Patrick Short is an American designer and art Director now based in Charlotte, North Carolina.
He cofounded Dancing Bear Graphics after earning a B.F.A. from East Carolina University.
Patrick served as a SVP Creative Director of agencies Price McNabb and Mower
for over fifteen years inspiring creative teams across multiple offices and earning
recognition along the way from Cannes, D&AD, The One Show, Communication Arts,
Clio Awards, The New York Art Directors Club, Lürzer’s Archiive, Graphis, Print Magazine, AIGA and he was voted best artist in grade school by his friends.
Brand Experience
Pinehurst Resort, Grove Park Inn, Asheville Travel + Tourism, Biltmore Estate,
PBS Kids, Nike, Nucor, GE, Mitsubishi, Freightliner Trucks, Detroit Diesel, Habitat, Gannett
Domtar Paper, FedEx, Boy Scouts of America, Duke Energy, Pizza Inn, Mass Mutual,
Nucor, Charlotte Pipe & Foundry, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School, Milliken, PBS Kids, Nike, AIGA and Sierra Club. and GSK.
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He currently serves on the Executive Board of the Mecklenburg County Council, BSA