[2] He studied at Haverford College in Haverford, Pennsylvania; at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia; and at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence, Italy.
[2] Vincent Desiderio is the father of four children, Sam, Oscar, Ian, and Lilly, from his first wife, Gale.
[5] He suffered a stroke as a young child, further disabling him and serving as the inspiration for much of Vincent's work thereafter.
[6] His work was shown at the Marlborough Gallery in New York in 2004,[2] and is held by the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
[8] Desiderio's painting Sleep was a source of inspiration for the music video "Famous" by Kanye West.