Samantha Schneider

Samantha Schneider is an accomplished oil painter currently residing in OH. Graduating in 2021 from the Cleveland Institute of Art (CIA) with a double major in painting and drawing. Schneider carved her artistic niche with massive figurative works. A strong focus on cinema and the idea of “playing a role” she creates self portraits that take on their own lives as different characters. From setting up the scene, to the reference photos she takes, each brushstroke she makes and the figures portrayed. The process of creation within every step is as important as the final product. Schneider's artistic vision draws inspiration from the theatrical staging of Renaissance paintings, as well as lighting and composition from modern sci-fi, fantasy and thriller movies.
Enamored by her own individual existence and the many facets of the conscious and subconscious mind. She dives into emotion, memory, and change. Who we were, who we are and who we are becoming. How people are always in a state of change and never truly have a grasp of self. Captivated by the idea that one being can have conflicting thoughts and inner turmoil, that even within one mind there can be multiple paths of thought. People are so complex and many things all at once. He...

The Cleveland Institute of Art. BFA. Double major in painting and drawing, class of 2021.

Solo Exhibitions

2024 Root Beer Float, Mansfield Art Center, Mansfield, OH.

2023 Betwixt, River House Arts, Toledo, OH.

2020 Lollipop, The Ann and Norman Roulet Alumni Gallery, Cleveland, OH.

2019 Moods Through Color, Green Room Gallery, Mansfield, OH.

Group Exhibitions

2025 May Show, Mansfield Art Center, Mansfield, OH.
Ohio State Fair, Cox Fine Arts Center, Columbus, OH.
Crowfest, Mansfield Art Center, Mansfield, OH.
The Mystical, Magical and Macabre, Bridgeport Art Center, Chicago, IL.
2nd Annual ActLoCLE Online Juried Art Exhibition.


2024 May Show, Mansfield Art Center, Mansfield, OH.
Descendants, Kaiser Gallery, Cleveland, OH.
Perspectives, All People Arts, Columbus, OH.
Ohio State Fair, Cox Fine Arts Center, Columbus, OH.
Proximity of Fate, Mansfield Art Center, Mansfield, OH.
Ohio Art League Fall Juried Exhibition, Richard M. Ross Museum, Delaware, OH.

2023 Crowfest, Mansfield Art Center, Mansfield, OH.

2022 Waking Dream, River House Arts, Toledo, OH.

2021 SPACES Members Exhibition, Cleveland, OH.