Ben McPherson

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. 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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