Born in 1976 in Ubud, Bali, he first learned painting under his father, I Ketut Sudana, a well-known painter in his own right. He received his Bachelors degree from ISI Yogyakarta in 1996 and he has lived in Yogyakarta since. A versatile artist, his distinctive style appears in his paintings, sculptures and other three-dimensional objects, and installation art, even performance art and murals. He has exhibited extensively in Indonesia and abroad.
He has received many commissions (for murals and performance art works) and has been invited to various workshops, fellowships, and residency programs, most recently at Muong’s Cultural Museum, Vietnam (2012). He is a two-time finalist of the Philip Morris Art Awards (2011, 2012) and finalist at the Indofood Art Awards (2002).