Born in 1942 in Alba, Italy, he graduated from the Albertina Academy of Fines Arts in Turin, where he was dean of the sculpture department. Since 1960, he has participated in hundreds of national and international exhibitions and has received constant acclaim. He has created many large sculptures since 1993, which have been placed in the new INPS Center in Turin, the Pennsylvania Sculpture Foundation, Cenisia and Pellerina Parks in Turin, and Mantua in Italy. More than 30 of the artist's large works have won the championship of national competitions. He served as Vice-President of the Turin Artists' Association, a member of the Igienico-Edilizia Committee of the City of Turin, and is currently President of the Piedmont Art Association in Italy.

Major exhibitions and awards (selected):

2013, solo exhibition "Iron Giants from 1960 to 2013", Cuneo, Italy.

2012, solo exhibition, Castello del Buonconsiglio - Trentino, Italy.

2011, "Mind and Hands" sculpture exhibition, Cuneo, Italy.

Riccardo Cordero solo exhibition, Switzerland.

2009, dual solo exhibition of Riccardo Cordero and Mario Surbone, Turin, Italy.