Ben McPherson

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Ben McPherson is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, and painter.

Career[]

McPherson was born and raised in Farmington, New Mexico. He started working as an artist during high school.[1] His work has been featured in Southwest Art Magazine[2] and the American Art Collector[3]

McPherson's artwork and creative process have attracted national attention,[4] In 2007, McPherson was featured in God's Close-Up, the third episode of the Showtime television series This American Life.[5] The segment was nominated for three television Emmy awards.[2]

In 2013, McPherson wrote, produced, and directed the live stage production Man in the Moon.[6] Shortly thereafter, Ben was hired to head up American Dream Labs,[7] the new Film and Scripted Television division of Mercury Radio Arts.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ Clark, Cody. "A brush with greatness: Local artist Benjamin McPherson". heraldextra.com. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
  2. ^ a b Gangelhoff, Bonnie. "Emerging Artist | Ben McPherson". SouthwestArt.com. Southwest Art Magazine. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
  3. ^ "Views of faith". American Art Collector (45): 144. July 2009. Archived from the original on August 19, 2014. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
  4. ^ "Benjamin McPherson Takes Leap of Faith". blueraingallery.com. Blue Rain Gallery. Archived from the original on June 28, 2014. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
  5. ^ "God's Close-Up". ThisAmericanLife.org. This American Life. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
  6. ^ Ghazi Askar, Jamshid (February 17, 2013). "Exclusive: Glenn Beck dishes on his new 'Man in the Moon' project". The Deseret News. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
  7. ^ "Check out the new artwork at TheBlaze's Dallas studios ... and the very important message behind it". glennbeck.com. Glenn Beck. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
  8. ^ Bond, Paul. "Glenn Beck Moves into Movie Production (Exclusive)". hollywoodreporter.com. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 19, 2014.

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