James Bentley

James Bentley is a Canadian artist who lives and works on the small island L'Île-Perrot, just off Montreal, Québec. He studied and began his career as a freelance illustrator; a practice which gave him a great love for drawing. Anchored in figuration, he now works mainly with acrylic on canvas and acrylic & pastel on paper. Bentley's current body of work is focused on the ocean, portraits and figure studies. He is always on the search to paint in an inventive open manner.

John Abbott College - Fine Arts, Ste-Anne de Bellevue Quebec 1989-1990
Dawson College - Illustration & Design, Montreal Quebec 1991-1993
The Illustration Academy – Liberty Missouri1997-1998
Saidie Bronfman Centre - Drawing The Model, Montreal Quebec 2003-2004

Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Toronto - 2015
E.K. Voland Gallery, Montreal - 2014
Galerie McClure, Montreal - 2013
The Artist Project, Toronto - 2011
Sunnyside Beach Art Shontreal Quebec - Le Salon Du Dessin - 2010
Espace Ars Longa, Mo - 2010
Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibitionw, Toronto - 2009
Stewart Hall Gallery, Pointe-Claire, Quebec – 2009
Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition - 2008
Georges-Vanier Gallery, Montreal – 2007
Warren G. Flowers Gallery, Montreal - 2007
Society of Illustrators Museum, New York - 2004-1999
California State University - 2001
Pacific Design Center, Hollywood, California – 2001
Design Exchange, