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Keegan Shiner works in many mediums including digital and traditional collage, performance art, and painting. He combines the styles of pop-art and surrealism in his collage works to create environments that bring color, joy, and an experience to the viewer. His collages are created using elements from his personal photography, memories, inspiration, and improvisation. He hopes that the inspiration and fun he has creating these works is spread to all who view them.
As a writer and performer, Keegan uses satire, drama and pop culture as devices to create liminal performance sites. He is interested in how people experience things through the body, not just the mind. He has used this approach in combination with his comedic sensibilities to create dynamic installations and performance works that can both surprise and unnerve his crowds. His use of what Rebecca Krefting calls "Charged Humor," or humor that doesn't just tear down the problems of society, but also seeks to present solutions.
He is an experienced improviser and performer. He studied improvisational comedy in the Conservatory at the Second City Training Center and at iO Theater in Chicago, IL. His improv duo "Googly Eyes" with Eric Schwartz performed at the Chicago Improv Festival in 2014.