Rudi Mantovani was born in Padang in 1973. He studied at the Indonesian Institute of Arts (ISI), Yogyakarta, Indonesia, and has been participating in the Philip Morris Art Awards exhibitions since 1997.

His solo shows include:
Cakrawala Ganda (Nadi Gallery, Jakarta, 2002),
Rudi Mantovani (Chouinard Gallery, Hong Kong, 2003)