Doug Gilchrist

At only 8 years of age, Beaufort resident Doug Gilchrist began studying art, after school, with Miss Lessie Davis at 123 Front Street—back then it was a run down triplex, known as the Davis House. 

Doug received his BFA from UNC at Chapel Hill and a MFA from Claremont Graduate University in Claremont, California. He has won juried art shows at the Chrysler Museum in Norfolk, the Mint Museum in Charlotte, the High Museum in Atlanta, the Gallery of Contemporary Art in Winston-Salem, and the Riverside Art Museum in Riverside California. He has received recognition other museums and galleries including the North Carolina Museum of Art and the San Diego Museum of Art. 

In 1976, Doug became involved in video and TV production and produced music videos before MTV. He also worked for CNN in 1980, doing courtroom sketches and video for the Garwood trial that lasted over a year. Also in the 1980s, he began doing computer graphics and animation.
With Jay Conner, Doug produced a series of videos, “Carolina Seascapes,” available on DVD.