid as structure with reliefs made with over-layered paint, incorporating ideas of time and the elements. In 1993, Chase created the San Francisco Art & Film Program for Teenagers, a non-profit cited as one of the most comprehensive art education programs in the United States. Chase’s works have been included in prestigious exhibitions and museum collections, including the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The George Eastman House, and Boston Museum of Fine Arts, among others.