Bio
M.B. Steinberg is a contemporary oil painter from rural Southeast Ohio, growing up on a homestead on the border of Athens and Vinton counties. Steinberg was part of the ‘Women of Appalachia Project’ in 2025, vended for four years at The Ohio Pawpaw Festival, was a teaching artist and member at Dairy Barn Arts Center, was a recurring member of The Athens Art Guild, The Peach Pit, and ‘Prints, Plants, Pots’. They also painted live as a guest at the grand opening of Ohio University’s RROC building, and were part of two group exhibitions in the co-op restaurant, Casa Nueva. Recently moved to Pittsburgh, PA, Steinberg has been included in ‘Crafted in the Valley’ at Sweetwater Center for the Arts in 2026 and an increasing number of arts festivals and neighborhood pop-ups.
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Statement
Memories, lessons, experiences, observations as the quiet person in the room: these are essential tools in creating my contemplative artworks. I add vibrant, expressionist brushstrokes to birth the oil paintings that engross all my mind and time. They have a duality of healing, devastating, and allowing me to speak of stories that I struggle to put into words.
My intention is to affect beyond myself. I wish for all who see my works to deeply ponder them; truly sit with them in an era where images are frequently consumed lightly and quickly. It is within my personal philosophy as an artist to dedicate my works to the many viewers who relate to their themes. I am also driven to start conversations amongst the general populace on taboo, or otherwise lesser-witnessed, experiences.