Keegan Hall

Keegan Hall
Born (1981-05-16) May 16, 1981 (age 43)
Seattle, Washington, US
Alma materUniversity of Washington (BA in Art in 2003, and MBA in 2010)
OccupationArtist
SpouseIoana Hall (married 2004)
ChildrenPayton Hall
Websitekeeganhall.com

Keegan Hall is a Seattle-based pencil artist who returned to art[1] in 2015. Prior to returning to art, Hall was involved with multiple successful startups.[2]

Art

According to NBC's Today Show,[3] Hall started drawing again following the expected death of his mother. Previous to that moment, he had not drawn in nearly 10 years. Hall quickly became the favorite artist[4] of many stars and celebrities.

One of his first drawings was of Seattle Seahawks Kam Chancellor and, after Kam spotted the drawing on social media, he reached out to Hall for his own original drawing. That exposure led to another friend wanting to give a Hall original to Seattle Mariners pitcher Félix Hernández. "Felix started following on Instagram," said Hall. Next, the Seattle Storm recruited Hall for a drawing to be an incentive for season ticket renewals.

Hall was also selected by Seattle Sounders FC to design the official poster[5] for the 2016 MLS Cup in which the Sounders went on to become league champions. However, a defining moment for Hall's young artistic career came when he created an original drawing[6] for former President Barack Obama.

Charity work

Hall has also been involved with various community initiatives to raise money for charity. His first fundraiser was with Seattle Seahawks Cornerback Richard Sherman, which sold out on the first day and raised over $40,000 for The Blanket Coverage Foundation. He then went on to work with stars such as Seattle Seahawks Quarterback Russell Wilson,[7] Macklemore and Ryan Lewis,[8] Seattle SuperSonics' Gary Payton,[9][10] NFL stars JuJu Smith-Schuster[11] and Adoree' Jackson, Seahawks Michael Bennett, and many others.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Keegan Hall: Inside My Art – Artist Waves". Artist Waves. 2017-07-12. Retrieved 2018-01-09.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ "Startup vet returns to his artistic talent: Amazing pencil drawings of pro athletes become a business". GeekWire. 2016-02-27. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  3. ^ Oldridge, Victoria. "Letter about late mother encourages artist to pursue his dream". TODAY.com. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  4. ^ "Pencil in Hand, a Seattle Artist Fast Becomes a Favorite of the Stars". Seattle Weekly. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  5. ^ "Celebrate MLS Cup with special 'Posters by the People' designs". Seattle Sounders FC. 2016-12-07. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  6. ^ "So, You're In Seattle... Keegan Hall". 107.7 The End. 2016-12-13. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  7. ^ "Russell Wilson". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  8. ^ "Local artist partners with Seahawks, Macklemore to raise money for a good cause". KING. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  9. ^ "Artist Keegan Hall introduces Gary Payton original drawing day-by-day". Q13 FOX News. 2016-03-13. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  10. ^ "Keegan Hall". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  11. ^ "Trojans for Life: Adoree' Jackson, JuJu Smith-Schuster Drawn In USC Legacy". Reign of Troy. 2017-04-06. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  12. ^ Clair, Michael. "Mariners fan makes another's Christmas dream come true with a gifted Ichiro bat". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 2018-01-09.