Stefano Urzi was born in Livorno, Italy in 1963. He achieved his first Diploma of Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts of  Florence, and a second one at the Free Academy of Fine Arts of Livorno.
His first personal exhibition took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1991 and many others followed due to the positive acclaim that his realistic art received.
He has had exhibitions in Florence, Pisa, Livorno, and Pistoia and in 2002 won the first prize at the Premio Rotonda exhibition in his home town Livorno.

Since 1998 Stefano has been concentrating on portraying the waves of the Mediterranean sea, the coast of Livorno forming ideal subject matter.
Website: http://urzipittore.altervista.org/