Keegan Hall
{{Short description|American artist}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Keegan Hall
| image = Keegan Hall.jpg
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|05|16}}
| birth_place = Seattle, Washington, US
| occupation = Artist
| spouse = Ioana Hall (married 2004)
| children = Payton Hall
| alma_mater = University of Washington (BA in Art in 2003, and MBA in 2010)
| website = {{URL|keeganhall.com}}
}}
Keegan Hall is a Seattle-based pencil artist who returned to art{{Cite news|url=https://artistwaves.com/keegan-hall-inside-my-art-82a38210d955?gi=fac51fd3b782|title=Keegan Hall: Inside My Art – Artist Waves|date=2017-07-12|work=Artist Waves|access-date=2018-01-09}}{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} in 2015. Prior to returning to art, Hall was involved with multiple successful startups.{{Cite news|url=https://www.geekwire.com/2016/artist-seattle-athletes/|title=Startup vet returns to his artistic talent: Amazing pencil drawings of pro athletes become a business|date=2016-02-27|work=GeekWire|access-date=2018-01-09|language=en-US}}
Art
According to NBC's Today Show,{{Cite news|url=https://www.today.com/parents/keegan-hall-artist-inspired-late-mother-t25361|title=Letter about late mother encourages artist to pursue his dream|last=Oldridge|first=Victoria|work=TODAY.com|access-date=2018-01-09|language=en}} 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{{Cite news|url=http://archive.seattleweekly.com/news/960560-129/pencil-in-hand-a-seattle-artist|title=Pencil in Hand, a Seattle Artist Fast Becomes a Favorite of the Stars|work=Seattle Weekly|access-date=2018-01-09}} 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{{Cite news|url=https://www.soundersfc.com/post/2016/12/07/celebrate-mls-cup-special-posters-people-designs|title=Celebrate MLS Cup with special 'Posters by the People' designs|date=2016-12-07|work=Seattle Sounders FC|access-date=2018-01-09|language=en}} 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{{Cite news|url=http://www.1077theend.com/blogs/so-youre-seattle-keegan-hall|title=So, You're In Seattle... Keegan Hall|date=2016-12-13|work=107.7 The End|access-date=2018-01-09}} 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,{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/DangerRussWilson/videos/1312280122188499/?hc_ref=ARQkwoBnFna87is9ANxb84KKvokqCZwgrpXH2Z3HgnLVKCZhVYqqUVTqIxBAJXwtqLA|title=Russell Wilson|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|access-date=2018-01-09}} Macklemore and Ryan Lewis,{{Cite news|url=http://www.king5.com/article/entertainment/television/programs/evening/local-artist-partners-with-seahawks-macklemore-to-raise-money-for-a-good-cause/340903014|title=Local artist partners with Seahawks, Macklemore to raise money for a good cause|work=KING|access-date=2018-01-09|language=en-US}} Seattle SuperSonics' Gary Payton,{{Cite news|url=http://q13fox.com/2016/03/13/artist-keegan-hall-introduces-gary-payton-original-drawing-day-by-day/|title=Artist Keegan Hall introduces Gary Payton original drawing day-by-day|date=2016-03-13|work=Q13 FOX News|access-date=2018-01-09|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/KeeganHallArt/videos/793182447479054/|title=Keegan Hall|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|access-date=2018-01-09}} NFL stars JuJu Smith-Schuster{{Cite news|url=https://reignoftroy.com/2017/04/06/trojans-for-life-adoree-jackson-juju-smith-schuster/|title=Trojans for Life: Adoree' Jackson, JuJu Smith-Schuster Drawn In USC Legacy|date=2017-04-06|work=Reign of Troy|access-date=2018-01-09|language=en-US}} and Adoree' Jackson, Seahawks Michael Bennett, and many others.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/cut4/mariners-fan-gifts-ichiro-bat/c-159912482|title=Mariners fan makes another's Christmas dream come true with a gifted Ichiro bat|first=Michael|last=Clair|website=Major League Baseball|access-date=2018-01-09}}
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