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Cornelius Keagon - Bio and Facts

Cornelius Keagon

Cornelius Keagon is a Liberian humanitarian, business student, blogger and artist who is known for creating historical and political paintings such as "The Problem No One Talks About" and "It Shines Towards Us."

Who is Cornelius Keagon?

Cornelius Keagon first gain fame as an artist at the age of nine, when he won the best young artist award for brilliant drawings by his high school. He has since gone on to do famous paintings which have been categorized as historical and political work of arts. Keagon drawings have won over fifteen different awards by local exhibitions, making him one of the Liberian God-father of arts.
Keagon is also a business student who is currently studying Management at the Stella Maris Polytechnic University in Monrovia, a blogger, and a humanitarian who gained international attention in 2019 when he wrote an article on global hunger and poverty for International Business Magazine.

Early Life

Cornelius Keagon was born on July 6, 1996, in Monrovia, to bankers Sei and Selina Keagon. Keagon has an older sister named Kou Keagon-Baah and an older brother named Joseph Keagon.
Keagon was addicted to drawings from the age of seven, his note books were usually filled with them. He attended few vacational art schools and exceeded.

Artworks

 Year Date Title Type
 2019 May 22 It Shines Towards Us Political & Historical 
 2019 August 15 The Problem No One Talks About  Political
 2019 April 10 Estella  Political 
 2017 May 05 The Reason We All Die  Historical 
 2015February25-27 There Is Someone Standing Behind You  Historical 
 2018 June 20 Far Far Away  History & Political 
 2018 August 1 The Underground Dungeon Political  
 2017 May 06 Summer Catch  Historical & Political 
 2019 July 1 Dolly Jackson Historical  
 2016 March 5 Miss Parker  Historical & Political 
 2020 March 2 Looking GlassPolitical  



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