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Join us in Pittsburgh for a pop up exhibition by Lori Nelson of drawings on wood and limited edition prints.
Lori Nelson is a visionary artist whose work explores the intersection of innocence and transformation, capturing moments where her subjects are poised on the cusp of discovering their inner power. With a keen eye for storytelling, her diverse catalog of art weaves together elements of magical realism, sci-fi, and classical portraiture, often infused with a sense of quiet mystery and whimsy. Through her meticulous layering of oil paint on panel, Nelson creates richly textured, dreamlike narratives, where the moonlight bathes her figures and the world around them teeters between the familiar and the fantastical.
Nelson’s art reflects a fascination with the convergence of technology and the natural world, merging organic and mechanical elements in her dreamlike environments. Her characters often embody this fusion, navigating the shifting boundaries of identity and power. Influenced by early surrealism and the French Nabis painters, her work captures a sense of timelessness while exploring themes of transformation and the potential of the unknown.
Born in Colorado and now living in the Catskills of New York, Nelson’s artistic journey began at a young age, with formal training in Fine Arts from the University of Utah. She spent a year in Madrid, where the works of Spanish masters profoundly impacted her. Her art has been featured in galleries worldwide and in leading publications like Vice, Hi-Fructose, Juxtapoz, and Beautiful Bizarre, solidifying her place as a unique voice in contemporary art.
Opening Night: April 4th, 6 to 8pm
See Facebook Event
The Cotton Candy Machine
Art Boutique Pop Up
690 Washington Rd. Mt Lebanon, PA 15228
This event is free to attend. We look forward to seeing you there!
The Cotton Candy Machine is excited to host Refresh Ritual, a weekend pop-up art show featuring the striking work of Michael Koehler, running from March 7th through the weekend at our Mt. Lebanon boutique. Join us for the opening event on March 7th from 6 to 8 PM for a chance to view and purchase his original acrylic paintings and limited edition prints.
The Cotton Candy Machine is excited to host Andy Kehoe for an exciting show at our Mt. Lebanon art boutique on March 21st. Join us for a special evening celebrating the Vernal Equinox, with the release of a stunning new print inspired by this season of balance, renewal, and growth. This new piece serves as a companion to Kehoe's earlier painting Light & Dark in Equal Parts, which was inspired by the Autumnal Equinox.
The Cotton Candy Machine Mt Lebanon Pop Up Opening Event with Tara McPherson. We will be full to the brim with Tara's limited edition art prints, Rock Posters, books, designer toys, original sketches, stickers and much more!
Join us for the debut exhibition of Karley Parter’s stunning original works in Mt. Lebanon. Seasons in Bloom showcases a collection of hand-painted floral arrangements, brought to life with sumi ink and watercolor.
We're so excited to announce that we are teaming up with our friend at the record store Vinyl Remains to host a Pop Up Art Boutique here in our new home of Mt Lebanon, PA. For the next 3 months we’ll be hosting a series of guest artists, beginning with our opening event on February 15th. It's been years since we had our own store front gallery space in Brooklyn, and we feel grateful now to be able to celebrate some of our friends and peers, and share their creations with you.
Join us November 15th to 17th, 2024 for the awesomest art event, now relocated to Las Vegas! DesignerCon is an annual art and design convention that smashes together collectible toys, customs, plush, designer apparel and so much more with urban, underground and pop art. A celebration of all aspects from the world of design.
The Cotton Candy Machine will be there in Booth 1019 full of prints and goodies by Tara McPherson.
Friday November 15 : VIP ONLY
5pm - 9pm
Tara McPherson signing at 5pm
Saturday November 16
9am - 10am : VIP Only
10am - 7pm : General Admission
Tara McPherson signing at 2pm, and from 5-6pm at Medicom
Sunday November 17
10am - 5pm : General Admission
Tara McPherson signing at 2pm
DESIGNERCON
The Expo at World Market Center
435 S Grand Central Pkwy
Las Vegas, NV 89106
Tara will be doing a 30 minute signing each day. Please come to the booth to reserve your paid spot if you are interested.
