▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁Biography ▁▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁Seattle , ▁Washington , ▁Chap in ▁grew ▁up ▁on ▁Wh id bey ▁Island , ▁Washington . ▁She ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁Corn ish ▁College ▁of ▁the ▁Arts , ▁before ▁studying ▁for ▁her ▁Masters ▁at ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Academy ▁of ▁Art ▁( N Y AA ). ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁post grad uate ▁fellow ▁of ▁the ▁Academy . ▁ ▁While ▁still ▁comple ting ▁her ▁post grad uate ▁course , ▁Chap in ▁entered ▁the ▁London ▁National ▁Port rait ▁Gallery ' s ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁B P ▁Port rait ▁Award ▁exhibition . ▁She ▁beat ▁ 2 , 1 0 0 ▁international ▁entries ▁to ▁win ▁first ▁prize ▁for ▁her ▁work ▁A unt ie , ▁a ▁painting ▁of ▁a ▁n aked ▁middle - aged ▁woman . ▁The ▁prize ▁included ▁£ 2 5 , 0 0 0 ▁and ▁a ▁£ 4 0 0 0 ▁painting ▁commission ▁to ▁be ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Gallery ' s ▁collection . ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁female ▁American ▁artist ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁award . ▁ ▁Chap in ▁has ▁painted ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁n ude ▁port ra its , ▁of ▁women ▁from ▁her ▁home ▁area , ▁whom ▁she ▁describes ▁as ▁" a unt ies ". ▁She ▁pain ts ▁in ▁o ils , ▁using ▁photograph s ▁of ▁the ▁subjects ▁as ▁a ▁source . ▁She ▁describes ▁her ▁award ▁winning ▁painting , ▁A unt ie , ▁as ▁" a ▁map ▁of ▁her ▁journey ▁through ▁life " ▁with ▁a ▁" person ification ▁of ▁strength ▁through ▁an ▁un