Knit Kounavudhi (b. 1949, Thailand) has bachelor's degrees in both dramatic and fine arts, and an M. Ed. from Lynchburg College, Virginia, US. In addition to leather art and painting, he has worked extensively in theatre, film and television. Kounavudhi has lectured in Dramatic Arts at Chulalongkorn University and at the graduate level in Cultural Management and Film & TV Production-Theatre Design at Thammasart University and Chulalongkorn University.