Antonio Tamburro was born in Isernia in 1948. After art school in 1966 he attended  the Academy of Belle Arti of Naples, where he met Professor Giovanni Brancaccio.
In 1968, after studying in Naples and attending a course of painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome at that time directed by Prof.. Franco Gentilini, but due to the amount of other academic lessons in relation to painting classes he decided to leave the academy. In the same year, he helped achieve many paintings for the designer, Filippo Senerchia including those of the Flavio Vespasiano Theatre in Rieti.
1971 restores the missing parts of the frescoes made by the painter Trevisonno, in the church of S. Anna in the Sannio Cantalupo. The same year marks the first solo gallery at the Charcoal Campobasso which promoted the emerging artists of those years. In 1972 he moved to Perugia where he had a solo exhibition at the Palazzo Comunale. In these paintings he used  strong and violent expressionist colour of mold. In Perugia he joined the cultural group attending the "Last Supper" and took part in a collection of artists in Umbria and Perugia. In 1974 he had an exhibition in Milan at the “The Gate” gallery . It was also the year that began to deal with social issues, particularly the loneliness and abandonment of the mentally ill, inspired by television and media coverage of the problem. These themes were raised again in 1977 with a exhibition at the Cecchini Gallery of Perugia where the series - "Sick measures" was  presented having fist began in 1974. The exhibition shocking in some respects, was not appreciated by critics and audiences. In 1975 another exhibition was held at the at the Palazzo dei Priori in Perugia.
In 1976 an exhibition in Assisi exposed the blood drawings at the Ghironda Gallery. In 1977 he had a personal exhibition at "GalleriaMalatestiana" in Rimini. In 1978 at the prize Lario Debenham at Villa Olmo, he met a great patron of art: Albo Pollici, who was to become his friend and supporter. In 1979 some of his published works were titled "Art in Umbria" Siglarte editions. His works began to be published in various art magazines. Up to 1981 he was also asked  to teach at the school of art in Spoleto  and thereafter devoted himself exclusively to painting.  In 1981 there was  a report in a  national magazine "Our Time" and in 1982 he achieved  work on "Art Trail", which is found in the museum of Ferrovie dello Stato di Pietrasanta. This is also the year of the personal Emilia exhibition in Modena, which led him to open a new theme on the environment. In conjunction his first art book was produced with a presentation by Giorgio Grando. This theme was to be repeated in subsequent exhibitions, like that of 1983, held in the Hall of Grifo and at the Palazzo Comunale di Perugia. In 1982 he had a collective part in the Rocca Paolina di Perugia "The cooperation and society in crisis" and in this year he also collaborated with five painters organized by the Municipality of Spilimberto. In 1983 he played a part in a collection in the tent of Todi and  at the Marina Prize in Ravenna, he was to meet Domenico Purificato, Gastone Freddo and Remo Brindisi. In 1984 he participated in the exhibition titled "Routes, Research and Mysteries in Art along with contemporary artists in Umbria, at the Gianicolo Art Center along with Burri, De Gregorio, Rambaldi and others.  That same year marks a monumental for the school hall dell'armatura Three F Italy, representing "Seneca and his students" with dell'autoritratto inclusion of the artist. In recent years he has had a relationship with the Mantignana Community, a village in Perugia with whom he'll always have a strong human and artistic bond. Mantignana implemented different projects, a large part of which was the cooperation of arts and crafts for the Cassa Rurale eArtigiana, located at the headquarters of the bank management.  In 1985 he achieved a fresco in the inner facade of Santa Maria Assunta depicting the crucifixion, the coronation of the Virgin and scenes of paradise.
In 1989 he quit the magazine "Art Mondadori" a service dedicated to the theme of neighborhoods and the same Mondadori published an art book with a critical text by Dario Micacchi and dell'artista Alberto Sughi. In 1990 he was commissioned by the Foundation Spadolini, Pian jesters of the Florence-portrait of Senator Giovanni Spadolini.
In 1991, he held a personal exhibition entitled "The Giullette of Tamburro" set in beautiful spaces in the House of Juliet in Verona.
