Born in S. Paulo in 1944, Claudio Tozzi studied at the College of Application of the Faculty of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters at the University of São Paulo. In 1963 he began his artistic career by participating in the XI Salão de Arte Moderna and winning the exhibition's poster competition.

The following year, he began his course at the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism at the University of São Paulo, the institution where he came to work as a professor. In 2001, he held his doctoral thesis-exhibition for FAU-USP at the Brazilian Museum of Sculpture (MUBE).

He is a recognized artist and his vast curriculum includes several exhibitions, both in Brazil and abroad. He represented the country in biennials and international competitions, such as: Latin American Codex Prize, in Buenos Aires (1968); Bienal Internacional del Deporte, in Barcelona (1971); he was part of the Brazilian representation at the Venice Biennale with an exhibition at the Brazilian Pavilion and participated at the American Biennial in Cali, Colombia (1976); solo show at the XXI Bienal de São Paulo and was invited to the Makurazaki Biennial, in Japan, where he received Mention Honorable (1991).

Among the awards received are: Award from the Paulista Association of Art Critics (1973); Guarantã Prize for traveling abroad, from the Brazilian Association of Art Critics, (1975); 1st prize in the Quota de Arte contest (2002).