Rhian Swain has a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Atlanta College of Art. She is a painter, photographer, designer, illustrator, writer, and former talk show host. She owns RedWolf Advertising, an ad agency that provides marketing services to national and international clients.

In 2024 Rhian had three major exhibits in Augusta, GA; one at Sacred Heart Cultural Center, another called “21^st Century Goddesses” at the Ellis and Anne Johnson Gallery, and a three-month showing of her traveling exhibition “Breaking the Barriers: Women Who Impacted the Arts” at the Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History. The series of paintings was partially funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. The exhibit has been met with critical acclaim and will continue to tour for the next several years.

Rhian was inducted in the National Association of Women Artists in September 2023 and currently serves on the Board of the South Carolina Chapter. In 2025 She was appointed as Co-chair of the PR Committee for NAWA National in NYC. Rhian is past President of the Greater Augusta Arts Council and currently serves on their board.

She’s curated several themed shows that featured the work of local and national artists. She recently had three paintings on exhibit in the Burroughs Chapin Museum in Myrtle Beach South, Carolina, as well as a piece at the Salmagundi Club, in New York. She currently has two paintings in the Brookgreen Gardens’ prestigious Rosen Gallery and has an upcoming exhibit at the Laney Museum of Black History called “1000 Words.”

Rhian has been exhibiting and selling artwork regularly for 40 years. She works in many mediums, including acrylic, watercolor, multi-media and digital (non-AI) painting. She loves to infuse symbolism into her pieces. Humor and bright colors are often found in her work. Her recent creative explorations have included merging figurative and abstract techniques that evoke an emotional impact and working with new techniques.