Hope to see you there!
Join us December 15th to 17th, 2023 for the awesomest art event in Southern California! DesignerCon is an annual art and design convention that smashes together collectible toys, customs, plush, designer apparel and so much more with urban, underground and pop art! A celebration of all aspects from the world of design.
The Cotton Candy Machine will be back with a booth full of prints and goodies by Tara McPherson. This will be the last year the event will be held in California, so we hope you come by and check it out! Also super great for your last minute holiday shopping! ✨🛍️✨
Friday December 15 : VIP ONLY
5pm - 9pm
Tara McPherson signing at 5pm
Saturday December 16
9am - 10am : VIP Only
10am - 7pm : General Admission
Tara McPherson signing at 2pm
Sunday December 17
10am - 5pm : General Admission
Tara McPherson signing at 2pm
DESIGNERCON
Anaheim Convention Center
Exhibit Hall D
Booth 510 - Tara McPherson
Tara will be doing a very short signing each day at 2pm. Please come to the booth to reserve your paid spot if you are interested.
Hope to see you there!
Adapting to the ever changing times of how conventions occur, DesignerCon Online is unlike any other “virtual” convention. Utilizing the latest technology in Streaming Commerce with its partner Popshop Live, DesignerCon Online bring collectors into an interactive, live, online experience.
We invite all of our fans and collectors to take part in the biggest step in the evolution of the “convention”. It truly is unlike any other event you have ever been to!
Tara McPherson and The Cotton Candy Machine are bringing our Pop Up to Thailand! Join us in this opportunity to shop our traveling selection of art prints, music posters, books, stickers, enamel pins, buttons, postcards and more fun merchandise at Iconic Studio!
December 11th 2018
5:00PM - 10:00PM
Iconic Studio
63/4 Sukhumvit53,
Klongton-Nua,
Wattana, Bangkok
10110, Thailand
+66 2 662 8336
DesignerCon is an annual art and design convention that smashes together collectible toys, customs, plush, designer apparel and so much more with urban, underground and pop art! A celebration of all aspects from the world of design.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22ND
5:00PM - 6:00PM
The Cotton Candy Machine Booth #2000
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23RD
1:00PM - 2:00PM
The Cotton Candy Machine Booth #2000
4:00PM - 5:00PM
ToyQube Booth #204
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24TH
1:00PM - 2:00PM
The Cotton Candy Machine Booth #2000
Singapore Comic Con (SGCC), previously known as Singapore Toy, Game & Comic Convention (STGCC), is Southeast Asia’s ultimate celebration of the best of Western and Asian pop culture. From toys, collectibles, comics and esports to cosplay, there is something for everyone to experience!
Singapore Comic Con
December 7-8 2019
Marina Bay Sands, SG
Tara and The Cotton Candy Machine are bringing our Pop Up to Tokyo! Join us in this opportunity to shop our traveling selection of art prints, music posters, books, stickers, enamel pins, buttons, postcards and more fun merchandise at MISHKA TOKYO!
November 30th 2019
5:00PM - 8:00PM
Mishka Toyko
3 Chome-28-5 Jingumae,
渋谷区
Shibuya City, Tokyo
150-0001
Japan
Over 250 of the best artists from the ANIMATION, LIVE-ACTION, ILLUSTRATION and GAMING industries coming together for the ultimate celebration of art at LIGHTBOX!
LIGHTBOX 2019
SEPTEMBER 6th-8th, 2019
PASADENA CONVENTION CENTER
300 E Green St, Pasadena, CA 91101, USA
Corey Helford Gallery
571 S Anderson St #1,
Los Angeles, CA
90033
Taking place the weekend of June 1st & 2nd, 2019 – at the awesome Brooklyn Expo Center. We can't wait to be alongside the shining stars of the Designer Toy, Kaiju & Sofubi, Beer, Food and underground art worlds!
