Kim Sward recieved her BFA from the University of Lincolnshire & Humberside in Hull, England. She primarily works in oil and acrylic, painting murals for homes and businesses, both home and abroad. She also freelances doing illustrations, calligraphy and furniture refinishing locally. She has been art director for the Lionville middle school musical set designs, contributed with CCAA's displays at the Philadelphia Flower Show and contributed with local artisans at Vassar House.


The Chester County Art Association receives state arts funding support through a grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.