Daniel Hill Riedel, founding partner heads Renaissance's operations, online platform management, online marketing and sales, as well as production creative direction and design. Additionally, he teaches in the Renaissance Academy of Fine Arts.
In addition to his nearly 30 years of marketing communications, advertising and design work, Daniel is also a fine artist, muralist, decorative artisan and illustrator.
Daniel discovered his artistic talent and passion early in life growing up in Ohio. As a boy both of his grandfathers had a profound impact on his life—one a painter, wallpaper hanger and the other a printer—which ultimately influenced the direction of his work later in life.
After graduating from college, Daniel decided to pursue his art full time while studying in Munich, Germany. Returning to the United States he pursued formal art training at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA.
His professional art career began as an illustrator. Daniel was also a member of the original faculty at City Center Academy in Philadelphia, where he taught studio and art history classes. At the same time he started The Graphics Guild, a printmaking studio. Daniel is also a published book illustrator: And God Said and Surviving College Successfully.
Since 1981 he has also worked in graphic design and marketing communications as a designer, director and consultant for numerous companies, and operating his own firm. His creative work spanned multiple media in those roles.
In 2009 he founded Riedel Decorative Finishing Company to Create Your Special Place! by creating unique artistic expressions on the surfaces of his clients’ living and work spaces.
Daniel’s work encompasses fine art commissions and independent projects; murals—traditional, trompe l’oeil and abstract styles; high-end decorative finishing and architectural coatings.
Currently he is working on the republication of AND GOD SAID, and new projects; REFORMATION 501 and PSALMS, HYMNS, SPIRITUAL SONGS a series of paintings inspired by the lyrics and words of well known and loved psalms, hymns and songs.