In collaboration with Ten Nineteen Gallery and media sponsorship from The Times Picayune, Nola.com, Adore magazine and Gambit, Jason McCoy Gallery of New York City presented a solo exhibition by Susan Swartz in New Orleans, LA. The show ran from April 27 - May 20, 2023 at 1019 Erato Street in the city’s Lower Garden District.
The installation featured a selection of works primarily from Swartz's Nature’s Bouquet and Evolution of Nature series. These abstract pieces, characterized by organic elements and vibrant colors, included acrylic-on-linen paintings, mixed-media works, and hand-painted vases. Together, they explored the restorative and healing qualities of the natural landscape. Ten percent of all sales went to support the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden at the New Orleans Museum of Art.
“We are thrilled to have internationally acclaimed artist Susan Swartz as an honored guest at the NOMA sculpture garden and delighted that she has brought the gift of her art to New Orleans. Monet is the obvious nature artist who comes to mind, and we will remember his blockbuster show at NOMA in the 90’s. Susan’s work reflects his subtle influence. Going back to early American artists Thomas Cole and Martin Johnson Heade and coming forward to Joan Mitchell, Susan has embraced the past while putting her own charming and fresh imprimatur of light and color in her ongoing body of work.” - Walda Besthoff, Philanthropist and Arts Patron
Curated by Jason McCoy.