 In 1983, Cimarelli earned a diploma in sculpture at Liceo artistico (formerly Istituto Statale d'Arte "E. Mannucci") in Ancona, Italy.In 1989, he graduated in sculpture from the Accademia di Belle Arti di Carrara, Italy.To collect information for his thesis, in 1986 Dionisio traveled to China on the Trans-Siberian Railway to China.