Sunday, March 5, 2023

Jeffrey Owen Hanson, Artist


Artist Jeffrey Owen Hanson was diagnosed with an optic tumor, neurofibromatosis, when he was 12 years old. It left him nearly blind.

On is 19th birthday, Jeff set a goal to reach a million dollars in charitable donations of his artwork by the time he was 20 years old, and he did it.

His paintings hang in the homes of Sir Elton John, Warren Buffet, Susan Sarandon, Billy Joel, Bill Gates, Harold Ramis, Olivia Wilde, and many others.

In October 2020, Jeff was diagnosed with a newly-discovered brain tumor. He passed away December 20, 2020.

By donating his award-winning artwork, he raised millions of dollars for charity. 

CBS Sunday Morning televised a segment about Jeffrey in late March, 2015.

Photograph © 2014 Larry F. Levenson. 

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