James Bentley
James Bentley is a fine art documentary photographer from the South West of England specialising in traditional and arcane photographic processes. His documentary work, having covered topics such as mental health in his family and his experience of leaving religion during his adolescence, seeks to tell personal and universal stories which aim to create a space for reflection and introspection. Bentley’s work with arcane processes is driven by a love for the materiality of the photograph with the aim of ensuring the posterity of some of photography’s first techniques.
Exhibitions:
‘Can you hear us?’ - June 2021- Coventry, UK
The Corridor Gallery - June 2019 - Coventry, UK. Solo Exhibition
‘The Outsider’ – April 2019 - Brooklyn, NY, USA
‘Exposure’ - March 2019 - Coventry, UK
Phoenix Art Centre - April 2016 – Exeter, UK
Curation Experience:
Director - ‘Can you hear us?’ - June 2021- Coventry, UK
Exhibition Curator and Producer - ‘The Outsider’ – April 2019 - Brooklyn, NY, USA
Artistic Director - ‘Exposure’ - March 2019 - Coventry, UK
Photographic Assistant:
Sian Davey – 2019 - Present
Brendan Barry – 2017- Present