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ARTIST SPOTLIGHT

Clyde Petersen

Visual Artist & Musician

Get in touch with the artist

"I have a long childhood history with box forts."

Clyde Petersen is a Northwest artist, working in film, animation, music, installation and fabulous spectacle.

They are the director of Torrey Pines, an autobiographical stop-motion animated feature film.

Their award-winning work has been featured in museums, galleries, DIY spaces and film festivals around the world.

In 2019, Clyde founded The Fellow Ship Artist Residency, a paid residency for queer and BIPOC artists to spend a week on Guemes Island in the Salish Sea.

Their new film Even Hell Has Its Heroes, a documentary about the legendary Seattle band Earth, shot entirely on Super8 film, is premiering in 2023.

Learn more at ClydePetersen.com and support The Fellow Ship Artist Residency at tfsarts.org.

All Artwork ©Clyde Petersen

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