She first came to attention with her debut exhibition Frank from Observation (2002) based on the conceit of Schutz as the last painter, representing the last subject “Frank”. Since then her paintings have to depicted hypothetical situations of characters cannibalizing themselves, responding to subconscious impulses, and performers giving impromptu demonstrations. Her most recent solo exhibition, Piano in the Rain, opened at Petzel Gallery in May of 2012 to critical acclaim. Schutz’ traveling retrospective If the Face Had Wheels opened at the Neuberger Museum in Purchase, New York, in 2011 and has traveled to the Miami Art Museum and Denver Art Museum. A new traveling exhibition is being organized by the Hepworth Wakefield Museum, United Kingdom, for October 2013.