Sweeny has appeared in the Society of Illustrators, RSVP, American Illustration, and Communication Arts juried annuals and has won illustration awards from the Society of Newspaper Design and the Society of Professional Journalists. In 2008, she appeared in a group gallery show at the Rockland Center for the Arts called "Seven: Out of This World."
Sweeny's work has been exhibited in juried annuals by the Society of Illustrators, RSVP, American Illustration, and Communication Arts. She has received illustration awards from both the Society of Newspaper Design and the Society of Professional Journalists. In 2008, she participated in a group gallery show at the Rockland Center for the Arts titled "Seven: Out of This World."