Bethany Mae is a painter, writer and poetess. Her work focuses on the intricacies of human experience, primarily surrounding the idea of Love. It is her belief that no matter our backgrounds or experiences it is everyone’s responsibility to do their part in creating more love. This starts with what we consume.

Bethany Mae worked as a hairstylist and makeup artist in salons and in the Film Industry in Los Angeles from 2009 and then Minneapolis until 2019.

Her BFA from Syracuse University (2008) was in Costume Design and she grew up as a Master Seamstress, having come from a lineage of dressmakers. Bethany Mae grew up selling vintage and designing costumes for theater.

Leaving the film industry in 2015, she rented a painting studio and found screen printing as a medium. Looking to learn how to paint a mural, she was invited In 2017, she traveled to Kathmandu painting 4 murals backed by Wall of Hope; an educational organization centered on ending violence toward women and children. Murals were painted on Australian Embassy, European Union Embassy, a girl’s school and Zoo walls with assistance from school children, passers by and rescued sex-trafficked women. 

In 2018 she traveled back to Nepal for a 3 month artist residency through MCube Gallery near Patan Dhaka. There, she taught art classes for children and adults simultaneously starting her Hand Mudra Project. 

Until 2019, she traveled throughout the West Coast from Baja Mexico up to Seattle in a van she named Myrtle, getting stranded in Gilroy; the Garlic Capital of the World. 

To hear her poems and stories inspired by travels and experiences of being human, click over to www.patreon.com/strawberrypropaganda or follow her on instagram: @being.bethanymae

Currently Bethany Mae is hosting musicians in her garage, named The Maple House, by offering up space on DoDIY to attract touring bands, this led to local bands booking shows and a collaboration with https://aerofiresoundandlights.com/ to bring top notch sound to a garage and backyard aesthetic.

Sales from StrawberryPropaganda fund artists, everything is fair trade or commission based and discussed personally with each artist and links directly to their work whenever possible. Physical products made by hand with love, intentionally spread internationally to celebrate creative expression and cultural exchange of information.

The vision is long term and ever expansive, bridging art across the globe, sharing stories and knowledge and finding love in humanity. Bethany Mae has a passion to nurture creative expression through sharing food resources, community events and performances, workshops and classes and eventually a residency program for international artists.

I believe in the power of love and connection. If you have an idea, let's talk.