June 1st & 2nd, 2019
Brooklyn Expo Center
Saturday 11am – 6pm
Sunday 11am – 5pm
Tickets Available HERE!
Diamond Dust can be seen shimmering from the surface of Tara McPherson’s SOFA Con Exclusive giclée titled, The Fox’s Respite. The hardships these companions have faced dissolve in the magic of this glimmering and enchanted forest. The Fox’s Respite has been embellished with Diamond Dust, glittering transparent glass flakes applied by hand after the printing process, that creates a kaleidoscopic sparkle with a textured and luminous finish.
SOFA Con is an online art event that showcases brand-new, exclusive artwork for sale from 24 fan-favorite artists from around the world! Each artists' Sofa Con exclusive will be sold on their own respective web stores at scheduled times throughout the Sofa Con event this coming weekend.
To celebrate, each order placed with us during SOFA Con will receive a FREE Electric Lola Archival Mini Print! We will also have some other works available including Fine Art Prints and one very special Original Drawing! To be announced on Saturday at 2pm.
See our process pictures of Tara creating the master print sample below!
THE FOX'S RESPITE
Archival Fine Art Print / Giclée on extra thick Somerset Velvet
100% Cotton 505gsm/36 mil
Embellished with Diamond Dust
16.75" x 22"
Signed and Numbered
$180
Available for 48 hours ONLY!! From 2pm PST on Saturday May 18th until 2pm PST on Monday May 20th.
Many elements in this print are highlighted with the beautiful glass flakes of the diamond dust, from our heroine's crown and outfit, to the waterfall, fireflies, mushrooms, some foliage, and the fox's eyes. The edition size for timed-release prints are determined by the number of prints sold during these 48 hours. Every order placed within this time will receive a print.
We are stoked to be heading to SXSW this week for the annual Flatstock Poster Art Show! 🤘 Flatstock is a free public event that displays the works of the world’s top gig poster artists! The Cotton Candy Machine will have tons of rare posters from Tara McPherson's archive, along with a selection of newer posters we've held onto in order to make events like this one extra special. We look forward to this event each year and can't wait to see you there!
Presented by the American Poster Institute (API), Flatstock displays the works of the world’s top gig poster artists. The show features posters of varying styles, colors, and techniques for sale by the talented artists who created them.
March 14th to 17th, 2019
Austin Convention Center
Booth 401
11am to 6pm each day
Free!
The Oddities Flea Market curated by Ryan Matthew Cohn is a Brooklyn based event that takes place at the Brooklyn Bazaar seasonally. Offering three floors of exciting, top of the line purveyors of the odd - there is an endless sea of strange and unusual objects.
Feast your eyes on medical history ephemera, anatomical curiosities, natural history items, osteological specimens, taxidermy, home décor, jewelry, one of a kind art, bizarre flair, and more! Each market offers new and unique items from our veteran vendors and new vendors alike.
April 6th and 7th, 2019
Brooklyn Bazaar
12PM to 6PM
$10 Entry Fee
We’re heading to MIAMI next week to be a part of the JUXTAPOZ CLUBHOUSE during Art Basel in Downtown Miami!! We’ll have a full storefront space next week with prints galore, art installations, and fun merch for everyone at the Flagler Station Arcade!
Opening Party
Wednesday Dec 5th
7-11PM
Additionally our storefront pop up shop at the #juxtapozclubhouse runs from...
Thursday Dec 6th - Sat Dec 8th
12PM-10PM
Sun Dec 9th
12PM-8PM
Juxtapoz Magazine has teamed up with Mana Contemporary on a full-neighborhood activation in downtown Miami. Juxtapoz will curate 7 storefronts at 32—60 SE 1st Street, multiple art installations at the adjoining Flagler Station arcade at 48 East Flagler, as well as a full Mexico City group show and pop-up installation show at the location of last year’s Clubhouse, 200 East Flagler Street. Get your self down to #artbaselmiami2018!!! ⚡️This is our 40th pop up shop in 2018, and is also the Juxtapoz 25th anniversary! Come say hello!
