Christian Patchell
Full-time Visiting Professor - Visual and Performing Arts
- PatchellC@arcadia.edu
Biography
- Areas Of Focus
About Patch:
Christian “Patch” Patchell is an artist, educator, author, and all around creative collaborator. Patch has lived in Philadelphia his entire life and truly loves the city. He divides his time between making art, teaching and collaborating with his wife, artist and designer Melissa Lomax. His art has appeared on everything from comic books to greeting cards.
Patch is the author of the book “I Put the Can in Cancer: A Journey Through Pictures” which is a visual journey through his life-changing battle with cancer. He is also the creator of “The Brothers Brimm” the award-winning animated short and the writer of “Patriot Tales” for the Valley Forge National Parks.Clients include:
Scholastic Inc., Yoe Books, Clover Press, Philadelphia Daily News, Valley Forge Tourism and Convention Board, Signe Wilkinson, Rescue Press, Applehead Factory/Teddy Scares, Progressive Greetings Inc., Marian Heath Greeting Cards, Paramount Greeting Cards, Legacy Greeting Cards, Renaissance Greeting Cards, Sourpuss Clothing, Philadelphia Sunday Inquirer Magazine, The Franklin Institute Science Museum, Scary Dairy Press, Dark Horse Publishing, Costco, Walmart, Staples, Rite Aid, Allied Department Stores, Ape Entertainment, Rohm and Haas.