Jim Fitzpatrick: Unveiling the Striking Story of a True Art Visionary and an All-Time-Survivor in Life

Viviana Puello
4 min readMar 11, 2021

Jim Fitzpatrick is a multi-talented and skilled visionary who is most notable for being a true survivor in life. After overcoming various life-changing injuries from his roller skating career and firefighting missions, he found himself suffering from chronic pain, which made life even more challenging. Still, this man of courage managed to navigate his way to success in different fields, winning in the realm of arts, and helping other chronic pain sufferers overcome their situation and find their purpose in life once more.

A multi-award-winning figure in the world of sports, arts, and profession, Jim Fitzpatrick serves as a real inspiration to many who have heard his remarkable life story. After high school, he served as the photographer for a professional wrestling promotion in San Francisco. This marked the beginning of his career as a self-taught photographer and artist. But before venturing into the world of arts, he pursued his lifelong passion of becoming a professional roller derby skater. By 1980, he competed in the World Champion San Francisco Bay Bombers and took the skate industry by storm in San Francisco, skating as far as Argentina and Japan. Unfortunately, his career in skating ended after suffering injuries. From this, Jim went into the field of public…

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Viviana Puello

Viviana Puello is an art business expert, best-selling author, Producer, TV host, founder of ArtTour International Magazine.