Raffaele Gavarro was born in Caserta in 1963. He lives in Rome.
Art historian, critic and curator.
He was artistic director of art fairs in Rome (2009) and Venice (2006-2007) and director of the Videominuto International Festival at the Centro per l’ Arte Contemporanea Luigi Pecci in Prato (2008-2010). was head curator at the Island of San Servolo di Venezia (2005-2011), independent curator at the Macro Museum in Rome (2006) and director of the Maretti Prize (2011-2013).
He curated the Italian Pavilion of the 11th Bienal de La Habana (2012).
Professor of History and Theory of New Media at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome.