Thomas Hogan

Thomas Hogan (October 31, 1955 – January 17, 2014) was a Canadian First Nations artist. He painted in the Woodlands style, and lived on the streets in several Canadian cities.

Personal life Hogan was born in Sioux Lookout in northern Ontario. After being abandoned at the age of one year by his Ojibway mother and Irish father, Hogan was raised in foster homes. He was abused as a child by foster parents, and began sniffing glue and drinking alcohol at age thirteen. At seventeen, Hogan was convicted of attempted robbery of a jewelry store, and served two and half years in the Stony Mountain prison in Manitoba.

Art Hogan's paintings are considered part of the Woodlands style of First Nations art, founded by Norval Morrisseau.