Pamela Schoenberg, owner/director of dnj Gallery, and Ted Meyer, founder of ArtandMed, co-present Conquer Your Own Rhythm: A Group Show by Artists with Epilepsy. dnj Gallery organizes a program titled Art and Med. The series features a ten-week exhibit and correlating events highlight a chronic illness. The purpose of the program is to continue education, raising awareness and gaining funds for charities.
dnj Gallery ArtandMed Celebrate Artists with Epilepsy
In April 2024, Schoenberg began the Art and Med program at dnj Gallery. Then she redirected the gallery’s mission to a space with a charitable and educational purpose. At first, Schoenberg studied nutritional science, and, in 2023, she received her certification as a Functional Health Coach, combining her two passions of art and health. Pamela Schoenberg now exhibits conceptual, fine art that calls attention to certain health conditions. She wanted to raise consciousness within our community.
The ArtandMed curriculum emphasized a combined union between the gallery and the artists/patients. It was created by Ted Meyer, artist-in-residence at the USC Keck School of Medicine, for use in medical schools. Moreover, he wanted to further healthcare by stressing the voice of the artist/patient in their artwork. Therefore as a result, he revealed a commitment to utilizing art as a tool to further support individuals.
Art and Epilepsy
The gallery’s next exhibition explores epilepsy, a brain-related condition marked by seizures. Seizures occur when sudden bursts of abnormal brain activity cause brief lapses in consciousness, muscle twitches, or prolonged spasms. Most of the time, the origin of the seizure is unknown. In about 30% of cases, genetics, head injuries, brain infections, or immune, developmental or metabolic disorders can generate epilepsy.
The Epilepsy Foundation
dnj Gallery will collaborate with the Los Angeles chapter of The Epilepsy Foundation with Conquer Your Own Rhythm. The collaboration connects people, data and resources needed to address challenging health problems associated with seizures and the epilepsies. Additionally it promotes education, policy, research and systemic change that will foster measurable and sustainable improvement for all people living with epilepsy. The Art and Med program at dnj Gallery is grateful to learn and grow because of this union.
Art is therapy. It is a practice of healing. Healing is a combination of therapeutic processes that lead to quality heath, which occur on physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual levels. Each work emphasizes the power of art to answer the question of healing. As Hilary Leftwich states, “…[my] writing became the only language that could hold what medicine could not: the daily collision of love, fear, and endurance.” It evokes feelings, from joy and sorrow to anger as well as contentment. In addition, Aaron Moseley explains that “…it becomes a way to understand, accept, and find strength within the unpredictable, that is life.”
On view: January 11, 2026 – March 21, 2026
What: Opening, & Art Talk, Conquer Your Own Rhythm: A Group Show by Artists with Epilepsy. dnj Gallery
Where: dnj Gallery, 3015 Ocean Park Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90405
When: January 11, 2026, 2-5pm;
Website: https://www.dnjgallery.net
