Francis DiFronzo was born in southern California in 1969 and earned his BFA in Drawing and Painting from California State University, Fullerton. He earned his Master of Fine Arts from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia and is a Pew Fellowship recipient.

DiFronzo has exhibited throughout the United States and was featured prominently on Season 2 of the Emmy award-winning television show “Better Call Saul”.

"The images I create are entirely imagined scenes designed to oscillate between reality and the surreal as they present desolate and mysterious places reminiscent of the iconic American West. I’m drawn to deserted scenes and bare compositions, rarely including more than a few subjects in my paintings; the sky, the earth, creosote or arrowweed brush, and some evidence of past or present human existence. I use these subjects as characters in a play, giving my audience just enough information to conjure up a story, but never enough to feel sure of what the story is about or where it is going."