Patrick McGuan earned a BFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and an MFA from the Cranbrook Academy of Art. Originally from the Midwest, Patrick taught at Syracuse University before joining the faculty at Hastings in 2024. Their research focuses on labor and environmental history, visionary and devotional art, and modernist/postmodern literature. Patrick has shown nationally at artist-run and nonprofit spaces and maintains a studio practice that draws from experimental writing, textile production, and woodworking.