Members Only Online Juried Show

Christine Swann, PSA, IAPS/EP

Work may be for sale; NFS is allowed.

Upon request, potential buyers will be informed of artists’ contact information to inquire about purchasing a painting. Artists are encouraged to promote and sell artwork via website or social media. A voluntary donation to PPS of 20% commission from a sale resulting from the show is encouraged. Paintings may be listed NFS.

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Christine has been designated as an Eminent Pastelist by the International Association of Pastel Societies. In 2015 Southwest Artist Magazine selected Christine as an “Artist To Watch” and her artwork has evolved since then. Although she originally started out by painting her children by bribing them with candy, she now works with live models.

Known for her “personality portraits” she started as an illustrator and is now an award winning artist on the international level, including winning the IAPS Best of Show “Prix de Pastel” at the Masters Circle Exhibition in 2020 and in 2015. She also won Honorable Mention in the 2023 Artist Magazine Competition. She has won awards at the Pastel Society of America’s International Exhibition in New York and then been selected from this show to be on display at the Butler Museum of American Art. Her work has also traveled internationally to the 2nd China (Suzhou) Biennial International Pastel Exhibition, received Second Place at the Pasit Pastellists Italiani Association International Exhibition of Pastels in Tivoli, Italy, and at an Invitational Exhibition in France.

Christine won “Outstanding Pastel” in the BoldBrush Competition for four years in a row. Her work received 5th place in the Portrait Society of America Member’s Competition in 2015 and as finalists in 2019 and 2021. She has also been part of the Art Renewal Center International Salon Competition several times. Her work has received 10 Honorable Mentions in the Pastel Journal’s “Pastel 100” International Competition and Second Place for a portrait in 2014.

Her latest body of work in oils, “Broken Vessels” was shown at a Solo Exhibition in Pittsburgh, PA where she has been exploring the medium of oil and very personal narratives. She is a Signature Member of the Pastel Society of America, and a member of the IAPS Masters’ Circle, a designation she received in only 6 years. She received her Eminent Distinction in 2022. She is also a long-time member of the Pittsburgh Society of Illustrators and currently teaches her “Power of Pastel” Workshop to groups around the country. She also writes a blog every week on art, pastels and motherhood. She is happily living and teaching from her studio in Greenville, South Carolina.

Website: swannportraits.com

YouTube: Portrait Painter and Studio Visit

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