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  • 2010
    • September
      • Brighton Art Fair Article in Latest 7 Magazine
        10/09/10
        Brighton Art Fair is a week away, and is featured (along with an image of my Year Sampler) in Brigthon and Hoves weekly magazine 'Latest 7'. Come and see me at Stand 74.

      • Resurgence Magazine Short for WWW.MarinePlastic.Org
        01/09/10

        A nice short article on my participatory project recording and documenting marine plastic from around the world, (not just the UK as the article indicates). Please go and check out their website and more info at www.resurgence.org .

        And also don't forget to have look at a

    • August
      • KENT LIFE MAGAZINE ARTICLE 'Beachcombing in Kent'
        18/08/10

        Earlier on in the year Kent life magazine contacted me regarding my beach-combing activities and how I create art out of the marine plastic objects I find. The article can be found in full here: 'Beachcombing Article' and I will also be uploading a magazine scan (which has more image

    • July
      • Recent addtitions to wwwstevemcpherson.co.uk website
        31/07/10


        Just to keep all updated - recently finished works have been added to the Marine Plastic artworks page on my portfolio website, and are available to buy. Heres the link Marine Plastic Artworks

      • Marine/Beach Plastic images in 20x20 Magazine
        26/07/10


        Goto www.20x20magazine.com to purchase or view the latest issue of the London based Arts Magazine 20x20, where featured is a double page spread of photos of some of my plastic pollution finds.

      • Vac From The Sea (Electrolux) - interview about creating art from plastic debris
        21/07/10

        To raise public awareness about the plastic pollution of our seas, Electrolux aims to gather plastic debris from vulnerable marine habitats – and produce a limited number of vacs out of it. Goto theVac-from-the-sea website for more information.

        They also got in contact with me for

      • Brighton Arts Magazine
        19/07/10


        Just got the news that my work is being used in a Brighton Art Fair Feature for the Brighton arts magazine www.artymagazines.com. click on the image to re-size and read

      • Plastiki Blog Feature
        16/07/10


        Go to the plastiki blog to read the full feature.

        The good ship Plastiki , "a unique 60ft catamaran engineered from approximately 12,500 reclaimed plastic bottles and srPET, a fully recyclable material. A vessel relying primarily on renewable energy systems, the Plastiki

    • June
      • BRIGHTON ART FAIR - STAND 74
        29/06/10

        I will be at stand number 74 at the Brighton Art Fair Sep 2010 more info:www.brightonartfair.co.uk

      • PLACE ART FAIR - STAND 82
        29/06/10

        I will be at stand number 82 at the Palace Art Fair in October more info :www.palaceartfair.co.uk

      • Images from Lost - Song at the Whitstable Biennale 2010
        21/06/10

        From the Kent Cultural Baton Site at the Whitstable Biennale 2010, and forming part of the Biennale's satellite projects for one day the Fog Horn Sculptures sounded and returned the Lost - Song back to the coast. A small bit of extra info on the works can be found here. A great day, great

      • 'Lost - Song' One day intervention, Whitstable Biennale & Kent Cultural Baton
        11/06/10

        For one day - Sunday 20th June 2010, I will be exhibiting my new work at the Kent Cultural Baton site of the Whitstable Biennale. 5 low-tech, recycled, and hand powered horns will sound a combination of marine fog warning signals, through the act of participation by the public. Come along and

      • Marine Conservation Society UK, Beach Clean, Kent.
        08/06/10

        MSCUK asked me to attend and assist in their beach clean up at Kingsdown, near Deal.

        Their lead Beachwatch sponsor, SeaFrance, is based in Dover, and they regularly organise beach cleans at Kingsdown for their staff to volunteer at. They planned this one to coincide with World Ocea

    • May
      • Brighton Art Fair Septmeber 2010
        23/05/10


        Come and see me at the Brighton Art Fair 2010, from the 16th -19th September. All works exhibited will be for sale - including original and one off Marine Plastic artworks, Ltd edition prints and unique map-works. See you there.

      • Book Arts Festival Denmark
        07/05/10

        Sarah Bodman who has supported my artwork with Books for a good few years, will be again using my imagery in one of her talks entitled "Artists' Books, Nature, Landscape"; during May at the Book Arts festival in Doverodde Denmark. Wish I was going myself. www.bookarts-doverodde.

      • 'Hang Them High' Print exhibition. London.
        05/05/10


        See and purchase my prints at the 'Hang them High' print exhibition at The Rag Factory, E1 (just off Brick Lane). Show starts on Thursday 6th May 6-9pm, and runs weekend of 7-9th May 2010 only.
        Organised by East End Arts Club in conjunction with Artswipe.com

      • Affordable Art Fair New York opens tomorrow
        05/05/10

        See my work at the AAF NY at Wills Art Warehouse stand.

