A dedicated artist, accredited with versatility in subject matter and mediums, Dino's textures and tonal values are evident in both oils and pastels. Dino is internationally renowned for his animal studies.

A native of Italy, Paravano moved to Johannesburg with his family when he was twelve. Encouraged by his father from childhood, Dino studied at the Johannesburg College of Art, supplementing his education with study tours in South Africa, as well as Europe and the United States. Dino has held 14 solo exhibitions in South Africa, New York and London, and participated in 220 international group shows. Paravano has 40 reproductions, has illustrated three books, seven Museum dioramas, has work published in eleven books; received six awards and is frequently featured in magazine articles. In 1993, Dino was awarded Master Wildlife Artist, by the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum.

In 1992 Dino moved to the US where he now lives in Tucson, Arizona with his wife, Kiki.