Franklin Einspruch is a visual artist working in painting, drawing, printmaking, and digital media. He is also active in art criticism, comics, and alternative publishing. His art has appeared in 20 solo exhibitions and 42 group exhibitions. He has been a resident artist at programs in Italy, Greece, Taiwan, and around the United States, and was the Fulbright-Q21/MuseumsQuartier Artist-In-Residence for 2019 in Vienna.

Einspruch is the editor of Aphorisms for Artists: 100 Ways Toward Better Art by Walter Darby Bannard and Backseat Driver by James Croak. He has authored 245 essays and art reviews for many publications including The New Criterion and Art in America. He is the proprietor of Dissident Muse, an independent publishing and exhibition project, and blogs at Dissident Muse Journal on Substack. He lives in rural New Hamsphire.