My name’s I Wayan Gede Budayana, and I’m from Sukawati, Gianyar, Bali. I’m an artist and a lecturer. I’ve always been interested in art since I was in kindergarten. However, I decided to get more serious about art in high school, where I attended a vocational high school at SMKN 1 Sukawati in Batubulan. Afterward, I embarked on the next journey to being a better artist; I attended art school at the Institute of Arts Indonesia (ISI) in Yogyakarta, majoring in fine art. I have been painting ever since.