About

Sarah (Avery) Schoenberger is an emerging queer artist who primarily draws inspiration from classical and Renaissance sources, applying these influences to their fascination with the human form. Throughout their time at the University of Pittsburgh, Avery specialized in creating part-contemporary / part-ancient works of art that aim to mix beauty with thought-provoking imagery. Although Avery currently prefers to work with oil paint for the majority of their art, their interest in old traditional mediums began at a young age with experiments in silverpoint, and more recently, they have been drawn to learning the art of mezzotints. With every piece, Avery adds their unique point of view to the long history of artistic mediums and visual languages, paying their respects to what was, while pushing forward into reimagining what new stories these techniques can tell.