Ndidi Dike first became interested in art as a very young child taking art classes in primary school. She completed her secondary education in England, and further explore her creativity in interdisciplinary art classes. "I loved the sense of freedom of interpretation, of exploring different media and I always felt a sense of peace during creative processes and so existed in a world of my own."[2] Ndidi Dike graduated from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, with a Diploma in Music Education (voice), followed by a B.A in Fine and Applied Arts in 1984 where she major in Mixed Media Painting. After her mandatory year in the National Youth Service, Dike make the choice of becoming a professional studio artist in her home of Owerri in Imo State Nigeria. The artwork she created while in service was the majority of work she put in her first solo exhibition, titled "Mixed Media Expose, 1986". Dike is a member of the Guild of Fine Arts, Nigeria (GFAN), and the Society of Nigerian Artists (SNA).