Patrick Wilshire is Co-Director of IX Arts, dedicated to the promotion, recognition and elevation of the art of imaginative realism. This genre includes works that were heavily influenced by the storytelling paintings of the nineteenth century; artists such as Burne-Jones and John William Waterhouse. IX Arts is the organization behind the groundbreaking IX symposium started in 2008, and the IX Exchange, the online nexus for collectors of original paintings, drawings and sculpture from this style of realist art.

In addition, he is the author of Visions of Never: The Collection of Fantastic Art (2009), The Art of the Dragon: The Definitive Collection of Contemporary Dragon Paintings (2012), and the forthcoming History of Imaginative Realism. He was also honored to be a guest curator for AT THE EDGE: Art of the Fantastic, mounted at the Allentown Art Museum,PA, in June of 2012.