Erik Santoli
Eric Alexander Santoli is an oil painter, educator, and host of the Public Television series Eric En Plein Air. He earned a BFA from the University of Pennsylvania, a certificate from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and an MA in Studio Art from the Florence Academy of Art. In 2021, he was awarded the prestigious Versailles Foundation Munn Fellowship, serving as Artist-in-Residence at Claude Monet’s home and gardens in Giverny, France in 2023. His PBS series, Eric En Plein Air, is currently airing and is also available to stream anytime on the PBS app. When he’s not painting or teaching, Eric enjoys exploring the outdoors, gardening, traveling, vintage baseball, skateboarding, and riding his Triumph Bonneville T100.
Watch Eric En Plein Air on PBS or stream episodes anytime on the PBS app: https://www.pbs.org/show/eric-en-plein-air/