Talk about excess baggage charges—Susan and lots of her recent paintings traveled to New York City this week for a very special event. A collection of  Susan’s available paintings opens today at The Carlyle Hotel on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Exhibited alongside estate silver specialist, The Silver Fund, and luxury jeweler, YVEL, Susan’s work includes several pieces from her recent solo exhibition at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, as well as a selection of brand new paintings.

Avenue, Manhattan’s oldest society magazine, promoted the three-day event in its November 2011 issue, calling the triple-threat exhibition a “Trove of Treasures.” Says the publication, “New Yorkers are on the prowl for unique, exquisite and memorable pieces to gift…[now] holiday shoppers will have the chance to feast their eyes on the remarkable collections [offered by this trio.]”

In New York this weekend? Stop by The Carlyle from 10am-8pm today or tomorrow,  Saturday, December 10^th or Sunday, December 11^th from 10am-4pm.

With the conclusion of her Seasons of the Soul exhibition and the accompanying film series Linking Environment, Healing and Creativity in Washington, DC, Susan is glad to be home in the mountains of Utah. And she’s not the only one. Susan’s longtime patron and friend, Scott Anderson, is hosting a reception to welcome her home and to celebrate her recent successes.

On Saturday, October 15, along with co-hosts Geralyn Dreyfous and Byron Russell, Anderson—who is the president and CEO of Zions Bank—will open the prestigious Founders Room of the Salt Lake City’s Zions Bank Building to fete Susan and her supporters. “Scott, Geralyn and Byron have stood by me during tough times and have always encouraged me to really go for it. I feel so incredibly grateful to count them as friends,” professes Susan.

After months of anticipation and years of preparation, Susan’s solo exhibit, Seasons of the Soul opened June 17, 2011 in Washington, D.C. at the National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA). The exhibit, which features 13 of Susan’s colorful, oversized canvases, will run through October 2, as part of a celebration in honor of the museum’s 25^th anniversary.

Says museum director, Susan Fisher Sterling:  With a unique resilience, Susan has turned to art as a source of healing, redirecting her struggles into a body of work that serves as a wake-up call for viewers to notice, appreciate and preserve the enduring beauty of nature, which can help or harm mankind, often as a consequence of our own actions.

The exhibition opened with a special launch party, in which Susan was grateful and humbled to be surrounded by so many supporting friends and family members. She says:

I am so honored to join the ranks of the incredible artists who have showed here over the years. While the rest of us may rest of the laurels of progress, [museum founder] Billy Holladay has never forgotten the value of women artists and has never ceased to be their strongest champion. It is to her and to the entire National Museum of Women in the arts that all of us owe a tremendous debt. Thank you, Billy, thank you.

Want to check out the exhibition yourself? Go here for more information: http://www.nmwa.org

Are you ready for the big news? We’re so excited to tell you that we can’t hold it in any longer: Susan is being honored with a special solo exhibition at the National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) in Washington, D.C.

In celebration of the museum’s 25^th anniversary, Susan will present “Seasons of the Soul,” a collection of her boldest, riskiest landscape paintings, from June 17-October 2, 2011. Museum Director, Dr. Susan Fisher Sterling says, “Pulsating with dazzling color, Susan Swartz’s abstract landscapes simultaneously articulate her awe of the natural world and her rallying cry for its preservation…The National Museum of Women in the Arts is delighted to showcase her work in a special exhibition this summer.”

Coming off a busy and successful trio of art shows in Florida, the news of this invitation leaves Susan feeling more blessed and grateful than ever. “On my first visit to the museum over 24 years ago, I was blown away by the caliber and diversity of the work on display,” says Susan. “I remember thinking ‘maybe one day my work will be here,’ so it’s an incredible honor, a dream, to have my paintings at such a pioneering institution that has done so much for women artists.”