Born October 9, 1948, in Calgary, Canada. Studies of art and design at various universities. Since moving to New York City in 1979, his work has focused almost exclusively on documenting the art, life and times of the Lower East Side in Manhattan. Fights against the injustice of state-authorities. In 1994 he organized the first NO!art show in his gallery after 20 NO!years. Took part in the NO!art-box multiple at Edition Hundertmark 1996, and in the NO!art-show at Janos Gat Gallery in New York in 1998. Works as Documentary-, Libertarian-, and Tattoo-artist in New York together with his wife Elsa Rensaa and various social groups. Owns and runs the most voluminous and important NO!art video-archive. Lives in New York's Lower East Side. See also wikipedia  and FACEBOOK PATTERSON
2012BIKER, COOL CARNIE, ACTOR… THE EVOLUTION OF BILLY | Villager, New York
THE ‘MOSAIC MAN’ HAS ALWAYS BLAZED HIS OWN TRAIL | Villager, New York
COPS WERE SPELLBOUND BY IDEA OF MAGICIAN AS KILLER | Villager, New York
SCULPTOR DOGGED BY A PAST ACT DESERVES FORGIVENESS | Villager, New York
COCHISE AND THE LAST REAL STREET GANG OF THE L.E.S. | Villager, New York
THE CASE OF ‘THE BUTCHER OF TOMPKINS SQUARE PARK’ | Villager, New York
FINDING IRA COHEN: ON THE TRAIL OF A MYSTIC ART ICON | Villager, New York
A THOUGHT ON INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVALS | New York
MY TIMES WITH TAYLOR MEAD | Villager, New York
VIDEOTAPIN '88 PARK RIOT TURNED ME INTO AN ACTIVIST | Villager, New York
2011A QUESTION FOR DONALD TRUMP | Villager, New York
BONFIRES TO BAND SHELL: OCCUPYING EAST VILLAGE STYLE | Villager, New York
CAPTURED SCREENING | Babylon, Berlin-Mitte
CAPTURED SCREENING | Breitenseer Lichtspiele, Vienna
CAPTURED SCREENING | Moviate Artsfest Film Festival, Harrisburg
CAPTURED SCREENING & CONVERSATION | BMW Guggenheim Lab, New York
CLAYTON PATTERSON | Leisure Only, New York
CLAYTON PATTERSON AND CONFEDERATES | Huffington Post, New York
CLAYTON PATTERSON'S HAND ON HISTORY OF LES | Bullett Magazine, New York
DIRTY OLD TOWN | Consulting Producer, Blow Back Productions, New York
DOWN THE ROAD: Modern New York Street Photography | Union Docs, Brooklyn
ELSA AND I GETTING MARRIED | New York
FROM NO!art TO NOW – AI WEIWEI, THE STRUGGLE GOES ON | Villager, New York
FROM THE UNDERGROUND AND BELOW | DVD, Bad Ischl, Austria, and New York
GUNWASH | Interview on Heritage Radio Network, New York
IT HAD BEEN EMPTY ... I JUST DECIDED TO TAKE IT OVER | Villager, New York
JERRY PAGANE PAINTINGS | Clayton Gallery, New York
JEWS, A PEOPLE'S HISTORY OF LES | in progress, New York
JEWS, A PEOPLE'S HISTORY OF THE LOWER EAST SIDE | Book promotion, New York
JEWS, A PEOPLE'S HISTORY OF LOWER EAST SIDE | Kickstarter, New York
LEGENDS OF THE LOWER EAST SIDE | New York City Collectors Edition
LES EXPOSED | Festival of Ideas for the New City, New York
LOOKING BACK AT 9/11 | Villager, New York
MEET THE INSDIDER OF THE OUTSIDERS | BMW Guggenheim Lab Blog, New York
NEW YORK FOREVER | Interview co-operation, Arte TV documentary, Germany
NO! NO! NO! Don't destroy Dietmar's NO!art Web Site | Villager, New York
NO PLACE LIKE HOME | BARUCH BROTHERS | Clayton Gallery, New York
OCCUPATION WALL STREET | Photo report, Captured blog, New York
RECALLING A COUPLE'S ACTIVISM | Post tagged with Clayton Patterson, New York
SUNDAY SALON SERIES | BMW Guggenheim Lab Blog, New York
WALL STREET OCCUPATION | Photo essay, Bowery Boogy, New York
WHO IS LA II, and why can’t he get any recognition?| Villager, New York
WHY I DO SUPPORT OCCUPY | Villager, New York
WILDSTYLE | Tattoo Fair, Innsbruck/Austria, Landshut/Germany
ZUCCOTTI PARK EVACUA | Bowery Boogie, New York
20 in 11 | Portrait Clayton Patterson by Curt Hoppe, Woodward Gallery, New York