Gennaro Rino Maddaloni was born on May 14, 1943 in Rome, Italy and grew up surrounded by artistic and creative influences. Coming from a family of artists, it was no surprise that Maddaloni attended the Academia Di Belle Arti in Napoli, Italy. Maddaloni moved to the United States in 1968 after being the director of the Pazz' Art Studio in Napoli. Maddaloni's work is collected in both Europe and the United States.