Eric Riemenschneider
Eric Riemenschneider is one of 39 artists who have painted murals for the River Basin Mural Project being conducted by the City’s Public Art Committee, Community Redevelopment Agency and Fort Myers Mural Society. Eric’s contribution to the project is a portrait of a Miccosukee warrior named Billy Fuel who fought alongside Seminole Chief Billy Bowlegs and Miccosukee Chief Sam Jones during the Seminole wars. Billy Fuel’s story will be told on Otocast in the coming weeks.
Riemenschneider graduated from Ringling College of Art and Design with a B.F.A. in Illustration. He is the recipient of several awards, including Southwest Florida’s Best Up-and-Coming Artist, Angels of the Arts Award, 
All Florida Best of Show, Lee County Golden Apple Teacher and Lee County Arts Teacher of the Year. He was also the recipient of the Robert Rauschenberg Scholarship.
Eric is a portrait artist who also reimagines commercial spaces to match the theme of the business through murals and collections of paintings. His artwork has been exhibited in the Robert Rauschenberg Gallery, the Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center, and other galleries and commercial spaces throughout the country. He resides in the historic downtown Fort Myers River District with his wife, Katie, and three children, Kyle, & Rhys.
You can find out more about Eric and his art at www.ArtofEric.com and on Instagram@_artoferic. You may reach Eric by email at eric@ArtofEric.com.
About the Author
Tom Hall is both an amateur artist and aspiring novelist who writes art quest thrillers. He is in the final stages of completing his debut novel titled "Art Detective," a story that fictionalizes the discovery of the fabled billion-dollar Impressionist collection of Parisian art dealer Josse Bernheim-Jeune, thought by many to have perished during World War II when the collection's hiding place, Castle de Rastignac in southern France, was destroyed by the Wehrmacht in reprisal for attacks made by members of the Resistance operating in the area. A former tax attorney, Tom holds a bachelor's degree as well as both a juris doctorate and masters of laws in taxation from the University of Florida. Tom lives in Estero, Florida with his fiancee, Connie, and their four cats.