Born to Nigerian immigrant parents, Chinedu Felix Osuchukwu spent his early years between his birthplace DC and Nigeria. He has been greatly influenced by his children and both his Nigerian- American culture. Osuchukwu graduated from Duke Ellington School of the Arts and received his BFA from Corcoran College of Art and Design in Washington, DC. While at the Corcoran, he began to develop a painting style of his own, which he describes as “abstract impressionism”. He also developed a love for his chosen medium, oil paint.