Noah Schneiderman’s practice is grounded in an intimate engagement with natural materials and the slow, transformative processes they undergo. Beginning with canvas that has been dyed, folded, and imprinted with the histories of botanical and earthly matter, he treats these surfaces as living records—sites where memory, energy, and material intelligence accumulate. This foundational stage establishes a tactile and conceptual groundwork from which his paintings evolve, rooting his practice in the porous exchange between human intention and the natural world’s inherent agency.

Approaching each work from a state of openness, Schneiderman embraces curiosity, intuition, and a willingness to be led by the unexpected. Rather than imposing predetermined forms, he allows shapes to surface organically through layered gestures, tonal shifts, and the interplay of light and density. This processoriented approach reflects his interest in the mutable boundary between matter and mind, and in how forms can appear, dissolve, and reconfigure themselves in ways that echo the branching, circulating, and regenerative patterns found across natural systems.

For Schneiderman, meaning does not reside solely in the material surface but arises through the viewer’s perceptual and imaginative participation. His paintings resist definitive readings, instead encouraging pareidolic acts—fleeting moments when recognizable structures emerge before slipping back into abstraction. This dynamic relationship between chance and recognition mirrors his broader inquiries into consciousness, mysticism, and transformation. In exploring how earthly materials become animate through sustained attention, Schneiderman’s work positions painting as a living process—one that continues to evolve long after the final mark has been made.

Noah Schneiderman (b.1996) is a visual artist based in Los Angeles. Schneiderman will open a debut a solo show at Moskowitz Bayse in Los Angeles in 2026. He has previously had solo and duo exhibitions at EUROPA in New York, NY; Solito in Naples, Italy; Gene Gallery in Shanghai, China; and The Valley in Taos, NM. He has also shown internationally at Kutlesa Goldeau, in Switzerland; Soho Revue in London, UK; and Cabin Berlin in Berlin, Germany. Other group shows stateside include Back to Earth at Roberts Projects in Los Angeles, CA; Arcadia and Elsewhere, James Cohan, NY; Unseen Orchestra, Make Room LA; and New American Paintings Review at Steven Zevitas in Boston, MA. Schneiderman has been featured on Artsy as one of 10 Artists to discover and in New American Paintings, issue 156, Art Maze, and Graphite Journal. Schneiderman’s work was also shown in Miami at the NADA fair with Moskowitz Bayse and EUROPA. Schneiderman participated in residencies at Jana Koya, in Landers, CA and La BiBi + Reus in Mallorca, Spain. He lives and works in Los Angeles.

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