Patrick Smith has written, produced, animated, and directed a variety of award winning animated films. He also directed the Emmy nominated MTV series Downtown and continued on to direct the popular animated series Daria. Patrick has created many creative commercial spots providing his signature style like Zoloft to the Morgan Spurlock’s 30 Days series.Patrick's bizarre, morphing style tells symbolic stories of identity and emotion, and has extended beyond film. His unique paintings and public art installations have earned him accolades outside the world of animation; his fine art has been represented internationally by CVZ Contemporary Gallery in New York. Patrick is a Senior Thesis advisor at the Pratt Institute in New York, a fellow with the New York Foundation of the Arts, and a curator for multiple international film and animation festivals.