Phil Hansen
Multimedia Artist & Innovator | Known as "The Artist for the People"
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Phil Hansen is an internationally recognized multimedia artist, author, and innovator referred to as "the Artist for the People. " He designs unique art experiences beyond the keynote speech—creating unforgettable interactive experiences for corporate audiences.
Phil crashes irreverently through artistic boundaries, bringing art to wider audiences in unexpected ways. He speaks on creativity, embracing limitations, and innovation.
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Embrace the shake
In art school, Phil Hansen developed an unruly tremor in his hand that kept him from creating the pointillist drawings he loved. Hansen was devastated, floating without a sense of purpose. Until a neurologist made a simple suggestion: embrace this limitation ... and transcend it.
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