1939

Born in Monza to Giuseppina and Guido Locati

1952

Attends the "Famiglia artistica monzese" art school for three years

Graduates from the Monza art school and creates the work "Il Resegone"

Creates the work "Covoni Ulivi"

1954

First solo exhibition at the Argentario in Monza

1961
Begins his studies at the university of mechanical engineering

1964
Files his first patent "Geodesic steel structures"

1966
Degree in engineering at the Polytechnic University of Milan

1967
One of his patents takes Stefano Anzi to third place in the Italian absolute skiing championships, "Special" slalom. With another patent he attempts to conquer the flying kilometre on skis at Cervinia

1968

Joins the historic family business for safety steel closures, founded in 1925

1970
Begins the multi-year management of the Cartiera di Lozza paper mill (Varese)

1977

Solo exhibition at the Galleria Vismara in Milan with a text by Roberto Sanesi. Solo exhibitions at the "Nove colonne" gallery in Trento and the "Triade" gallery in Turin, with a text by A. Galvano

1978

Solo exhibition at the "Il Brandale" gallery in Savona

1979

Solo exhibition at the "Arti Visive" gallery in Rome and at the "Woodstock Gallery" in London with a text by M. Torrente

1980

Solo exhibition at the "Greminger" gallery in Genoa

1981

Solo exhibition at the "Vismara" gallery in Milan with texts by M. Torrente, M. Meneguzzo, L. Cavallari

1983

Exhibition at the "Nove Colonne" gallery in Brescia with an introduction by R. Capra

1984

Group exhibition "Un percorso lombardo" set up in the cloister of San Pietro in Monza

1985

Is invited for four years to take part in the Joan Miró prize in Barcelona

1989

Exhibition titled "Di segno in segno" at Palazzo Colossis in Meduno and at Villa Borgia in Velate

1992

Solo sculpture exhibition in New York at the "Atlantic Gallery" and at the Montrasio Arte gallery in Monza with a text by A. Crespi

1993

Solo exhibition at the "Ginza" gallery in Tokyo

1995

Publishes with Solaris (Milan) the epistemological study titled La logica del pensato

1996
Wins the Packaging Oscar, sponsored by Il Sole 24 Ore

1997

Creates a large wall sculpture (150×800 cm) in coloured marbles and coloured and enamelled metals in the spaces of the "Casa del volontariato di Monza"

Publishes with Solaris (Milan) the epistemological study titled La relatività assoluta

1998

Solo exhibition at Montrasio Arte in Monza with a presentation by C. Belloli

1999

Solo exhibition at Villa Camperio in Villasanta; he also takes part in the group exhibition "L'altro ventennio 1945 – 1965" at the Arengario in Monza

2002

Exhibits paintings at the 6th edition of the "Mostra nazionale di pittura città di Monza" at the Serrone of the Villa Reale and at the exhibition "Il luogo, il tempo, la traccia" at the Civic Gallery of Contemporary Art in Lissone

Publishes with Solaris (Milan) the epistemological study titled La purificazione del pensiero

2003

Solo exhibition at the "Saletta Appiani of the Monza station", invited

by the Amici dei Musei association

2004

Exhibits at the Painting and Sculpture show at "Spazio B" in Quarona Valsesia

Wins the first prize funded by the Lombardy Region for an innovative industrial plant

2005

Installs a large sculpture at the entrance of the Monza park on the occasion of the celebrations for the park's bicentenary and exhibits at Art – architetture 4 at Montrasio Arte

2006

Solo exhibition "L'equilibrio della materia" with texts by D. Astrologo and A. Crespi

2007

Sculpture exhibition at the Bodini Museum in Gemonio with Fabbri, Crippa, Melotti, Giò Pomodoro

2008
Organises the four-yearly Prize for graduates only on the theme "Philosophy, science and faith"

Awarded the Melvin Jones International Prize for meritorious service

2009

Is awarded the Melvin Jones recognition of Lions Club International

2010

Promotes a four-yearly prize for graduates only on the theme "Philosophy, science, faith"

2012
Lecture at the Santa Croce University in the Vatican for graduates only on the theme Art and thought

2013
Awarded by the President of the Republic Giorgio Napolitano the title of "Cavaliere della Repubblica"

2015
Patents a new material for thermal and acoustic insulation

2018
First prize at the Modoetia Corona Ferrea Awards

First place in the essays section at the Brianza Literary Prize

2019
Publishes La Teoria della disuguaglianza with La Fronda editions

2020
Publishes Il Punto zero del conoscere with La Fronda editions

2021
Publishes Scienza o filosofia? with La Fronda editions

2022
Solo exhibition Attraverso il respiro del tempo, at the Sacristy of the Bramante in the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan.