Christine Swann is a fine artist and illustrator whose sensitive paintings of children have led her to concentrate full-time on commissioned portraits in pastel, watercolor or oils. She is an award-winning artist on the regional, national and international level and was featured in the International Artist Magazine as a Master Portrait Painter. In the January 2005 issue of the magazine, she was published as a top ten finalist in their international “People and Figures” competition. She was also published in the book, “How Did They Do That? - 100 Ways To Paint People and Figures”.

Christine is a Signature Member of the Pastel Society of America, and is currently President of the Pittsburgh Watercolor Society. She is also a member of the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, the Pittsburgh Society of Illustrators and was nominated as Emerging Artist of the Year in 2004.