Red Truck Gallery is proud to present 'Hecate' a magical group show featuring
Lori Nelson / Miss Van / Tara McPherson / Lauren YS / Penelope Gazin / Mab Graves / Caitlin Hackett / Britt Hutchinson / Jessicka Addams
Opening Reception Friday November 9th
7 to 10pm
Tara McPherson and The Cotton Candy Machine are super excited to come back to SF for our second pop up shop at Spoke Art Gallery SF! Join us in this opportunity to meet Tara and shop our traveling selection of art prints, music posters, books, stickers, enamel pins, buttons, postcards and more fun merchandise! Feel free to bring items for Tara to sign as well.
Pop Up Shop Tuesday November 13th
6 to 8pm
DesignerCon is an annual art and design convention that smashes together collectible toys, customs, plush, designer apparel and so much more with urban, underground and pop art! A celebration of all aspects from the world of design.
Find us at booth 1600! Stay tuned for signing times and exclusives by Tara!
Friday November 16th
5 to 9pm
Saturday November 17
10am to 7pm
Sunday November 18
10am to 5pm
WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS, STAYS IN VEGAS...EXCEPT...
... EXCEPT all of the radness available at Tara McPherson's Traveling Pop Up Shop! That's right! Tara and The Cotton Candy Machine are bringing our Pop Up to Vegas! Join us in this opportunity to shop our traveling selection of art prints, music posters, books, stickers, enamel pins, buttons, postcards and more fun merchandise at Life is Beautiful!
Visit the pop up shop the entire weekend at the Crime On Canvas show during Life Is Beautiful! Unfortunately this event is not free to the public and you must be a LIB ticker holder to come.
Friday September 21st to Sunday September 23rd.
Tara McPherson's 'Falling Under Gravity' makes her debut at 'Ephemeral: Curated by Beautiful Bizzare Magazine'. Over 60 artists from across the globe have been invited to create an original work considering the themes of fleeting beauty, impermanence, and the momentary expression of art and life.
See details about the painting here.
Modern Eden Gallery
801 Greenwich St, San Francisco, CA 94133, USA
Exhibition Dates: September 15th – October 6th, 2018
Tara McPherson and The Cotton Candy Machine will be at booth #682 this year at New York Comic Con! Join us in this opportunity to meet Tara and shop our traveling selection of art prints, music posters, books, stickers, enamel pins, buttons, postcards and more fun merchandise!
Over the past three years, 1xRUN and Eastern Market Corporation have produced more than 125 murals in the Eastern Market District. With the creation of these murals, each area has seen a significant visual impact on the surrounding neighborhood as well as increased traffic, additional economic development, and increased safety.
The Eastern Market-based street art festival will return this fall on Sept. 13, expanding from nine days to 10 days of painting and programming – including two Saturdays for the first time. The festival also will add a block party to its roster of auxiliary events like discussion panels and cultural tours.
Learn more HERE
Visit Tara McPherson's first spray paint mural, Electric Lola, at Orleans and Adelaide St!
Last night
[June 18th 2018] the iconic band, The Pixies, took the stage at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, New York and rocked all the way out! 🤘 Today [June 19th 2018] we are excited to make the Artist Proof Edition of Tara McPherson's 2018 Pixies Gig Poster AVAILABLE ONLINE!
The Cotton Candy Machine will also have a *small quantity* of these available for purchase on our 2018 Road Trip Pop Up Tour!
We are so excited to share our finalized tour dates for this summer! Tara McPherson & The Cotton Candy Machine are going on the road again with 18 pop up shops in 16 different cities! Beacon, Detroit, Chicago, Minneapolis, Omaha, Denver, Casper, Salt Lake City, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Albuquerque, Kansas City, St. Louis, Louisville, Pittsburgh and Syracuse!! Join us in this opportunity to meet Tara and shop our traveling selection of art prints, music posters, books, stickers, pins, buttons & more fun merchandise.
