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Middlesbrough towns historic railway station is to be the new platform for Mackenzie's work.

Mackenzie was asked to create several pieces of work to be made into poster which are currently being displayed in his hometown Middlesbrough station for two years. Did you see Mackenzie in Love Middlesbrough magazine? If you missed it don't worry, you can read it here!

Mackenzie meets the queen as "Stockton celebrates" ...

Mackenzie was commissioned to create a piece of work to be presented to HRM the Queen on her visit to Stockton as part of the her Jubilee tour. The piece titled "Stockton Celebrates" is now part of the Royal Collection.

Commissioned by The Northern Echo to commemorate the centenary of remembrance Sunday,

Mackenzie's "Remembrance" poppy piece featured prominently on the front cover of their Special Edition paper.

"Middlesbrough-born artist Mackenzie Thorpe's iconic red heart used for charity campaign"... Evening Gazette "We all have lost someone, or know someone who has suffered with heart disease and it is vitally important that the British Heart Foundation’s life-saving research and education programme is supported."

Mackenzie Thorpe's Remembrance artwork raises £13,000 for Help For Heroes, 29th November 2014
"It was an honour to be asked to be involved and I'm very happy that it raised valuable funds for such a fantastic charity."

Artist Mackenzie Thorpe meets fans of all ages during book signing, 1st December 2014
"To see a huge queue wait is just humbling" - MT

Mr Picture Perfect, 6th November 2014
"Picasso said when you've made the blueberry cupcake and sold them all, don't make any more. Make another kind of cake. So that's what I try to do."

Famous artist Mackenzie Thorpe comes 'Out of the Shadows' with new book, 5th November 2014 "I love the Dorman Museum, it is everything a museum should be and it really seems like the perfect place in Middlesbrough to go to sign copies of my new book, which contains so many Middlesbrough inspired images and memories"

Echo draws on renowned artist Mackenzie Thorpe's genius for unique Remembrance edition,
"I am thrilled that my work will be used to support Help For Heroes, a charity which is close to my heart"

Artist Mackenzie Thorpe donates highly collectable items to Teesside Charity,
“Middlesbrough is my home town and my early life there has shaped who I am today."

Start Your Business Magazine - Entrepreneur - Mackenzie Thorpe "I think the onus to support artists as entrepreneurs needs to primarily come from the art world itself and should start in art college"

Japan Today - International Artist Mackenzie Thorpe uses art as therapy for Japanese Children "I am always amazed by the creativity of the children, who are so respectful and imaginative they are themselves an inspiration.”

Sussex Life Magazine - Artist in Residence
"The power is within us all to change our circumstances and reach out for our dreams"

Raconteur Article - Mackenzie on "Is Art Still Elitist?" "I still stumble across those galleries, both municipal and commercial, which deploy an elitist approach to the very people they should be reaching out to."

The Northern Echo - Spirit of Tour de France's Grand Depart to be captured by world renowned artist Mackenzie Thorpe
“I recall my uncle telling me that when everyone left Smiths Dock it was like the Tour de France, with hundreds of men racing to get home."

British sculpture lights up Australian Children's Centre, "A sculpture by renowned British artist Mackenzie Thorpe will take pride of place in an innovative new Australian children’s facility."

Arts Culture Blog - Mackenzie Thorpe: Lust for art inspired a big dream "School was miserable – dyslexia was little understood and he was mocked by students and teachers alike"

International renowned actor Tom Hardy has a Limited Edition print of 'Remembrance' These were released to commemorate the centenary of remembrance Sunday, with all proceeds in support of Phoenix House rehabilitation centre, established by Help For Heroes, at Catterick Garrison.