Celebrating 10 Years
The Susan Swartz Studios team at Sundance 2026 (L-R): Robin Rankin, Susan Swartz, Madeline Watterson, Kristi Hoffman
We are thrilled to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of Susan Swartz Studios with an incredible team and the completion of an exciting exhibition.
Natural Order brought Susan’s most recent work together with the signature photographs of renowned environmental artists Edward Burtynsky and Sebastião Salgado. Susan first collaborated with Burtynsky and Salgado in 2022 at the Sotheby’s Impact Gala, and we were honored to show Susan’s work alongside these extraordinary artists again. Natural Order celebrates nature’s vitality and magnificence while drawing urgent attention to the environmental crisis facing our Great Salt Lake.
The survival of the Great Salt Lake is of utmost importance to Susan because she had the personal experience of falling ill and recovering from heavy metal poisoning. Utah's fate will be similar if the lake is not saved and toxic dust fills the air. We were honored to host a couple of events for The Lake documentary during Sundance, and we are thrilled that it won the 2026 U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Impact for Change.
We have the deepest gratitude for the individuals and groups working to save the Great Salt Lake, and we thank you for visiting Natural Order.
Currently on View
Winter Flowers
On view February - June 2026
Winter Flowers explores the transition between winter and spring, when color begins to return and the natural world slowly reawakens. This exhibition brings together a selection of works that foreground florals and organic forms emerging from stillness, celebrating resilience, renewal, and transformation. Susan’s works invite viewers to pause with this moment of transition and to notice the delicate signals of change that often go unseen.
A thoughtfully curated reflection of Susan’s work throughout her career, Winter Flowers also introduces vibrant recent works from her Living Wall and Woodland Bouquet series. Incorporating organic materials and unique textures, these series build upon Susan’s exploration of the untamed landscape.
A Decade in Review
Fostering Culture at Home
Since our gallery opening in January 2016, we have been eager to engage with the Park City community, welcoming both locals and tourists alike. Each month for the past ten years, Susan Swartz Studios has collaborated with the Park City Gallery Association for Gallery Stroll, where visitors can experience works from galleries across Main Street. From events with the Utah Symphony to book readings with Terry Tempest Williams, we’ve loved having the opportunity to host inspiring creators and bright minds. Of course, the time we look forward to most each year is the Sundance Film Festival, during which we’ve been privileged to facilitate vital conversations by hosting premieres and panels.
Sharing Art Abroad
While her roots remain in Park City and Martha’s Vineyard, Susan has been unafraid to venture into the international art scene. Her Personal Path exhibition, which traveled to Budapest, St. Petersburg, and Beijing, offered remarkable opportunities to strengthen relationships between Utah and our foreign friends. In Berlin, Susan’s exhibition Three Dimensions marked a pivotal moment in her career as she introduced her Evolution of Nature series. Continuing to raise awareness of environmental issues and highlight the connection between nature and spirituality, Susan also brought her work to the 2024 Venice Biennale and King’s College at Cambridge.
Shifting Shows
One of our greatest pleasures is introducing a fresh exhibition at the gallery each season. Our walls have witnessed the dynamic evolution of Susan’s creative journey, with each new series of paintings unveiling a fresh chapter of her artistic vision. From her signature aspen pieces to abstract, textured florals and bold botanical compositions, each exhibition gives further insight into Susan’s journey with illness, healing, and appreciation of nature. Some of the most notable collections were not only exhibitions in our Park City gallery, but also curations by George Bergès Gallery and Jason McCoy Gallery at Art Miami, New Orleans, and NYC.
Supporting Causes
Since being named the environmental artist for the 2002 Winter Olympics, Susan has dedicated her life and artistic practice to social and environmental causes. The past decade has been no exception. As a founding member of Impact Partners, Susan has continued her role as executive producer for trailblazing documentaries, including Sugarcane, Truffle Hunters, and Oscar-winning Navalny. Having battled with Lyme disease and mercury poisoning herself, Susan also acted as executive producer for Under Our Skin and The Cove, which expose the devastating impacts of these conditions. Beyond film, Susan has demonstrated her commitment to activism by creating artwork for Sotheby’s Impact Gala to support Brazil’s rainforests. With the start of a new decade, our recent Natural Order exhibition alongside the debut of The Lake documentary holds special significance to us as the movement to protect the Great Salt Lake unfolds in real time.
As we begin a new chapter, we look forward to embracing new opportunities, supporting environmental initiatives, and continuing to make a meaningful impact through Susan’s artwork. A prolific creator, Susan continues to paint captivating new pieces with a clear, unmistakable vision. We are excited to share her works with the world for many years to come.