Ben Schonberger, M.F.A.
Lecturer of Photography
Program Coordinator - Media Arts
Contact Information
- Office: 1004 Thayer Hall
- Phone: 412-392-4794
- Fax: 412-392-3917
- Email: bschonberger@pointpark.edu
Education
- M.F.A., Photography, Cranbrook Academy of Art
- B.F.A., Photography/Computer Imagery, Shepherd University
Courses Taught
- Advanced Photography
- Black and White Photography I, II
- Body and the Lens
- Commercial and Editorial Photography
- Constructed Still-Life Photography
- Experimental Video
- Foundations of Art and Design
- Graphic Design I
- Graphic Design Capstone
- Introduction to Digital Photography
- Performance Art
- Photography for Non-Majors
- Self-Publishing: The Photobook
- Senior Thesis I, II
- Studio Photography
Background
Ben Schonberger is a visual artist and lecturer of photography based on the North Side of Pittsburgh. Utilizing photography, appropriated imagery, collage, performance and sculpture, his work examines the complexities of identity through longterm social investigations and archive augmentation processes.
Schonberger has exhibited his projects nationally and internationally. His work is part of public and private collections including The Detroit Institute of Arts Department of Prints, Drawings and Photographs and The Toledo Museum of Art. His self-published photobooks can be found in the MoMA Library, The Cleveland Museum of Art Library and The Arts Library at Yale University.
Curriculum Vitae
Professional Affiliations
- Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, member
- The Aperature Foundation, member
- Society for Photographic Education, member
Research Interests
- Studio art
- Lens-based media and interdisciplinary projects
- Photobooks and self-publishing
Selected Artistic Works
Solo Exhibitions
- Perfect Safety: ROY G BIV Gallery, Columbus, Ohio, 2020
- Beautiful Pig: Filter Space, Chicago, Ill., 2018
- Beautiful Pig: Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, W.Va., 2017
- Beautiful Pig: River House Arts, Toledo, Ohio, 2016
- Hammer: The Muted Horn, Cleveland, Ohio, 2016
Group Exhibitions
- The Grandeur of Power: curated by Eric Shiner, Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa., 2023
- Zodiac; Garden Party: Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh, Pa., 2022
- Extending a Hand: curated by Imin Yea, Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa., 2021
- Beyond Our Means: curated by Brian Carpenter, The Muted Horn, Cleveland, Ohio, 2019
- Raw Hide: curated by Ian Breidenbach, The Neon Heater, Findlay, Ohio, 2018
Selected Awards & Honors
- Recipient: Greater Pittsburgh Artist Opportunity Grant, Pittsburgh, Pa., 2018
- Foam Talent: Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2017
- Shortlisted, jury special mention by Anouk Kruithof, The Anamorphosis Prize, Old Greenwich, Conn., 2015
- Shortlisted: The Paris Photo-Aperture Foundation PhotoBook Award: Paris, France, 2013
Point Park Features
- BFA Photography Program Emphasizes Pre-Professional Skills
- Pioneer Public: Ben Schonberger, The Globe
- Behind the Lens with Ben Schonberger, Instructor of Photography
In the News
- "Associated Artists of Pittsburgh Features Ben Schonberger," August 2023.
- "Who's Next: Education: 19 Up-and-Comers Preparing Pittsburgh for the Future," TheIncline, June 2019.
- "Featured Artist: Photo-Emphasis," 2018
- "Foam Talent Call," 2017
- "The Disturbing Personal Archive of a Former Detroit Policeman," Hyperallergic, Aug. 31, 2016.