[1] 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.
[2] Hogan's paintings are considered part of the Woodlands style of First Nations art, founded by Norval Morrisseau.
[1] His paintings use bright colours, and portray animals and First Nations mythical figures in outline form.