Press
Phoenix Gallery - 2009
"The oil paintings of Toby Gotesman Schneier jar you with their bright colors and flat, frontal weight. That might seem like criticism, but it isn't. The objects she depicts - a duck floating in a pond, peppers in a bowl, delicately stylized urns - demand a style that anchors them down. Otherwise, her topical lightness might pass for a wan sentimentality - now what she's after. There are passing references to Cezanne in her still-life paintings, when her colors are more muted, and a whole lot of Fauvist coloring in the rest."
Phoenix Gallery - 2008
This exhibit is humorously and appropriately entitled “LEMONS AND RHETORIC” which will be on view at the Phoenix Gallery from September 3-27, 2008. Schneier’s work is reality-based ‘mannerism’, quite reminiscent of the ‘french fauvists’, eccentric, bold and eerily nostalgic. One can expect to see the ‘in’ crowd at the opening on September 4th, as Schneier has quite the extensive fan base of ‘glitterati’.
Great Neck Arts Center - 2007
"The oil-on-canvas paintings on exhibit in “Juxtaposition,” our new exhibit featuring the work of emerging artist, Toby Gotesman Schneier, reveals Ms. Schneier’s playful eye and original take on the items and people she sees every day. Her exuberant playfulness as she revels in the contrasts between objects, especially when they create a poetic or ironic counterpoint of impressions and ideas makes her work interesting and even fun to view. Her sensuous use of color, organic shapes and kinetic line reinforce the overall impression of a newFauvist."
The M Gallery - 2006
"Toby Schneier is the famed co-founder of the Hamptons Synagogue and the New York Synagogue. Toby’s paintings bring meaning and life to the mundane with their complex psychology and juxtaposition."
The World Bank - 2005
"Toby Schneier paints familiar scenes and still lives full of color and details. Her narrative images are based on the world that surrounds us and tend to bring us home. The artist’s own reflection of her artwork, as the representation of American life."
