Springville Museum of Art, Utah’s first museum for the visual arts, opened Natural Revelations on January 5th, 2010.
“Skilled artists have been coming to Utah to practice both a traditional and contemporary approach to Utah landscapes for one hundred and fifty years. What separates these talented individuals from each other is their distinctive styles, manifested by their own personal inspiration. It is fortunate when an artist can connect the beauty that surrounds us with an environmental imperative and a spiritual influence. Susan Swartz is artist who can provoke such passion.”
- Vern Swanson, SMA Director
Following the success of Natural Revelations, the Springville Museum of Art added Amazing Grace to its permanent collection. The six-by-six-foot painting, done in acrylic on linen, depicts the crimson blaze of a maple forest, basking in the warm complacency of an autumn evening.