Since 2008, Patrick Wilshire has organized an annual conference devoted to imaginative realism. IlluXCon now hosts more than 200 artists of science fiction and fantasy themes during the event, along with classes, lectures, and art demonstrations. In 2012, Patrick curated a major exhibition of fantasy art, At the Edge: Art of the Fantastic, hosted by the Allentown Art Museum. Patrick and his wife Jeannie, who also oversees the IlluXcon gathering, have written two books on the subjects of imaginative realism: Visions of Never: The Collection of Fantasy Art (2009) and The Art of the Dragon: The Definitive Collection of Contemporary Dragon Paintings.