Born in 1954 in Ohio, Ron DiScenza spent many idyllic summers in Italy surrounded by his family and a vibrant natural landscape. It was during one of these visits that DiScenza decided to become an artist. While in Rome, his mother took him to see the Sistine Ceiling by Michelangelo, and he was convinced in that very moment he would become a painter.

Back home in America, his family moved from Ohio to Long Island in 1970, and soon DiScenza became exposed to the art scene of New York City. His formal training includes the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan, where he was awarded a scholarship and earned his Bachelor’s of Fine Arts.

After graduating, DiScenza became the school’s youngest instructor at the age of twenty, while he simultaneously embarked on a career in illustration. Then in 1978, a poster commissioned by Italian film director Ermanno Olmi gave DiScenza his big break. DiScenza did the poster art for Olmi's film, “Tree of the Wooden Clogs,” and the film subsequently won the grand-prize at the Cannes Film Festival.

The exposure fueled demand for DiScenza’s work, which allowed him to enjoy a comfortable bohemian lifestyle in Chelsea. He Thrived off New York’s energy, but his real calling came in 1995 while on vacation in his parent’s hometown in Italy. One day he looked out at the breathtaking scenery and into the expressive faces of his Italian neighbors and realized he always wanted to be a fine artist, particularly an oil painter. “I had no doubt I had found my destiny and I decided to stay,” recalls DiScenza.