Clyde Petersen is an artist based in Seattle, working in film, animation, music, and installation.

As a director, he is best known for Torrey Pines (2016), an autobiographical stop-motion animated feature film, which toured the world with a live score.

[3][4] In October 2016, Petersen released Torrey Pines, a film he had written, directed, and animated over the previous three years.

[7][6] This is entitled Even Hell has its Heroes and had its North American premiere on May 17, 2023 the Seattle International Film Festival.

[8] Petersen's art installation work often uses cardboard and paper as medium, akin to his stop-motion animations.