With a focus on the healing power of nature, an exhibit of the work of Susan Swartz will be on view at Ten Nineteen on April 27 to May 20.
Swartz's abstractionist works on display at the 1019 Erato St. gallery use organic elements with an array of colors that include mixed media, hand-painted vases and acrylic on linen.
A reception for the artist will be held April 27 at 5 p.m.
Swartz, who paints in Park City, Utah, and Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, will also lecture at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts. The school's sculpture class will create centerpieces for the opening reception.
Pieces from her collection "Nature's Bouquet" and "Evolution of Nature" series will be included in the installation. Her paintings have been featured in exhibitions in Berlin, Beijing, St. Petersburg, Budapest, New York and Washington, D.C.
A portion of the sale of the works will also be used to support the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden at the New Orleans Museum of Art.
“NOMA’s sculpture garden is an exceptional display of the bond between art and nature. It is my pleasure to support the garden, which is open to all at no charge, so that it can continue to inspire us all for years to come,” noted the artist in a news release.
“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,” said Walda Bestoff. “Monet is the obvious nature artist who comes to mind, and we will remember his blockbuster show at NOMA in the 90s. 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.”
The artist's work is featured in numerous museums, as well as private and corporate collections and U.S. embassies.
The Jason McCoy Gallery of New York is bringing the exhibit, with collaboration between the local gallery and The Times-Picayune | Nola.com, Adore and Gambit.
For information, visit jasonmccoyinc.com.