 He has also been featured on the front covers of Philosophie and Bl!sss Magazine, and his work is owned by collectors ranging from film director Guillermo del Toro to the Ellis County Bar Association in Kansas.Kuksi attained a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Painting in 1998 from Fort Hays State University, Hays in Kansas.He then completed a seminar on Studio Painting at Santa Reparata International School of Art in Florence, Italy in 2001 and was subsequently awarded a Master of Fine Arts in Studio Painting from Fort Hays State University in 2002.