Kathleen Swaydan April 2022
kdswaydan@gmail.com
www.KathleenSwaydan.com
Biography:
Kathleen Swaydan was born in Los Angeles, raised in South Pasadena and resides in Altadena, CA. Her interest in drawing and painting started at an early age and was influenced by her grandmother, a talented, self-taught painter. In 1994 Kathleen returned to school to study fine art and art history and earned two Bachelor of Arts degrees one in Fine Art with an emphasis in painting and drawing, the other in Art History both from the University of Southern California. She then earned a Master of Arts degree in Italian Renaissance Art History from Syracuse University, New York. Since completing her MA in 2003, she has focused on making art.
Affiliations: She is a member of the California Art Club, College Arts Association, Pasadena Society of Artists, and Verdugo Hills Art Association.
Exhibits: Her artwork has been in solo exhibits at MorYork Gallery, Highland Park, CA, and the Jamison Gallery, Sierra Madre, CA and in group exhibits at The Brand Library, Glendale, CA, McGinty Gallery at the End of the World, Altadena, CA, Jamison Gallery, Sierra Madre, CA, Towns-Burr Gallery, Burbank, CA, Segil Fine Art Gallery, Monrovia, CA, Saga Fine Art Gallery, Monrovia, CA and Silver Grain Gallery at the Skagit Annual Tulip Festival, Mt. Vernon, WA. In addition, she participates in a variety of local art fairs including Art On Palm, Altadena, CA, Creative Arts Group Fall Art Festival, Sierra Madre, CA, Sierra Madre Annual Art Fair, Sierra Madre, CA, and her own Annual Open Studio and Artist's Marketplace in Altadena, CA. Kathleen publishes a monthly newsletter, View From the Edge, which highlights exhibits at Southern California based museums and galleries.
Solo Exhibitions:
Oct. 2010 MorYork Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
July 2010 The Coffee Gallery, Altadena, CA
Jan. 2006 Theosophical Society Library Gallery, Altadena, CA
Group Exhibitions:
2020: Creative Arts Group Annual Fall Art Festival, Sierra Madre, CA
Pasadena Society of Artists Virtual Exhibition
Pasadena Society of Artists 95th Annual Exhibition at Whites Fine Art, Montrose CA
2019: Alta/Pasa/Dena Open Studio Tour, Altadena, CA
Art Fair in the Garden - Pasadena Society of Artists/Storrier-Stearns Japanese Garden, Pasadena, CA
Art of Giving – McGinty’s GATEOW, Altadena, CA
Art On Palm at Loma Alta Park, Altadena, CA and Jones Coffee Roasters, Pasadena, CA
Convergence, Pasadena Society of Artists at The Neutra Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Creative Arts Group Annual Fall Art Festival, Sierra Madre, CA
Pasadena Society of Artists 94th Annual Exhibit at The Betsy Lueke Art Center, Burbank, CA
2018: Art Fair in the Garden - Pasadena Society of Artists/Storrier-Stearns Japanese Garden, Pasadena, CA
Art On Palm at Arlington Garden and Jones Coffee Roasters, Pasadena, CA
Creative Arts Group Art in the Garden and Annual Fall Art Festival, Sierra Madre, CA
Locals Only - McGinty's GATEOW, Altadena, CA
By Hand - Pasadena Society of Artists at McGinty's GATEOW, Altadena, CA
Sierra Madre Annual Art Festival, Sierra Madre, CA
Silver Grain Gallery at the Skagit Annual Tulip Festival, Mt. Vernon, WA
2017: Art On Palm at Arlington Garden, Pasadena, CA
Creative Arts Group Annual Fall Art Festival, Sierra Madre, CA
Razzamatazz, Saga Fine Arts Gallery, Monrovia, CA
2016: Art On Palm at Arlington Garden, Pasadena, CA
Creative Arts Group Annual Fall Art Festival, Sierra Madre, CA
