Ketzia Schoneberg is a Portland-based contemporary visual artist and art professor whose mixed media paintings and drawings are exhibited nationally in galleries and museums.
Her feminist autobiographical works offer novel depiction of the labor of motherhood, and combine elements from her active dream life, longstanding meditation practice, personal unconscious and familial background.
Mammals are frequent characters in Schoneberg’s work, functioning as avatars of emotion or the expression of an individual or an idea, or to highlight shared sentience and species extinction.
Using figurative and abstract elements, Schoneberg investigates movement-based plays of power, the erotic, sensuality and psychospiritual engagement. She uses ink, acrylic, graphite, pastel, wax crayon, grease pencil, charcoal, the written word and her violin in her studio practice. Schoneberg is a visiting assistant professor at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon.
Schoneberg received her MFA in Visual Studies from the Pacific Northwest College of Art and completed her undergraduate education at the San Francisco Art Institute and San Francisco State University. A fourth-generation artist, Schoneberg was born in Los Angeles, grew up in San Francisco and is currently living and working in Portland, Oregon.
Schoneberg was recently awarded a grant from the Ford Family Foundation and her work is included in two Oregon Biennial exhibitions this year. This summer, she brings her intuitive, richly layered practice to Pine Meadow Ranch Center for Arts & Agriculture. Drawn to The Ranch’s rural setting and presence of animals, she looks forward to reconnecting with her inner world. “I have four teenage sons, a husband, and a dog,” she said. “I really need some space… I hope to be able to wake up on my own, to reinvigorate my engagement with my dreams, which will come into the work.”
Don’t miss two opportunities to connect with Ketzia Schoneberg during her residency at Pine Meadow Ranch Center for Arts & Agriculture.
On July 24, 2025, from 4 to 6 p.m., Schoneberg will give an artist talk where she will share reflections on her practice, creative process, and how she draws from meditation, dreamwork, and daily life to inform her mixed media artwork. The event is $30, includes all materials, and registration is required. Register here.
Then, on July 30, 2025, from 4 to 6 p.m., Schoneberg will open her studio alongside fellow residents Jazmyn Crosby, Barbara Holmes, and Scott Kildall during the Open Studio, a free public event showcasing work-in-progress from the summer cohort. Visitors are invited to explore the studios, meet the artists, and engage in conversation about their time at the ranch. While free, space is limited and registration is required. Register here.
Both events offer a rare opportunity to connect with a wider community of artists engaged in deep exploration of place, process, and care.
