Colleen Phelon Hall
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About Colleen

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     For almost 30 years, Colleen Phelon Hall has been transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary with her commissioned artwork. Her murals have transformed children's rooms into lush forests and sterile hospital walls into comforting underwater scenes. In recent years, Colleen added collaborative community murals to the mix, helping to bring hundreds of people together to create public art.
    Returning to her studio during Covid, Colleen turned her focus to one of her favorite subjects: dogs! Along with offering vibrant commissioned portraits, Colleen launched a collaborative art project focused on people and their pets (see more at PetStoryProject.com). Colleen truly enjoys getting to know all about your pet and tries to imbue each portrait with personality.
    Colleen received the VMFA’s Muse award and has created artwork for celebrity clients here and abroad including Beyoncé and Jay-Z, Mark Wahlberg, Sylvester Stallone, Middle Eastern royalty, and other VIP clients.  Her commercial clients have included Sørlandet Hospital in Kristiansand, Norway, VCU Health System, Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU, the Faison Center, the Department of Defense/Wilkerson Pediatric Center, Make a Wish Foundation, and VW of North America. Colleen's artwork has been licensed and sold online and in Target stores, and has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The Daily Mail, and on the Real Housewives of New Jersey. 
     Originally from New York, Colleen earned a full academic scholarship at the University of Richmond where she studied both art and business. After college, Colleen lived overseas in London as a Rotary Scholar and was bitten by the travel bug.  She loves to travel and has photographed and painted some of Europe's most beautiful sites. Colleen enjoys gardening and cooking and lives with her family in Richmond, Virginia with their dog, Coconut. 
​     Whether a large mural project or an intimate pet portrait, Colleen looks forward to bringing your ideas to life!     


Commercial Clients

• Target
• Faison Center
• Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU

• PoshTots
• VCU Health System
• VW of North America
• Dept. of Defense - Fort Lee Pediatrics
• University of Richmond
​• Da Vita Dialysis
• Ronald McDonald House Charities
• Make a Wish Foundation
• Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
• A.S.K. Hematology and Oncology Center
• Richmond SPCA
​• Homearama

Celebrity Clients

• Beyoncé and Jay-Z
• Mark Wahlberg and Rhea  Durham
• Princesses and Princes of a Middle Eastern Royal Family
• Sylvester Stallone and  Jennifer Flavin

• Giuliana and Bill Rancic
• Caron Butler (NBA player)  and Andrea Butler
​• Teresa Giudice of The Real  Housewives of New Jersey

Colleen was thrilled to be included in the Murals of Richmond book!

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Colleen's "Transforming Perspectives" Mural Voted as 2018 Best Local Mural

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I am excited to share that I won Best Local Mural in the Style Weekly Readers’ Choice Awards 2018 for the “Transforming Perspectives” Senior Connections mural! 
​Thanks to everyone who voted for this and especially to those of you who helped make this special mural possible.
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https://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-local-mural/BestOf?oid=9013218


Clients

Health Care/Hospitality
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VCU Health System -  multiple projects
• Sorlandet Hospital,  Norway
• Department of Defense:  Ft. Lee - Wilkerson Pediatric  Center
• DaVita Dialysis

• RVA Pediatrics
• The Pediatric Center
• Heritage Green Assisted  Living

Corporate
• Target
• PoshTots
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VW of North America
Non-Profit and Educational
• Ronald McDonald House  Charities

• The Make A Wish  Foundation
•Richmond SPCA

• ASK - Association for the  Support of Children with  Cancer
• The University of    Richmond
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Virginia Commission for the Arts
• Bettie Weaver Elementary
• Bon Air Elementary 
• Pemberton Elementary

• Liberty Middle School
• 
Colonial Trail Elementary

Awards, Exhibitions, & Local Press

• Best New Mural 2018- Style Weekly 
• VMFA Muse Award 2009

• "Finding La Muse",  Artspace Gallery 2015
• "Decode RVA", Artworks  Gallery 2013
• University of Richmond,  Lora Robins Gallery of  Design from Nature 2011
​• Institute for Women in the  Arts Momentum Directory  2014

• "One Billion Rise RVA",  Crossroads Art Center -  Honorable Mention 2013
• International Juried  Exhibition of Works on  Paper, 1212 Gallery, 2012
• AIJPPE Artspace  International Juried  Printmaking &  Photography, Artspace  Gallery, 2012
• Interviewed on Virginia Currents- Transforming Perspective mural project, 2018
• Speaker at TEDxRVA  Women Conference - "The  Permission Slip, 2013
• Producer/Speaker - "Beyond Barbie" Series,  2014
• Interviewed on "Virginia  Today" about "Decode  RVA"  exhibition, 2013
•Featured Article about  Sorlandat Hospital Project -  Kristiansand, Norway's  largest daily paper, 2015
• RVA Mag - re: DeCode  RVA, 2013
• Featured in the "Murals of Richmond" book


International Press

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Click on the box to the left to watch a playlist of Colleen's videos on YouTube.


I'm so pleased that WCVE picked my design for their mug! Read the article here.

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  • Custom Paintings
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    • Residential >
      • Examples of Residential Projects
      • More Examples
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      • Examples of Commercial Projects
      • More Examples
    • Public Art >
      • Maggie L Walker Governors School
      • Crestwood Elementary
      • Transforming Perspectives >
        • Gathering Inspiration
        • Research and Design
        • Making the Mural
        • Installation and Celebration
      • Lewis Ginter
  • Colleen's Originals
  • About / Press
  • Contact
  • SHOP
    • Dog Products
    • Pet Portraits
    • RBG