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 teamed up with Glenn Beck to write, produce, and direct the live stage production Man In The Moon.[6] Shortly thereafter, Beck hired McPherson 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 18 August 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Gangelhoff, Bonnie. "Emerging Artist | Ben McPherson". SouthwestArt.com. Southwest Art Magazine. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Views of faith". American Art Collector (45): 144. July 2009. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "Benjamin McPherson Takes Leap of Faith". blueraingallery.com. Blue Rain Gallery. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "God's Close-Up". ThisAmericanLife.org. This American Life. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  6. ↑ Ghazi Askar, Jamshid (February 17, 2013). "Exclusive: Glenn Beck dishes on his new 'Man in the Moon' project". The Deseret News. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  7. ↑ "Check out the new artwork at TheBlaze's Dallas studios ... and the very important message behind it". glennbeck.com. Glenn Beck. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  8. ↑ Bond, Paul. "Glenn Beck Moves Into Movie Production (Exclusive)". hollywoodreporter.com. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 19 August 2014.

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