Born in 1972 in Karang, West Java, Indonesia, Kustarto graduated from the Sculpture Department of the Indonesia Institute of Art in 2003. He has held solo exhibitions "Budi" (2005, Jakarta) and "Hetero: Green" (2006, Semarang, Indonesia). He partici- pated in group shows "CP Open Biennale" (2003, Jakarta); Yogyakarta Biennale VIII "Here & Now" (2006, Indonesia); Jakarta Art Biennale 2006 "Be- yond the Limits and its Challenges"; "Soka's View – Southeast Asian Contemporary Art" (2007, Beijing; Taipei). He has been given the Phillip Morris award in 1998 and 2001 in Jakarta.