Yarno graduated from the Institut Seni Indonesia (ISI) in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. He was a finalist for the 2011 UOB Painting of the Year Award in Singapore, as well as a Finalist for the Jakarta Art Awards in 2010. Selected solo exhibitions include Ribond at Art Bazaar in the Ritz Carlton, Jakarta, Indonesia (2013) and Ultimate City at Galeri Apik in Jakarta, Indonesia (2012). Group exhibitions include Sepuluh Perantau at Jogja Gallery in Yogyakarta, Indonesia (2019).