Lucky 13 - McGinty's GATEOW, Altadena, CA
Pasadena Society of Artists, 91st Annual Exhibit at SFV Arts & Cultural Center, Tarzana, CA
Razzle Dazzle and Saturnalia - Saga Fine Arts Gallery, Monrovia, CA
Sierra Madre Annual Art Festival, Sierra Madre, CA
2015: Art On Palm at Arlington Garden, Pasadena CA
I-5 Gallery at The Brewery, Los Angeles, CA
Creative Arts Group Annual Fall Art Festival, Sierra Madre, CA
2014: Art Etcetera at The Shakespeare Club, Pasadena, CA
Art On Millionaires Row at the Altadena Public Library, Altadena, CA
Art On Palm, Altadena, CA
Creative Arts Group Art in the Garden and Annual Fall Art Festival, Sierra Madre, CA
Pasadena Jewish Center Art Fair, Pasadena, CA
Pasadena Society of Artists 89th Annual Exhibit at Segil Fine Art Gallery, Monrovia, CA
Summer and Small Work - Segil Fine Art Gallery, Monrovia, CA
2013: Altadena Community Art Marketplace, Altadena, CA
Art On Millionaires Row at the Altadena Public Library, Altadena, CA
Art On Palm, Altadena, CA
Creative Arts Group Annual Fall Art Festival, Sierra Madre, CA
Earth Day Art Fair - North East Trees, Los Angeles, CA
Summer and Small Works - Segil Fine Art Gallery, Monrovia, CA
2012: Art On Millionaires Row at the Altadena Public Library, Altadena, CA
Art On Palm, Altadena, CA
Creative Arts Group Annual Fall Art Festival, Sierra Madre, CA
Foothill Art Collective Art in the Garden, Glendora, CA
Grow at the Los Angeles Arboretum, Arcadia, CA
Pasadena Jewish Center Art Fair, Pasadena CA
Summer and Small Works - Segil Fine Art Gallery, Monrovia, CA
2011: Art On Millionaires Row at the Altadena Public Library, Altadena, CA
Art On Palm, Altadena, CA
Creative Arts Group Annual Fall Art Festival, Sierra Madre, CA
Farnsworth Park Art Fair, Altadena, CA
Foothill Art Collective Art in the Garden, Glendora, CA
Pasadena Society of Artists 86th Annual Exhibit at Citibank Art Space, Los Angeles, CA
Small Works - Townes-Burr Gallery, Burbank, CA
2010: Art On Millionaires Row at the Altadena Public Library, Altadena, CA
Art On Palm, Altadena, CA
Coffee Gallery, Altadena, CA
2009: Arroyo Art's Collective, Discovery Tour 2009, Los Angeles, CA
Art on Palm, Altadena, CA
Creative Arts Group, Sierra Madre, CA
McGinty's Gallery at the End of the World, Altadena, CA
Pasadena Society of Artists 84th Annual Exhibit at VIVA Gallery, Sherman Oaks, CA
Pasadena Waldorf School Festival of Art, Altadena, CA
2008: Art in the Atrium, Studio City, CA
Art on Palm, Altadena, CA
Creative Arts Group, Sierra Madre, CA
McGinty's Gallery at the End of the World, Altadena, CA
Pasadena Society of Artists 83rd Annual Exhibit at The Brand Library, Glendale, CA
2007: Art on Palm, Altadena, CA
Creative Arts Group Annual Art Festival, Sierra Madre, CA
Pasadena Society of Artists at Whites Gallery, Montrose, CA
Pasadena Society of Artists at Los Angeles Arboretum, Arcadia, CA
Pasadena Society of Artists, 82nd Annual Exhibition at VIVA Gallery, Sherman Oaks, CA
2006: Creative Arts Group Annual Art Festival, Sierra Madre, CA
Pasadena Society of Artists, 81st Annual Exhibition at VIVA Gallery, Sherman Oaks, CA
Pasadena Society of Artists, Spring Exhibition at Whites Gallery, Montrose, CA
2005: Creative Arts Group Annual Art Festival, Sierra Madre, CA
Pasadena Society of Artists, Holiday Exhibition at Whites Gallery, Montrose, CA
Awards & Honors:
June 2012 - 3rd Place Award for Best Booth Display, Art On Millionaire's Row, Altadena, CA
May 2009 Honorable Mention - Pasadena Society of Artists 84th Annual Exhibit
at VIVA Gallery, Sherman Oaks, CA