Rizzi graduated from University of Florida and had his first exhibitions in outdoor art shows in Washington Square Park and Brooklyn Heights, New York.
1976
Participation in the exhibition "Thirty Years of American Printmarking, including the 20th National Print Exhibition" at the Brooklyn Museum.
1980 - 1983
Rizzi designed album cover artwork for, and created animation for music videos by Tom Tom Club.
1987
Japanese television produces a film about Rizzi.
1988
The first book about Rizzi is published:James Rizzi - 3D Constructions.
1988-90
Various design projects in Japan.
1992
The second book about Rizzi is published: Glenn O'Brien, Rizzi.
1993
Rizzi designs the ring coat for German boxer Henry Maske.
1994
Design of china for Rosenthal and of a limited MetroCard for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.