Joel David Holsinger was born in Dayton, Ohio. A Scholastic Arts Award-winning portfolio finalist, Holsinger graduated in 1996 from Miami University with a Fine Arts Degree. He went on to become a graphic designer and taught high school art for a year. He later moved to Phoenix, Arizona where he began painting full time. Many of Joel's subjects are drawn from landscapes, architecture, classical literature, music and world history, and synthesized with contemporary influences.