Background
Chapline, Claudia Beechum was born on May 23, 1930 in Oak Park, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Jacob Burwell and Lillian Estella (Schell) Chapline.
Chapline, Claudia Beechum was born on May 23, 1930 in Oak Park, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Jacob Burwell and Lillian Estella (Schell) Chapline.
Student, Corcoran School Art, 1948-1953; Bachelor in Drawing and Painting cum laude with special honors, George Washington University, 1953; Master of Arts in Dance Therapy, Washington University, St. Louis, 1956.
Instructor dance, Washington University, St. Louis, 1953-1956;
instructor dance, U. Missouri, Columbia, 1956-1957;
instructor dance, Alhambra (California) High School, 1959-1960;
instructor dance, El Camino College, Los Angeles, 1960-1961;
director, Shatto Drama Center, Los Angeles, 1958-1959;
assistant professor dance, University of California at Los Angeles, 1960-1967;
assistant professor dance, California State University, Northridge, 1961-1964;
founder, director, Institute for Design/Dance and Experimental Art, Santa Monica/Sacramento, 1974-1988;
lecturer dance, University of California expert, Los Angeles, 1981-1982;
owner, Claudia Chapline Gallery & Sculpture Garden, Stinson Beach, California, since 1987. Coordinator Artists in Social Institutions, California Arts Council, 1982-1984, programmgr. Art in Public buildings, 1984-1990.
Director Bolinas (California) Museum Development,1989.
Member San Francisco Art Dealers Association, ArtTable (board directors 1993-1995), Alliance Women Artists, Pacific Rim Sculptors Guild, Phi Beta Kappa. Baulines Crafts Guild, Women Environmental Artists.
Married James Nicol Hood, December 1955 (divorced 1979). Children: Craig Chapline Hood, Randall Jameson Hood. Married Harold Chambers Schwarm, February 14, 1989.
