Born and raised on Long Island, New York, Daniel Del Orfano decided to stay close to his roots and attend Dowling College in Oakdale, NY, where he received his BFA in Art Education. After teaching at the prestigious Knox Boarding School, Daniel took a position in the public school system where he taught art to children of all ages. Though extremely rewarding, this was not his true calling, and Daniel decided to divert his energy from teaching to art to creating art.

In the summer of 2005, Daniel formed the Renaissance Workshop, which specialized in all things art, provided him with the opportunity to expand his horizons creatively. As demand for his commissioned work increased, he began refining his expressive style, implementing techniques that emphasized texture and realism. Though his work depicts realistic scenes, the effects produce an almost ethereal feeling, and his use of imagery began to take a back seat to the memory of which the image represented.

Daniel Del Orfano’s work depicts life, not as it may be, but more as it is remembered--a snapshot, not of a particular moment but of an overall memory.