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BENNINGTON â Odili Donald Odita, an abstract painter who received his master of fine arts from Bennington College in 1990, has joined the collegeâs board of trustees.
Odita was born in Enugu, Nigeria and lives and works in Philadelphia. He is an abstract painter exploring color both in the figurative historical context and in the sociopolitical sense.
In addition to general trustee duties, Odita will serve on the collegeâs education and community life committee.
âOditaâs creative, professional and sociopolitical expertise will be an immeasurable asset to our work,â said board chair Nick Stephens. âWe look forward to working with him as we continue to strengthen Benningtonâs position in higher education.â