Chase Coughlin is a multidisciplinary artist and creative editor whose work is defined by an intuitive command of storytelling—shaping emotion, rhythm, and meaning across music, moving image, live performance and design.

A queer artist with deep roots in both visual and music culture, Chase’s passion for storytelling began early through formative work at the Richard Avedon Foundation, where he developed a subtle yet confident understanding of line, restraint, and visual intention. This foundation continues to inform his ability to create work that is precise, expressive, and emotionally grounded.

Chase’s personal artistry has evolved through his music project The Black Soft, and through long-standing collaborations with Patti Wilson and Nicola Formichetti, contributing to work for Vogue, V Magazine, and Numéro. His creative voice spans music, fashion, art, and film, with clients including Paramount, Diesel, Nike, MAC, CoverGirl, Oribe, NARS, and more.

In recent years, his practice has increasingly merged his love for music and image, leading to a deep focus on storytelling through music. He has collaborated with artists such as Chanel Terrero for the Coca Cola Music Experience, creating immersive visual content for live performance and large-scale festival environments.

Chase has also expanded his practice into long-form audio and converged media as an editor, story-arc creator, and producer of several podcasts. Most prominently including What’s Contemporary Now, starring Christopher Michael, a series that spotlights some of the most influential and compelling voices in fashion, media, design, art, and culture. Across sound, image, and conversation, Chase shapes each episode with the same narrative precision that defines his visual work.

First and foremost an artist, Chase brings a narrative sensibility to every medium he touches—from contemporary cultural projects and branded storytelling to feature documentaries, including recent work with the Vivienne Westwood Foundation. Fluent across the Adobe Creative Suite, Final Cut Pro X, Logic Pro X, and Avid Media Composer, his technical range supports a singular goal: creating stories that feel cohesive, intentional, and alive.