Ekpo ti ko eko ni North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, North Carolina lati 1981 si 1983.. 
Eré àkọ́kọ́ tí ó ti farahan jẹ nínu eré tí a pe àkọ́lé rẹ̀ ní Missing Rib ṣùgbọ́n ó gbajúmọ̀ fún ipa tó síwájú tí ó kó nínu  The Three Windows.. 