Bart Sanciolo was born in 1955 in Messina, Sicily and moved to Australia in 1968. He studied Fine Art at the University of Melbourne and Education at the University of Catholic Education. Sanciolo has maintained cultural links to Sicily while residing in Australia, and has had a career that includes teaching, lectures, and design projects. He has held nine solo exhibitions and participated in numerous group shows while completing many public and private commissions over forty years, including large scale sculptures installed at universities, hotels, churches, and private residences.