The Jungle You Grew In Painting

Ketzia Schoneberg is a contemporary mixed media painter, whose prolific style embraces what she describes as the “Liminal,” existing in the thresholds between the human and animal worlds. The artist’s work is inspired by her interest in cross-cultural mythology, ancestral heritage, shamanic narrative, ritual objects, wildlife, and the awkward, imperfect beauty of the body. Sexuality and fertility play significant roles in Ketzia’s artwork, while introspection and personal iconography inform her work from a female and feminist perspective. A 4th generation artist, Schoneberg is a highly prolific painter, whose expressive style is primitive and engaging. Figurative and abstract elements, vivid color and loose mark making are hallmarks of her figurative expressionist style. She uses acrylic paint, graphite, pastel, charcoal and oil pastel on paper and canvas in her works. Ketzia’s process is intuitive and very loose, often influenced by the palette, materials and imagery that are close at hand in the moment, drawing from internal and external visual stimulus. The artist’s work is exhibited in museums and galleries nationally, and her paintings are collected throughout the U.S. and Canada. Born in Los Angeles, Ketzia grew up in San Francisco and is currently living and working in the Pacific Northwest.