[1] He was a pupil of the sculptor Pavlos Prosalentis (1784–1837), then received a scholarship from the Ionian Islands to study painting at the Accademia di San Luca in Rome.
In 1839 he returned to Corfu, where he taught drawing at the art school founded by Prosalentis.
[1] Dionysios Vegias participated in the International Exhibition in London (1862) and in Olympia (1875).
He was influenced by Italian painting, and depicted idealized forms and actions.
[2] He also made icons, and decorated the church of St. Spyridon in Argostoli, Our Lady of Strangers and St. George in the Old Fortress, Corfu.