With a classical education, after the Academy of Fine Arts he continued his studies at the School of Visual Arts in New York.

In 1989 he won a prize from the Art Director’s Club Milan.
In 1994 he won the bronze wings 3D Illustration of Southhampton, PA.
In 2000 he was among the winners of the Image Award for the video clip “Reborn Again Cretin”.
Since 2002 he has been regularly selected in the “American Illustration” Illustration Annual and of the Society of Ilustrators.
In 2006 he received a special mention from the jury of the Torino Film Festival for the animated short “Roi du Silence”.
In 2006 he won the Golden Award of the American illustration magazine “3 × 3” for the best children’s book published in the USA. In 2009 Gold Medal for the books section of Communication Arts.
In 2009 he was one of the Italian illustrators invited to the Paris Book Fair.