Jim McKeon I’m a Durham based figurative artist specializing in social realism BReaking glass CEILINGS Permanent Collection at the Metropolitan Opera House NYC It’s Dedicated to Camille A Brownafter she became the first African American Woman to produce and choreograph an opera at the met “Durham artist’s portrait now permanent feature at Met Opera in NYC” CBS News “Hundreds turn out in Rahway to paint broken hearts for fallen heroes” New Jersey News "Jim McKeon, Once Inspired by Art Teacher, Makes It to the Met Opera" St. Thomas Aquinas High School “Jim McKeon: Five Points Gallery Featured Artist – Public Reception” Durham Magazine "Jim McKeon's newest exhibition explores social injustice and local history" The Chronicle imagine