Raffaele Luongo was born in 1966 in Caracas, Venezuela. He lives and works between Naples and Florence. He trained at the Academy of Fine Arts in Naples.

His solo exhibitions include Andrea sposta la cassa scura e io sposto quella chiara fino ad ottenere un allineamento del suono, galleria Il Ponte, Florence, 2022; Ancora mi attardo ragion per cui, galleria Alfonso Artiaco, Naples, 2011; Baruffa in Galleria, galleria Alfonso Artiaco, Naples, 2006.
The group exhibitions he has taken part in include Per formare una collezione, The Show Must Go ON, Museo Madre, Naples, 2017; 30° Anniversary, galleria Alfonso Artiaco, Naples, 2016; Pensiero e Materia, curated by Alessandro Demma and Massimo Scaringella, Capri, Certosa di San Giacomo, 2016; Madre Coraggio: l’Arte, curated by Achille Bonito Oliva, Villa Rufolo, Ravello, 2009; Collezione Farnesina Experimenta, curated by M. Calvesi, L. Canova, M. Meneguzzo, M. Vescovo, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Rome, 2008; Energie sottili della materia, a cura di M. Vescovo, Urban Planning Exhibition Center, Shangai, China National Academy of Painting, Peking and He Xiangning Art Museum, Shenzhen, 2008; ABRACADABRA, Vitrina de las Galerìas Italiana presentes en ARCO 2008, Italian Cultural Institute, Madrid, 2008; Abitanti Ambienti, curated by Silvia Lucchesi, galleria Il Ponte, Florence, 2007.