1991 is the year that begins to attend the Roman artistic environment flourished. Known artists such as Calabria, Sughi, Vespignani, Attardi and photographer Settanni  put in his book of photographs "The Memory and the Image", dedicated to artists and film personalities and other cultural figures.  In 1993 in the Monumental Complex of the Zitelle Venice togethe with artist Nag Arnoldi exhibited works and participated as part of the jury in "The Model in Art" review.
In 1994 the staff at the Transit Gallery of Bergamo and at the Gallery "German Art" of Marzabotto, made up some of his works published in the journal "The Chronicle and Critical - Travel the World of Fascism to Visual From Today." In 1995 the  exhibition was held at the Torchio Gallery, Milan. 1996 was the year that the artist  opened up the American Market and thanks to his friend, Mario Mognetti, the tireless and capable director of the Galleria di Piazza Erbe Ghelfi, an exhibition was set up Toronto at the"Teodora Art Gallery."
In 1999 he hosted an exhibition at the Padua Art Gallery of  Padova.  In 2000 he joined Art Miami, with an art book edited by Raffaele Nigro. In 2001, a feature could be found in the journal "ArteIn" with a text critical of Paolo Rizzi. In 2002,"Art Mondatori "produced an editorial on the protagonists of contemporary painting, entitled "The solitary painting." In 2003 at the White Night in Rome, he participated in the  Michelangelo collection at the Galleria, along with Attardi, Benaglia, Calabria, Possenti, Sughi.  Also all'ARGAM, the Roman Spring on "Mythology of Imagination." In the same year he exhibited at the"Studio 4"gallery of Molfetta and the Padua Art Gallery. Also in 2003 the Michelangelo Gallery presented an exhibition of his works from 1980 onwards. Abroad he proudly presented a solo exhibition at the Gallery Barbara Ruez of Monaco and the Augsburg gallery, an exhibition at the Segantini Hall in Switzerland at the headquarters of the Foundation. In 2005, edited by Fabio Cozzi, the Michelangelo Gallery and traditional Municipal Culture Napoli held prestigious exhibition in th seat of Castel dell'Ovo. The event was an opportunity to present the monograph published by Giorgio Mondadori with a text by Gabriele Simongini. Simultaneously the same monograph was presented by the Bocca Library of Milan.
In 2006 he exhibited works both at the Galleria Piazza di Verona at the Art Gallery of Padua Padua with an opening exhibition at the "Bocca di Bacco"Gallery in Berlin.
Even in 2006 he was the principal artist at an exhibition at the headquarters of Confartigianato Prato, while the daily "La Gazzetta dello Sport" newspaper  commissioned his logo for the Pink Jersey, the symbol of the ninetieth Giro D'Italia.
In 2008 he exhibited works of art in Austria at the Schlossparz Gallery while in March the following year he was honored to donate his work entitled "Portrait of Pope Benedict XVI"to the pope and enjoy a hearing with the aforementioned.
In May 2008 the Editorial Body for the Body Guard of the Finance commission the construction of the works that will serve for the illustration of the Calendar Town
Guardia di Finanza of 2009.
In 2008 he achieved the manifesto for the Cycling World Championships in Varese and opened an exhibition in the "6th Sense"Gallery, entitled "Scratch in Time".
In May 2009 sets out with a dedicated staff cycling: Cycling and its players "at the 6th Sense Art Gallery. In April of 2009 participates in the collective "Italian Artists in Russia" at the gallery Svetlana Serebtyakova in St. Petersburg. In June of 2009 at participating Art Eternologie, during the Mediterranean Games in Pescara. His works are devoted to cycling exhibited in the headquarters of the House Italy, headquarters of the blue and the CONI.
On December 10, 2009 Grand Opening at the Palazzo Venezia in Rome his first retrospective exhibition "The sense of time. Works from 1980 to 2009.
On December 10, 2009 Grand Opening at the Palazzo Venezia in Rome his first retrospective exhibition "The sense of time. Works from 1980 to 2009