Dawn Okoro (born 1980, in

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), is a Nigerian American artist who paints figurative art works, as well as practices photography and videography, all inspired by fashion and

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. She graduated from

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in 2002 with a B.A. in Psychology and Fashion Design and graduated with a law degree from the

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in 2009. Okoro currently lives and works in Austin, Texas, but her work has been exhibited throughout the

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and internationally, and has also been commissioned by celebrities.

Biography

Born to an American mother and a Nigerian father from the

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tribe, Okoro was raised in

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. Okoro has participated in both solo and group exhibitions throughout her career. In 2008, Dawn's art works headlined

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's Miami exhibition. In June 2019, she returned as a feature on the platform, under the ''Voyager'' series for humanities, she was interviewed alongside 25 people from around the world such as;

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and Aya Chebbi. Since 2012, Dawn Okoro has split her time as both an artist and digital producer at Spectrum News Austin.

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