Schwalb

When she began her career, Watertown, Massachusetts artist Susan Schwalb wanted her work in the type of New York galleries that didn't exhibit her type of art, just because they were the "hottest" galleries, and she "wanted to be on the cover of Art in America, like someone else might want to be Miss America."

Daniel Grant: Starting-Out Artists: Are Your Career Expectations Realistic? Daniel Grant 2011

"At a certain level, you begin to see the possibilities at a higher level," Schwalb said.

Daniel Grant: Starting-Out Artists: Are Your Career Expectations Realistic? Daniel Grant 2011

When she began her career, Watertown, Massachusetts artist Susan Schwalb wanted her work in the type of New York galleries that didn't exhibit her type of art, just because they were the "hottest" galleries, and she "wanted to be on the cover of Art in America, like someone else might want to be Miss America."

Daniel Grant: Starting-Out Artists: Are Your Career Expectations Realistic? Daniel Grant 2011

When she began her career, Watertown, Massachusetts artist Susan Schwalb wanted her work in the type of New York galleries that didn't exhibit her type of art, just because they were the "hottest" galleries, and she "wanted to be on the cover of Art in America, like someone else might want to be Miss America."

Daniel Grant: Starting-Out Artists: Are Your Career Expectations Realistic? Daniel Grant 2011

"At a certain level, you begin to see the possibilities at a higher level," Schwalb said.

Daniel Grant: Starting-Out Artists: Are Your Career Expectations Realistic? Daniel Grant 2011

When she began her career, Watertown, Massachusetts artist Susan Schwalb wanted her work in the type of New York galleries that didn't exhibit her type of art, just because they were the "hottest" galleries, and she "wanted to be on the cover of Art in America, like someone else might want to be Miss America."

Daniel Grant: Starting-Out Artists: Are Your Career Expectations Realistic? Daniel Grant 2011

"At a certain level, you begin to see the possibilities at a higher level," Schwalb said.

Daniel Grant: Starting-Out Artists: Are Your Career Expectations Realistic? Daniel Grant 2011

"At a certain level, you begin to see the possibilities at a higher level," Schwalb said.

Daniel Grant: Starting-Out Artists: Are Your Career Expectations Realistic? Daniel Grant 2011

When she began her career, Watertown, Massachusetts artist Susan Schwalb wanted her work in the type of New York galleries that didn't exhibit her type of art, just because they were the "hottest" galleries, and she "wanted to be on the cover of Art in America, like someone else might want to be Miss America."

Daniel Grant: Starting-Out Artists: Are Your Career Expectations Realistic? Daniel Grant 2011

"At a certain level, you begin to see the possibilities at a higher level," Schwalb said.

Daniel Grant: Starting-Out Artists: Are Your Career Expectations Realistic? Daniel Grant 2011