All of three of our Chicago dates are sponsored by Threadless Artists Shops, so join us for some rad new exclusive merchandise at Rotofugi, Flatstock at Pitchfork Music Festival, and Blick Art Materials in Chicago Loop!
Be on the lookout for some fun giveaways from Kidrobot at select dates on our tour! Plus our event in Denver at Black Book Gallery coincides with the Cryptid Dunny release! Come by to see Tara’s Nessie Dunny in the series!
Hope to see you at one of the events... And remember, if you repost or share any of our event promos online, you'll get a free miniprint when you come to a pop up and show us! Let us know you're coming on Facebook!
Tara McPherson teams up with 1xRun once again, this time to help raise awareness for the Flint Water Crisis. Fractal Fountain will be released on June 19th (3pm EST!) as part of the 1xRUN Flint Water Crisis Print Suite! A portion of the proceeds from these editions will be donated to Flint Child Health & Development Foundation and the Michigan ACLU! Be sure to snag yours before it is sold out and help support two great organizations!
"I was just horrified when I heard about the people in Flint. It is completely unacceptable and those at fault need to be held accountable with some serious repercussions. That simply should not be happening in this day and age. Period. It is extremely important for me as an artist to use my platform and artwork to help raise awareness for these issues. I wouldn’t say I’m a political artist, but to be able to use certain themes within my work that have parallels with our lives and be able to inspire a positive response is key. This painting is definitely an evolution on the water concept I have been putting into some pieces lately, water flowing out of chests, characters submerged in water, etc. I painted this piece as a continued exploration with my fascination with water. Water as a cleanser, water as a source of life, water as a protector. I see her as a water deity and a helpful soul." - Tara McPherson
[Read the full interview with Tara McPherson and learn more about the ongoing Flint Water Crisis at News.1xRUN.com...]
Archival Pigment Print on 290gsm Moab Fine Art Paper
10"x18"
Signed and Numbered
$75
*This RUN comes signed, numbered and with a Certificate of Authenticity from Tara McPherson and 1xRUN. This Timed Edition will be available from June 19th at 12pm EST to July 3rd 3pm EST at which time the edition size will be closed to the number sold.*
Fractal Fountains Oversized Edition
Archival Pigment Print on 290gsm Moab Fine Art Paper
18"x33"
Signed and Numbered
$200
*This RUN comes signed, numbered and with a Certificate of Authenticity from Tara McPherson and 1xRUN. This Timed Edition will be available from June 19th at 12pm EST to July 3rd 3pm EST at which time the edition size will be closed to the number sold.*
Secrets of the Polar Aurora is a piece from the exhibition Greetings from New York City: Jonathan LeVine Gallery Visits Berlin. Shown in association with Urban Nation as the 6th installment of their series, Project M, I was one of twelve artists selected to contribute artwork that aimed to display contemporary and street art, promote a sense of community, and encourage artistic intermingling and exchange.
Galactic X-Ray Jets Or: How I turned into a Quasar is a piece from the exhibition Greetings from New York City: Jonathan LeVine Gallery Visits Berlin. Shown in association with Urban Nation as the 6th installment of their series, Project M, I was one of twelve artists selected to contribute artwork that aimed to display contemporary and street art, promote a sense of community, and encourage artistic intermingling and exchange.
Original painting available through Jonathan LeVine Gallery. Please email for more details.
Get them while you can! These are only available for a limited time!
"The Wanderers" spotlights a companionship that has become familiar to the world. The beautiful traveler adorned with candy color corpse paint snuggled in an embrace with her arctic wolf. Set on a voyage and leaving most behind. They are stopped as they wonder to share a moment for the galactic display of a meteor shower. Continuing on their adventure something is missing and it might just be a home.
The Wanderers by Tara McPherson Time Lapse from Cotton Candy Machine on Vimeo.