    • April
      • Palace Art Fair, Oct 2010
        30/04/10


        I will be at the 1st Palace Art Fair in London during October 2010 - www.palaceartfair.co.uk/ for all the info.

      • Surfers Against Sewage - Print Promotion
        30/04/10

        SAS tackles marine litter on the beaches, targets polluting industries and lobbies Government for more holistic action. "There's still plenty to be done to prevent the plastic tide on our beaches and we need your help to make it happen. If you want to help SAS clean up the UK's

      • New Images uploaded @ www.Marineplastic.org
        25/04/10

        New images uploaded from beaches around Kent UK. Also check out www.thegreeninitiative.me for a small article about the project, and if you can, when its published see us in Resurgence magazine.

      • 54 Marine Plastic recent finds added to the Beach Plastic Inventory
        16/04/10

        Its been a particularly good few weeks for interesting plastic items washing up on my local shores. So a huge update of 54 new items can be viewed at my Beach Plastic Inventory, scroll down the inventory page to see the newest images.

        Also don't forget to submit your images of

      • Affordable Artfair New York 2010
        09/04/10


        See my Marine Plastic Artwork at the Affordable Art fair in New York City, May 2010. 7W New York at 7 West 34th Street, near New York, NY 10001. Go to AAFNY Facebook. Or AAFNY Webstie

    • March
      • MarinePlastic.org Participatory On-line Art Project
        23/03/10

        www.marineplastic.org

        After updating the Beach Plastic Inventory I decided that it would be interesting to see other peoples finds. So I have created, with a little coding help form my friend Neil at Beamtwenty3 an on-line site to do this. If you find a beached plastic object take a

      • Strangled Sea Bird
        16/03/10

        Going through folders on my pc, I remembered a series of 25 photos I took of the corpses of sea birds on Chesil Beach, Portland, Dorset, UK in 2002. The walk was a 15 min stretch at the most and I don't think I photographed all of them.

        The discarded nylon lines of fishermen h

      • March Beach Marine Plastic Update 2010
        09/03/10

        Below was the state of the highest point of the beach, I grabbed a bag full of plastic from across the whole bay - 7 particular items can be seen in the Beach Plastic Inventory scroll to the bottom of the images for the new finds.

      • Marine Conservation Society Art Auction at Deutsche Bank HQ London
        03/03/10


        Late last year MCS was chosen as one of 2 charities to be Deutsche Bank's charity of the Year 2010. In March of this year an art auction to raise funds for The Marine Conservation Society will take place at the London head quarters of Deutsche Bank.

        Invited Artist from ac

      • Visit the Glasgow Art Fair to see my work
        02/03/10


        Wills Art will be taking my work to The Glasgow Art Fair, so if your near, pop along a get yourself an original McPherson Marine Plastic artwork.

    • February
      • Web Site Finally Finished
        18/02/10
        Yes eventually I managed to get the new website to a point where I am happy to say its done. I will no doubt find little tweaks to do or wish to add extra text and as new works are completed I will update it. But as it stands its there, so check it out and see what you think.www.stevemcpherson.co.uk

      • See my work at the Affordable Art Fair Brussels 2010
        02/02/10

        from Friday

    • January
      • Beach Plastic Inventory Updated January 2010
        19/01/10

        The first Update of the Marine Plastic Inventory of 2010, including the image below, showing not only the object that I picked up (another pencil sharpener), but 15 other plastic pieces in the small area of the photograph, such is the scale of the pollution of our beaches, and that wasn't

  • 2009
    • December
    • November
      • @ Affordable Art fair Brussels Feb 2010
        16/11/09


        As it says in the title of this entry - I will have work at the Affordable Art fair in Brussels, in 2010 - not far off now! Visit the website here

    • October
      • Art & Interview on Channel 4
        25/10/09


        Watch Ruth Watsons Hotel Rescue on the date above, to see one of my works and me being interviewed about our friends new B&B in Margate (The Reading Rooms). Heres a capture from the 4od site:

      • Affordable Art Fair London Oct 09
        21/10/09


        Wills Art Warehouse will be showing my work at the Affordable Art Fair Autumn Collection, see websites and dates above.

      • Beach - Marine Plastic Inventory October Update 2009
        19/10/09

        (click on the text below the image in the column to the right to see the latest finds)

      • Landmark Art Fair 2009
        08/10/09


        I will be showing work at the Landmark Art Fair in just over a weeks time. Im filling in where someone has opted out. I am now on a frantic series of late night studio sessions, making sure all is ready for the show.

