Bethany Marchman: Oil Painter - Atlanta, Georgia, Usa

Bethany Marcham's portrait - photo by Neda Abghari

Bethany Marcham: "I dream that we would all be kind to each other- kind to animals -and to the earth"

 "You Sank My Battleship!" oil on canvas

 "Snake Charmer" oil on canvas

BPP: Who are you?  And who you really are?

Bethany Marchman: My name is Bethany Marchman and I am an oil painter living in the U.S. (Atlanta, Georgia.) 

I am a person that aspires to someday become deserving of the many blessings in my life. I suppose I am a work in progress and always will be. 

"Alas" oil on canvas

"Snake Oil Salesgirl" oil on canvas

"Keeper's Hill" oil on canvas

BPP: If you could say something important to others who were listening, what would you tell them?

Bethany Marchman: Please remember to marvel at the wonders of this world and this life. Don’t take things for granted.

  "Bless Your Heart" oil on canvas

 "Mistress Mary" oil on canvas

BPP:  What is your true dream, the one that keeps you up at night and if one day it were to come true you would feel peace and calmness in your heart?

Bethany Marchman: I dream that we would all be kind to each other- kind to animals -and to the earth.

"Doctor T" oil on wood

 "Wimsey the Tattooed Pig" oil on canvas

BPP: How is life currently for the people in your country and what would you wish for them and for the planet at large?

Bethany Marchman: America is having a more difficult time financially lately than in the recent past, but we still have many blessings and privileges. We are making some important and positive social changes that reflect open-mindedness and acceptance. I wish for us all to stay vigilant of how we treat the earth and each other.

"Billy: Senior Year" oil on canvas

"Nelly: Senior Year" oil on canvas

"Bear on Trike" oil on canvas

BPP: If you had a chance to be a child again would you choose the same life?

Bethany Marchman: Yes. I would choose my same family, my same home, all of it exactly the same. I have regrets and would do certain things differently, perhaps, but I love my life and had a wonderful childhood. (If I had a choice in matters, I probably would have stayed a child forever.)

 "Wayward Girl Scout" oil on canvas

"Vaudeville" oil on canvas

BPP:  What was the exact moment that you realized what you wanted to do with your life?  How did you feel at this very moment?

Bethany Marchman: I still don’t know! Ha-ha!

As far as making art goes, that is a part of who I am and always have been. I know I will always paint/ make things whether professionally or for myself. I am grateful for that desire to create. My sense of self is completely wrapped up in it as well as my connection with the world around me.

"Family Reunion" oil on canvas

 "Ares-tocracy" oil on canvas

BPP: Would you like to tell us something we didn’t ask until now?

Bethany Marchman: I just want to express my utter amazement with the internet as a tool to connect like-minded people from around the world. How incredibly awesome is that?!!

"At Home Recital" oil on canvas

."Roadside Anatomy Lesson" oil on canvas

 Bethany Marcham's drawing for BPProject

Bethany Marcham's portrait - photo by Neda Abghari

If you want to learn more about Bethany Marcham, please visit:

http://www.bethanymarchman.com

UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS:

"Faces: A Contemporary Art Exhibition", group show, XLgallery, Orlando, FL, June

"Bless Your Heart", solo show, Bold Hype Gallery, NY, NY, September


PAST EXHIBITIONS:


SOLO:

"Panem et Circenses", Elements Art Gallery, Perth, Australia, 2012

"Pet Peeves", Bold Hype Gallery, NY, NY, 2010

"Cautionary Tails", Beep Beep Gallery, Atlanta, GA 2009

"Fauna", Crybaby Gallery, Asbury Park, NJ, 2008

"In Poor Taste", Rabbit-Hole Gallery, Atlanta, GA 2007

"Bethany Marchman: Lowbrow", Skot Foreman Gallery, Atlanta, GA 2004




SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS/ ART FAIRS/ AND MORE:


2011

"Keep A Breast Japan: Tokyo Love Show", Omotesando Hills Grand Stairwell, Tokyo, Japan

"Herzensbrecher", Strychnin Gallery, Berlin, Germany, March 16, 2012

"Selva Obscura", Officine dell'Immagine Gallery, Milan, Italy

"Mad Potter's Tea Party" The New English Company and Strychnin Gallery, chinaware 

exhibition, group, Berlin Germany

"Jung at Heart" collaboration project with Neda Abghari and Fahamu Pecou, Atlanta, GA

