His first solo exhibition was in 2011, when he exhibited in Worcester at the Hugo Naudé Art Gallery. In 2015 his second solo exhibition, Love Life, was held at the Boutique Hotel, 131 Herbert Baker, Pretoria.

Born in 1962, Kobus obtained his BA (Fine Arts) degree from the then PU vir CHO (today North West University) in 1984. As a visual communications practitioner based in Centurion for a number of years, Kobus designed mainly print graphic material for various corporates. During 2006, he was also involved in the publishing of a magazine, distributed nationally. For the past few years, Kobus has been involved with the Centurion Arts Association, where he participated in a number of group exhibitions and art classes. His art works have found appreciative homes countrywide.