Richard Heinsohn was born in East Tennessee in 1961. His Mother, Paloma Fleta, was from Madrid , Spain, and gave up her singing career to marry Douglas Heinsohn. Richard's grandfather was the highly acclaimed opera tenor, Miguel Fleta. 

Richard studied painting and drawing at the university of Georgia in Athens, GA and was awarded his B.F.A. as well as a solo show at the Lamar Dodd Courtyard Gallery in 1984. He moved to New York City in 1986 and lived and worked there for fifteen years. He has shown repeatedly in group shows at Allan Stone Gallery, most notable of which was the Summer Group Show of 1995 where he was included along with Willem de Kooning, Franz Kline, and other historically important painters. Allan Stone collected several of Heinsohn's paintings.

Richard currently has a studio in Nashville TN, where he re-located to help his family. Recently he recieved the " Critic's Pick " From the Nashville Scene for his solo exhibit at Estel Gallery in Nashville which included fourteen paintings.