"Southern Gothic", solo virtual show, grand re-opening of POPULUV Gallery in Secondlife, 

World Wide Web

"Cm², printing talentos de hoy en dia" (printing talents of nowadays), Otrascosas de Villarosàs 

artspace, Barcelona, Spain

"Pop Surrealism Big Bang", Mondo POP Gallery, Rome, Italy

"Enchanted Forest", Strychnin Gallery, Berlin, Germany

"C.O.P. Show: Ladies' Guide to Etiquette", Strychnin Gallery in assoc. with C.O.P. Magazine 

(Australia), Berlin, Germany


2010

"Away From Dios"' seven deadly sins group show, CMTV Gallery, Barcelona, Spain

"Print 'em All!", group print show, Holala! Gallery, Barcelona, Spain

"Sweet Streets 2", Gallery Nucleous, CA

"Quadrant Fantasy", Fantasmus, Saeby, Denmark

"Whaleless", benefit art show, Civic Aquarium, Milan, Italy

"Seven Year Itch", anniversary show, Strychnin Gallery, Berlin, Germany


2009

"Whaleless", benefit art show, Strychnin Gallery, Berlin, Germany

"Fools Gold", 3 artists exhibition with Charlie Owens and Davey Wong, Alcove Gallery, Atlanta, 

GA

"Say When", Bold Hype Gallery, Orlando, FL

"Urban Superstars", Museum of Modern Art, Naples, Italy

kunStart, Bolzan, Italy 6th Annual International Art Fair, through Strychnin Gallery, Berlin, 

Germany

"Whaleless", In cooperation with Giovanni Cervi, Strychnin Gallery, and the Civic Museum, 

Musei Civici, Reggio Emilia, Italy

"The Red Thread", 3 women artist exhibition with Jennybird Alcantara, Edith Lebeau, Strychnin 

Gallery, Berlin, Germany


2008

"Mona Lisa Show", Strychnin Gallery, Berlin, Germany

"Cartoon Madness 2", Alcove Gallery, Atlanta, GA

"Sons of the South, Episode 1", collective show, Foundation One Gallery, Atlanta, GA

Red Dot Art Fair, Through Foundation One Gallery, New York, NY

"Groundworks 2", Foundation One Gallery, Atlanta, GA

"Hairball": 5 year anniversary group show, Alcove Gallery, Atlanta, GA

"A Dozen Echos", Defintion Gallery, 12 artists exhibition, Baltimore, Maryland

"Whaleless", benefit art show, True Hate Gallery, La Rochelle, France

"C.R.A.P.: Family Guy Art Show", La Luz De Jesus, Los Angeles, CA

"Good Samaritan's", Copro Nason Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

"The Goddess Garden", 7 woman artists exhibition, Mondo POP Gallery Rome, Italy

"Melancholy", 3 artists exhibition with Nicholas Harper and Brandon Maldonado, Definition 

Gallery, Baltimore, MD


2007

"Through Their Eyes", 3 artists exhibition with Sunny Buick and Mitch O'Connell, Crybaby 

Gallery, Asbury Park, NJ

"Groundworks", Foundation One Gallery, Atlanta, GA

"Novus + NEOS", Micaela Gallery, San Francisco, CA

Strychnin Gallery, permanent exhibit, Berlin, Germany

"Home Sweet Home", anniversary show, Crybaby Gallery, Asbury Park, NJ

"WONKA", Alcove Gallery, Atlanta, GA

"The Grind", benefit for Swift Cantrell Skate Park, Foundation One Gallery, Atlanta, GA

ARTNow Miami Art Fair, through Micaela Gallery, Miami

Juno, Fox Searchlight Pictures



COLLECTIONS


Skot Foreman Fine Art LTD, Atlanta, GA

Walker Fine Art, New York, NY

Howard Tullman collection, Chicago, IL

Strychnin Gallery, Berlin, Germany

Private collections


COMMERCIAL PROJECTS

The New English Company, UK, Tectonic Plate artist series

Print This! Gallery, Barcelona, Spain, fine art print series


CHARITY ART CONTRIBUTIONS

Greenpeace, Save the Whales

Swift Cantrel Skate Park Project\
United Way

S.A.N.T.A. Spay and Neuter Team, Atlanta

Independent Film Fundraiser

The Creatives Project

The Creative Community Housing Project

Photos copyright by Bethany Marcham & Neda Abghari. All rights reserved.