Born in 1966, Palermo, Sicily

2007: Selected to represent Italy at the 52nd Venice Biennale 2007.

2006: Participated in group exhibition ''The Unsolved Image: Research of Physicality'' organized by Salvo Ferito at Spazio B2, Biotos.

2005: Participated in an exhibition organized by Achille Bonito Oliva, held at Il Ponte Contemporanea Gallery, Rome. Gallery owner Larry Gagosian acquired 3 large pieces.

2004: Participated in a group exhibition entitled ''The World of The Humbles'' held at Palazzo Sclafani, Palermo.

2003: Participated in a group exhibition at MACRO entitled ''Incredible Ink: Fingerprints as They Should Be.'' The exhibition was inspired by the Italian law which requires non-EU citizens to have their fingerprints recorded. In this year he introduced the Clash Series, in which faces study each other.

2002: Solo exhibition at Hall & Knight Gallery, New York. The works depicted human faces and rooster heads displayed in a grid-like fashion.

2001: Participated in numerous group exhibitions throughout Italy. He exhibited works from the Vicious Circles Series at Andipa Gallery.

2000: Exhibited at the 3rd Biennale d'Arte in Rome and at the 1st Biennale d'Arte Internazionale ''Ermitage du Riou'' in Cannes. He made his London debut at Andipa Gallery with the solo exhibition ''Merry-go-Round.''

1999: Group exhibition at Scoglio Gallery, Quarto, Milan.

1998: Solo exhibition at the Museo d'Arte Contemporanea in the Republic of San Marino. The artist also participated in a group exhibition at the Bocca Gallery in Milan, where he was awarded first prize.

1997: Solo exhibition entitled ''Recto Verso'' at the Cantieri Culturali. The artist painted 90 small canvases for this event, after randomly selecting his subjects from the city streets. He participated in the 2nd Biennale d'Arte in Rome.

1996: Solo exhibition at Passepartout Gallery in Palermo.

1994: First solo exhibition at Palazzo Comitini under the auspices of the Province of Palermo.

1988: Enrolled in a four-year illustration course at the European Design Institute, Rome.