When Art Meets Padel: Ryan Keeley’s $1.5M Court at Art Basel

In this special on-location episode of Padel Smash Academy, we sit down with Ryan Keeley, the artist behind one of the most ambitious fusions of art and padel to date. Recorded during Miami Art Week, Ryan takes us inside his creative process—how he captures energy through color, environment, and movement, and why Miami’s blues, pinks, water, and sky became the foundation for this immersive padel court and mural installation.

We talk about Ryan’s journey as an artist, from painting garage floors as a kid to creating large-scale murals, skate parks, music stages, and now fully functional padel courts. He shares how this project came together alongside the SCOPE Exhibition during Art Basel, the technical challenges of painting a playable court without impacting performance, and why padel is the perfect canvas for interactive, experiential art.

The conversation also explores what’s next—future padel art projects in Miami, the Hamptons, Malibu, and beyond—plus the headline-grabbing $1.5M padel court artwork designed for hotels, private residences, and collectors who want functional art at the highest level.

If you’re passionate about padel, creativity, culture, and where the sport is heading next, this episode is a must-listen.