        I have five '2 for 1' tickets to give away, emai

      • Brighton Art Fair 2009
        08/10/09


        Had a good time at BAF09, met loads of interesting people, artists, art lovers, students, gallery owners etc. Loads of good feedback about the work, and a hope to do it again next year. click on the images below.

    • September
    • August
      • Ltd Edition Boxed Prints
        25/08/09




        (pre-viewing only 4 of the 7)

        email me for details

      • Canterbury Art Fair Selection Panel
        18/08/09


        Make sure you submit your work before the end date of Wednesday 26th August. For all the information you need go to http://www.canterburyartfair.co.uk. As it says on the website, and as last year, I will be on the selection panel. See you, or your work, there!? Good luck

      • Results of the Anonymous Art Postcard Auction released
        12/08/09


        The results of the anonymous Art Postcard Auction have been released you can download the exel sheet here. You can also see all the entries on the exhibitions Facebook site . Overall £7504.00 was raised on the night for the charity. Happily my contribution (pictured below), lot No.22, so

      • Art Auction for Teenage Cancer Trust and Nicole's Fund
        05/08/09


        Bid for an anonymous original artwork that could be by Steve McPherson, Tracey Emin, Billy childish, The Black Rabbit, Brenda Blethyn, Timothy Spall and others, local and not.

        All in aid of Nicole's Fund and the Teenage Cancer Trust at the Harbour Arm Gallery Margate, Ke

    • July
    • June
      • NEW: Beach/Marine Plastic Inventory
        27/06/09


        As a more permanent continuation of the last post, you can now click on the text below the image in the column to the right to visit the new inventory.

        It will be updated randomly with images of some of the best finds of beach plastic from 2006 to now.

      • Latest Beach Plastic Find
        13/06/09


        obviously not the only beach plastic find of the day, but probably the best.

      • McPhersons limited edition prints available at the Hidden Gems Exhbition
        07/06/09


        East End Arts Club Presents a brand new collection of high quality affordable artwork in conjunction with Treasure and Coutts Jewellery Week to be held in a stunning venue in Covent Garden.

        HIDDEN GEMS
        Framed limited editions and originals from artists, illustrators, pri

    • May
      • "Pushing Out The Boat" magazine - cover image
        08/05/09
        Pushing Out the Boat is the North-East of Scotland's prestigious magazine of new writing and the visual arts. A reviewer in Northwords Now wrote of last year's issue: "...it provides another quality collection of creative work sure to satisfy readers at home and abroad." (Pushing

      • Brighton Art Fair Oct 2009
        02/05/09


        Steve McPherson will be exhibiting his artwork this year at the Brighton Art Fair, from the 1st to the 4th of October 2009, hopefully see you there.

    • March
      • McPhersons short films now on YouTube
        30/03/09


        A short 1 min film about the small coastal town in Thanet, Kent; part of the project proposal for the Orientating Margate Commission 2007, by Steve McPherson ©

        The first of a few - Over the next few months more short films will be added -

      • Latest Marine Plastic Finds
        29/03/09


        Another sack full cleaned and ready

    • January
      • Test - a small book of photography by Steve McPherson & Paul Crawley
        18/01/09


        First printed in 2006, "Test" is a small paperback publication (100 pages full colour bleed) of the photography of Paul Crawley and Steve McPherson. It provides a taste of each artists work and the varied ways in which they use and contemplate image. To order a copy click here

  • 2008
    • December
      • Steve McPherson - 'Strand Line Art' Article EGCP Winter Newsletter
        07/12/08


        McPhersons account of using Marine Plastic from the beach to create art in the East Grampian Coastal Partnership Winter Newsletter 08. Here

      • Steve McPherson at the One Ton Show
        05/12/08


        100 artists, illustrators, graphic designers, print-makers and photographers have been invited to participate in a group show at The Shoreditch Town Hall in December 2008. The work will be based around the theme of 'London Lyrics'.

        Thursday 4th - Sunday 7th December

    • October
      • ‘Diaries, Journals and Notebooks’
        09/10/08


        ‘Diaries, Journals and Notebooks’
        An exhibition of the book works of Steve McPherson

        For over 15 years Steven McPherson has made and used books in his art works. His diaries, journals and notebooks are a growing wunderkrammer library that ordinarily describe events of th

    • September
      • Judging Canterbury Art Fair
        03/09/08
        Spent an enjoyable yesterday judging and discussing the artworks sent in for consideration for the up and coming 'Canterbury Art Fair 2008', which is being held at (UCCA) 'University for the Creative Arts' at its Canterbury campus, from 6th to 24th October (website here)