Prior to joining the faculty of the College of Design at NC State University, Professor Patrick FitzGerald served as an instructor, artist and manager at the Kodak Center for Creative Imaging in Camden, Maine.

His work has been exhibited across the United States and Japan. As director of the IntelliMedia Initiative for the College of Design, FitzGerald's research and teaching span the full range of multimedia production, from digital video to interactive 3D animation.

Professor FitzGerald has received national and international awards for his digital illustrations. In 1999, he received a North Carolina Fellowship for the Visual Arts. In 1998 he participated in NCAE 99 with the IDM team.