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Odili Donald Odita

Odita was born on 18 February 1966, in Enugu, Nigeria. In 1967, his family were forced to flee Nigeria to avoid the Biafran war. They then resided in Columbus, Ohio in the United States. Starting at the age of five, Odita began recreating drawings from superhero comic books, and later fashion magazines. He said, "I knew I was going to be an artist after I did a marathon copying of images from a stack of prints/drawings that my father had collected for his work as an art historian." Day and night, Odita drew until fatigue forced him to fall asleep. Odita received his BFA, with Distinction, from Ohio State University in 1988, where he also received the Excellence in the Arts Award. He received a MFA from Bennington College, Vermont in 1990. In 1998 Odita earned an ART/OMI, International Artist Residency.

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