Nyoman Rudana

[citation needed] Rudana was born September 17, 1948, in the village of Gelogor, Lodtunduh, in Ubud, Bali, the third of seven children in his family.

He finished high school in Denpasar in 1968 and attended Teacher College in Madiun city, East Java.

For his work promoting Indonesian arts, The Artists Association of Indonesia presented him with the Lempad Prize in 1985.

On December 14, 1994, Rudana received the Upakarti Award from President Suharto in appreciation for his action in preserving Indonesian arts and his contribution to the development of small-scale industries in Bali.

Rudana founded the Ubud Rotary Club in 2001, and chaired the Bali Art Shops Association from 1980 to 1985.

President Soeharto presents Upakarti Award to Nyoman Rudana, Dec 1994
Nyoman Rudana, wife, and daughter Friska with The Tree of Humanity Award from the Italian government
Nyoman Rudana at 116th Assembly of IPU ( Inter Parliamentary Union ) Congress, in Nusa Dua , Bali, 29 April – 4 May 2007