Carlo Cesta was born in Toronto in 1958. He studied at the Ontario College of Art, completing a year of study in Florence, Italy and graduating in 1980. Cesta was a featured artist of Perspective 94 at the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada (1996), His exhibitions include: Dalgas Underground, Copenhagen, Denmark (1996), Rococo Tattoo (1997), the Power Plant, Toronto, Canada (1997), Slowdownspeedfreak (2001), the Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Beyond in Western New York (2005), organized by the Albright Knox Museum at Hallwalls, Buffalo N.Y., Canadian Club (2005), Canadian Cultural Center, Paris France and International House of Sunshine (2007), and Sleep Country (2009), at the Diaz Contemporary, Toronto, Canada.
The Diaz Contemporary represents him in Toronto, Canada
Carlo teaches drawing at Centennial College
Carlo plays drums with the Dubterraneans