Mangu Putra graduated from Indonesia Institute of Arts (ISI), Yogyakarta in 1990, majoring in Visual Communication Design. He received awards for Best Work in Visual Communication Design at Dies Natalis IV (1988) and VI (1990) at ISI Yogyakarta; and was one of the Top Ten prize winner of the Indonesian Art Awards in 1994. He worked as a graphic designer from 1990-1998. He has had solo and group exhibitions in Bali, Jakarta, and Singapore.