Mauro Staccioli was born in Volterra (SI) in 1937, but he lives and works in Milan.
Since 1968, he's been devoting himself mainly to sculpture. As a result, he has created his own environmental concept of sculptures, which interacts with the physical space of destination. For the artist, sculpture is a way to take and possess a place to meditate in a critical manner, establishing vital relationships among men, the space that surrounds them and the world.

Among Staccioli's most significant one-man shows, it's worth mentioning that, in 1987, the Museum of Contemporary Arts of La Jolla, San Diego, presented his first American one-man show, followed by an important work ordered by Djerassi Foundation: nine large sculptures to be placed in the foundation's park in Woodside. Still in 1987, Staccioli was invited to Seoul to create a permanent sculpture for the Olympic Park. In 1987, the Comune di Milano (the Municipality of Milan) presented his first important one-man show at Rotonda della Besana. In the same year, he created a large sculpture for the Centro d'Arte Contemporanea Luigi Pecci of Prato. In 1996, Staccioli created two big sculptures for the new Contemporary Art Museum of San Diego. In 2004, in Brufa, he made a sculpture in the open air, made up of three semicircular shapes which contain an olive tree.

Staccioli's relationship with Galleria Fumagalli began with the presentation of a work at the AAVV exhibition: 30. That was the first step to a future participation as a protagonist of a one-man show which will be presented at the gallery in April 2005 along with the publication of an extensive monograph.