Jon Spencer Eiseman was born in Brooklyn, New York. He was raised in North Carolina. He has been known as a folk artist, self-taught, a southern visionary and some have dubbed him A Palm Beach folk artist. He began his peculiar vision early and by age 12 was showing professionally. His work is in collections all over the world.

Eiseman, now 40, has been in over 50 shows and two were sold out in Atlanta, Georgia. He recently exhibited at Green St. Gallery, NYC and the A.E. (Bean) Backus Museum in Florida. His work is included in many corporate collections and the following institutions:        

The High Museum of Art
The Birmingham Museum
State of Israel
Greensboro University
The Tannebaum Collection at University of N.C., Raleigh
Coca-Cola Corporate Collection
Nynex Corporate Collection
Tucker Wayne Collection/ Jefferson Pilot Corp.
The American Folk Art Museum

He currently works in oil, wax, crayon, and watercolor, embracing the beauty and variety in portraiture.