Born in Palermo, Sicily - Italy.

solo and collective exhibitions in Italy, UK, Holland, France and USA.

2007 His canvases aroused the curiosity of the oscar prize Giuseppe Tornatore. 

- june Mr. Serge Brammertz, first prosecutor at the ICC, the International Criminal Court of the Hague for ex-Yugoslavia  ICTY, on behalf of the United Nations purchased two big canvases by Arrigo in the series Oil and Blood Rain to exhibit them permanently at the International Court. 

- October two more big canvases in the “oil and blood rain” were auctioned by Hugh Edmeades, chairman of Christie’s South Kensington, in a London art gallery. 

the international art historian Maurizio Calvesi (twice director of Venice art Biennal: 1984-1986) and his wife Augusta Monferini (just director of National Gallery of Modern Art in Rome - GNAM) introduced the catalog “Rain” ed. 2011- italian english spanish.

-54th Venice Biennial - Venice- Italian pavilion (Skira: Italian Pavilion, Art is not "cosa nostra"- edition 2011)

-Finalist at global competition Bioethics art Unesco, (catalogue 2011)

Arrigo lives and works between (bagheria) Palermo and Rome (Italy)

Permanent exhibitions:
Hague (Holland), criminal court for war crimes ICC (United Nations);
Freeetown (Sierra Leone) Special Court of Sierra Leone; (United Nations)
Chicago (Illinois) city hall;
Palermo, Museum at Palazzo Comitini (Palermo Regional Province);
Bagheria (Palermo), Guttuso Museum;
Consulate General of the Kingdom of Morocco Palermo, Palace of Justice, (B. Bruno meeting room)

Gibellina (TP) Orestiadi Foundation

 

Private collections