Patrick Mulwale

Patrick was born in Kaimosi, a small town located in the western province of Kenya, Africa. He is the sixth of nine siblings and his parents both are ministers living in Kenya. After completing his early education in Nairobi, he worked for the Ministry of Agriculture, then Kenya Post and Telecommunications before pursuing further studies in the United States.

He came to America in September 1984 and graduated in 1988 with a double major in Bible and Religious Education from Mid America Bible College in Oklahoma City.

He then moved to Anderson, Indiana, where he earned a Masters degree in Christian Education and completed another Bachelors degree in Business Management. It was there he met and married his wife, Deborah. It was also at this time he began his hobby of experimenting with various media to create sculptures of scenes of his daily life growing up in Kenya. Utilizing sunflower seeds from his garden, banana peels, soda cans, stockings and other everyday items, Patrick creates living snapshots of moments in time.

Although receiving no formal education in art, Patrick’s hobby has turned into a passion in which he could express his feelings and share his experiences. His childhood memories have proved to be his greatest inspiration for the sculptures he creates. Further inspiration came from seeing a Norman Rockwell’s Saturday Evening Post. Rockwell’s ability to capture a single, ordinary, everyday event in a portrait and convey the viewer volumes has continued to motivate Patrick on how to tell his story through his art.

Patrick is currently working as a manager with Arby’s R.T.M. Restaurants, in Indianapolis, Indiana. He stays active in his church, Christ Fellowship of Indianapolis and lives with his wife in Southport, Indiana.

Patrick's dioramas are on exclusive display at the FigTree Gallery & Coffee Shop.

"My childhood experiences have proven to be the greatest inspiration
for the sculptures I create" - Patrick

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