Landscape. Still Life.
Watercolor. Pastel. Graphite.

Kathleen Swaydan was born in Los Angeles and raised in South Pasadena. Her interest in drawing and painting started at an early age and was influenced by her grandmother, who was 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 Art with an emphasis in painting and drawing, the other in Art History both from the University of Southern California. She also 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. She is a member of the California Art Club, College Arts Association, Pasadena Society of Artists , and Verdugo Hills Art Association. Her artwork has been in solo exhibits at MorYork Gallery, Highland Park, CA and at the Jamison Gallery,  Sierra Madre, and in group exhibitions at The Brand Library, Glendale, CA, McGinty Gallery, Altadena, CA, Jamison Gallery, Sierra Madre, CA, Towns-Burr Gallery, Burbank, CA and Segil Fine Art Gallery, Monrovia, CA; in addition she participates in a variety of local art fairs.

All artwork is sold matted but unframed unless otherwise requested.