Patrick Gallagher was born in Bryn Mawr, a small town outside Philadelphia. The son of Irish immigrants, Pat spent most summers on the family farm in Donegal, Ireland. He credits those summers in Ireland with instilling the sense of honesty, humor, and skepticism seen in his work. The other major influence in Pat’s life is the fact he started working for his father at the age of 10.

Growing up Pat was a handful for his hardworking parents and teachers. He was constantly talking, exploring, and asking the question “why?” His parents say, “the only time Pat sat quietly was when he was drawing some crazy pictures.”

Pat spent many of his formative years hanging out with the women from Bryn Mawr College. He looks on those days and nights with great fondness and considers that time to be one of the greatest influences in his life.

When Pat met his wife, Trisha, life changed. She was the first person to say that his drawings are worth holding on to. For Christmas in 1995, Trisha gave Pat his first sketch book. She made him promise that he would stop throwing away all of his work. He has stuck to that promise.

Pat lives by one main motto, “We are all going to die someday so we might as well laugh and enjoy ourselves!”

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