Fabrizio D’Ottavi nasce a Roma nel 1963. Si diploma come Maestro d’Arte nella sezione grafica e fotografia pubblicitaria all’Istituto d’Arte Silvio D’Amico. Inizia giovanissimo a collaborare con agenzie di pubblicità e riviste musicali come impaginatore e illustratore.

Con la voglia di viaggiare all’età di 19 anni parte come decoratore scenografo presso i villaggi Valtur. Un’esperienza tecnico artistica che lo porta in pochi anni a diventare il responsabile del settore presso la sede di Roma dove, durante le stagioni invernali, mette a frutto la sua esperienza maturata e la accresce lavorando come progettista, realizzatore di scene e allestimenti fieristici. Dal 1990 al 1992 collabora con Telemontecarlo come presentatore di un gioco a quiz all’interno della trasmissione Tv Donna, condotta da Carla Urban. Ha interpretato per scherzo e per diletto vari spot pubblicitari, un’esperienza quella della tv che lo ha cresciuto e divertito.

Inizia in quegli anni a collezionare oggetti quotidiani appartenuti ad un recente passato. Legato alla passione per i costumi del 900 e il modernariato si fa sempre più viva una forte ammirazione per le illustrazioni di Norman Rockwell.

È nel 1999 che spronato dalla moglie Valentina, inizia a riprodurre prima in acrilico su tela e legno e poi ad olio su tela le opere del grande illustratore.

Presso la galleria Collezionando Gallery di Ada Egidio a Roma si realizza nel 2004 la sua prima personale dedicata a Norman Rockwell. Per migliorare la sua tecnica pittorica frequenta un corso di pittura presso l’Accademia del Superfluo a Campo dei Fiori, tenuto dalla pittrice Elena Tommasi Ferroni. Lo stile pittorico, raffinato e iper realistico della Maestra, nelle sue rappresentazioni delle nature morte e dei suoi ritratti, diventano le basi della sua crescita tecnica. Attualmente frequenta la bottega della Ferroni.

Nel 2008/2009 partecipa con successo alle aste di Arte moderna e contemporanea della casa d’aste Antonina di Roma. Nel 2010 presenta al pubblico le sue nuove opere, “Collezioni di Modernariato in Pittura”, presso Spazio Novecento Roma.

Was born in Rome in 1963. He graduated with a Master in the Arts with a concentration in graphics and advertising photography at the Art Institute, Istituto Statale d'Arte Silvio D'Amico. He soon began working with advertising agencies and music magazines as an art director and illustrator.

With the desire to travel at the age of 19, he took off to design scenery for the Valtur travel company. There he acquired a vast technical and artistic experience that led him to become the head of his field in a few short years at the headquarters in Rome, where, during the winter months, he put his experience to good use and continued working as a designer and scenographer for various exhibitions. From 1990 to 1992, Fabrizio worked at the television company, Tele Montecarlo as host of a quiz show for TV Donna, hosted by Carla Urban. He also performed in various television commercials. This enjoyable experience in television also added to his formation in his professional life.

During that period, he began to collect everyday objects belonging to a 'recent past'. He combined his passion for costumes of the 1900s together with modern art as he also became increasingly aware of a strong admiration for the illustrations of Norman Rockwell.

In 1999 Fabrizio was spurred on by his wife Valentina, as he started to experiment with works of the great illustrator on canvas, first in acrylic on canvas and wood and then in oil on canvas.

His first solo show devoted to Norman Rockwell was held in 2004 at the Ada Egidio “Collezionando Gallery” in Rome. To improve on his painting technique, he attended a painting course at the Accademia del Superfluo in Campo dei Fiori, taught by the painter Elena Tommasi Ferroni. The refined and hyper realistic pictorial style of the teacher became the basis of his technical work and is seen in Fabrizio's representations of still life and portraits. He still attends the workshop even to this day to constantly improve and increase the synthesis and dynamic pictorial aspects of his work.

From 2008-2011 he successfully participated in auctions of modern and contemporary art at the auction house, Antonina (an establishment since 1860), in Rome. In 2010 he presented his new works of art to the public in an exhibit called, "Collections of Modernism in Painting" at Spazio Novecento Rome. From 2011 to 2012 he exhibited his work at the Galleria Spagnoli in Florence and successfully participated in the auctions during the week dedicated to “art”.

In 2013 he devoted himself to study the female nude by creating works on the theme of “Febbre del Tatoo” (Tatoo Fever) and in 2014, Fabrizio created a project called, “Italian Style” with works of art dedicated to the excellence of Italian design. This exhibition took place at “Lo Stadio di Domiziano” in Rome.