Dave Van Patten is a Long Beach/ Los Angeles based illustrator and muralist best know for his colorful imagery, playful surrealism, and humorous tone. With a foundation in indy comics, Van Patten branched out into large scale mural work, participating in the world renowned mural organization, POW!WOW! in 2016 and 2017, allowing his tiny comic drawings to span across entire buildings. Since then Van Patten has painted dozens of murals, working with clients such as Warner Music Group/ Rhino Records, Starbucks, Whole Foods, Quiksilver, city programs, local breweries and coffee houses. The bulk of his inspiration is pulled from dark humor comics, 1960's surrealism, psychedelic garage rock albums, and modern societal absurdity. Dave has done album artwork for bands such as The Grateful Dead (Live Concert Series,) WAR, Les Claypool of Primus, Burger and Lolipop Records. His work has been published in Juxtapoz, Vice, NPR, MEL Magazine, L.A. Weekly, OC Weekly, Intentional Quarterly, and L.A. Record Magazine. He has self-published several graphic novel "zines" and twisted “children’s books for grown ups.” Currently, he is adapting a short story from Portland-based Arthur Bradford into a full length graphic novel.