Haris Ichwan was born in Solo, Indonesia in 1972. He studied at Indonesian Institute of Art from 1991-1996. Haris' painting works have been exhibited throughout Java and Bali, Indonesia over the last ten years. In 2004, he immigrated to the United States. He now resides in Longmont, Colorado with his wife, Jennie, and their son, Gabriel.
In addition to painting, Haris also work as an illustrator for a publisher of community health and empowerment in Berkeley, California and for a publisher of educational materials in New York.