Artist Bio

Bethany Cochran is a multi-disciplinary and self-taught artist based in North Carolina. She fell in love with the arts at a young age growing up in Brooklyn, NY.  A drawing pad and pencil were always in tow, from the Brooklyn Botanical Garden to the kitchen table. Over the last few years, she has focused her practice on studying the masters, pushing the limits of what she believed was possible with oil paint.

Since becoming a mother, her son Henry has influenced her work greatly. Moments shared together, and the co-reality of the present and eternity find their grounding in Bethany's work. Whether it is a children's portrait, a fleeting moment shared between mother and child, or a still life of an ordinary mound of butter, I hope my artwork’s affect on people is to remind them of what our deepest humanity craves, namely, the good, the true, and the beautiful.