RIEDELFINEART-PORTFOLIO-0116
- 2. FINE%&%DECORATIVE%ART%|%PORTFOLIO%%
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INTRODUCTION%|%BIO%
DANIEL'RIEDEL%
• Decora8ve%Ar8san%
• Designer%
• Fine%Ar8st%
• Muralist%
• Classically%Trained%
Dan%Riedel%is%a%fine%ar8st,%decora8ve%
ar8san,%muralist%and%illustrator.%
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Riedel%discovered%his%ar8s8c%talent%and%
passion%early%in%life.%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%
ul8mately%influenced%the%direc8on%of%his%
work%later%in%life.%
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APer%gradua8ng%from%college,%Riedel%
decided%to%pursue%his%art%full%8me%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.%%
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His%professional%art%career%began%as%an%
illustrator.%Riedel%also%was%a%member%of%
the%original%faculty%at%City%Center%
Academy%in%Philadelphia,%where%he%
taught%studio%and%art%history%classes.%At%
the%same%8me%he%started%The%Graphics%
Guild,%a%printmaking%studio.%Riedel%is%also%
a%published%book%illustrator:%And$God$
Said%and%Surviving$College$Successfully.%
Since%1981%he%has%also%worked%in%graphic%
design%and%marke8ng%communica8ons%as%
a%designer,%director%and%consultant%for%
numerous%companies%as%well%opera8ng%
his%own%firm.%His%crea8ve%work%spanned%
mul8ple%media%in%those%roles.%
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In%2009%he%founded%Riedel%Decora8ve%
Finishing%Company%merging%his%
experience%and%talents%to%create%unique%
ar8s8c%expressions%on%the%surfaces%of%his%
clients’%living%and%work%spaces.%
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Riedel’s%decora8ve%finishing—which%he%
calls%his%surface%art—is%heavily%influenced%
by%his%many%years%of%fine%art,%design%and%
interior%pain8ng%work.%Current%work%
encompasses%fine%art%commissions%and%
independent%projects;%murals—both%
tradi8onal%and%trompe%l’oeil%styles;%high_
end%decora8ve%finishing%including%
marbleizing%and%wood%graining;%cabinetry%
refinishing;%as%well%as%a%variety%of%
architectural%coa8ngs.%His%combined%
skills%and%talents%enable%him%to%both%
create%and%execute%designs%for%a%
complete%living%or%work%space.%
• BA;%Cedarville%University,%Cedarville,%Ohio%%
• Pennsylvania%Academy%of%Fine%the%Arts,%Philadelphia,%PA%
• Decora8ve%Finishing%Appren8ce,%Greater%Philadelphia%Area%
• Die%Sprachen%Und%Dolmetcher%Ins8tut,%Munich,%Germany%