Valerio obtained his degree in 1978 at the
University of Bologna. He began his artistic career by designing and staging urban celebrations. In the early 1980s, he gained fame by revamping the Italian tradition of light installations and of Baroque fireworks. In 1982, he established
Studio Festi with
Monica Maimone. He has been the artistic director of a considerable number of open-air events and installations. ==References==