Reflecting the tremendous and ongoing growth of the Designer Toy community, the DTAs celebrate the best of the industry’s artists, designers, and brands, as well as honoring those involved in championing Designer Toys throughout the world!
In celebration of Wonder Woman taking the crown for 'Best Licensed Figure' we are making her and her fellow nominated pal, TENDERHEART Care Bear available for purchase one last time now through June 15th at Midnight EST!
The best part of all is that each figure will come signed! THE FIRST 50 PEOPLE TO ORDER WILL RECEIVE A FREE WONDER WOMAN OR CARE BEAR MINI PRINT!
Shop Tara McPherson's Wonder Woman Art Figure (Color)
Outré Gallery is celebrating their 21st Anniversary by holding a specially curated group exhibition Beyond The Familiar, which will showcase a selection of original artworks by over 50 international artists.
Friday May 11th, 2018
Outré Gallery
Melbourne, Australia
Learn more about Beyond the Familiar
We are excited to announce our first Pop Up ever in Florida!! The amazing team at PIQ are hosting us at their Orlando location in the heart of the Universal CityWalk. Join us for an intimate chance to meet Tara McPherson and shop our traveling selection of limited edition prints, figures, books and more. Feel free to bring your McPherson goodies and Tara can sign a few of them for you!
Friday May 25th, 2018
6.30 to 9.30pm
PIQ - Universal CityWalk Orlando
6000 Universal Boulevard, Suite 745J
Orlando, FL 32819 / 407.224.2305
Tara McPherson is joining in once again with Ryan Matthew Cohn and the amazing Oddities Flea Market! We will be bringing a variety of limited edition fine art prints, rock posters, small lithographs, enamel pins, stickers, and small originals! If you are coming for sure and would like to request a certain print, please reply to this email and let us know. We will do our best to accommodate any requests!
Saturday April 7 ~ Sunday April 8, 2018
Brooklyn Bazaar 150 Greenpoint Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11222
11am to 6pm / $5 General Admission / All Ages
More details here!
Featuring amazing vendors like - Ryan Matthew Cohn & Regina Marie Cohn, Meagan Meli Illustration, Atlas Obscura, Blood Milk Jewelry, Ashley Rose Couture, Morbid Anatomy Museum (Sat only), Amber Maykut, Tara McPherson, Goldengrove Jewelry by Margaret Cross, Caitlin McCormack (Sun only), L’Amour Supreme, and many many more!
Join us as we embark on our 3rd epic road trip pop up tour, to Austin for Flatstock SXSW, and back to NY! Planned cities include NYC, Akron, Louisville, Nashville, Austin, Houston, New Orleans, Atlanta, Asheville! Check back often as we confirm venues to the tour!
Friday 3/9 • NYC
PIQ Grand Central Terminal
6 to 8pm
Sunday 3/11 • Akron, OH
Akron Art Museum
2 to 4pm
Monday 3/12 • Louisville, KY
Limbo Lounge
5 to 7pm
Tuesday 3/13 • Nashville, TN
The Loading Dock
5 to 7pm
March 15th to 17th • Austin, TX
Flatstock SXSW
11am to 6pm
Sunday 3/18 • Houston, TX
Bedrock City / Washington Store
3 to 5pm
Wednesday 3/21 • New Orleans, LA
Red Truck Gallery
7 to 9pm
Thursday 3/22 • Atlanta, GA
Criminal Records
6 to 8pm
Friday 3/23 • Asheville, NC
Horse + Hero
6 to 8pm
Tara McPherson is coming back to Mexico City! Join us at Guru Galeria for a 3 day Cotton Candy Machine pop up shop from February 14th to 16th, 2018. With a special signing event with Tara McPherson on Thursday, February 15th.
Pop Up Shop - February 14th to 16th
12pm to 8pm
Signing Event - Thursday February 15th
8pm to 11pm
Gurú Galeria
Londres 37
Mexico City
