Pita Ohiwerei  was born on September 2nd, 1963 in Nigeria where he attended Federal Polytechnic and graduated with a distinction in painting. In fifteen years of painting, he has come up with a unique technique call "scratchee" and has had more than five one man shows across Europe, Africa and USA where he has won numerous awards. Ohiwerei's paintings have also raised money for a variety of charitable organizations and are on display in private and corporate collections across Africa, Europe and USA. He now resides in Atlanta, Georgia.