As a native New Yorker Rich has always been passionate about art, architecture, history and music. After earning a college degree in Art & Design, Rich studied under Harold Stevenson at the Academy of Traditional Painting. Stevenson was a protege of Norman Rockwell and it was upon this solid and historic foundation that DiSilvio perfected his own unique style.

DiSilvio has also engaged in an architecural design and construction career, and has written on topics of music and history with an accumulated 18 years of study. His Franz Liszt site is the web's premiere site on this Romantic composer and offers an insight to DiSilvio prose.

In the music Industry his work has graced the projects of Pink Floyd, Yes, Alice Cooper, ELP, Roy Orbison, Alicia Keys, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Show, Celebrity Mole, and countless others. HIs artwork also appeared on collector plates for the Metropolitan Opera.

DiSilvio's art has appeared on book covers and jackets, music CD's, fine art posters, T-shirts, collector plates, mugs and other media worldwide. His artwork and insights have been published in art books, such as "Idea Revolution" by HOW Design Books, calenders and webzines. Likewise, his artwork recieved an award of excellence by an international jury.

By later engaging in computer graphics, video and new media he ultimatly earned international acclaim for his studio Digital Vista, which now operates in various art and new media capacities for both commercial and fine art. DiSilvio is also credited with being the pioneer who conceived, programmed and designed the first interactive CD-RoM on autism, which has recieved accolades from PhDs, Special Ed. Teachers and the press.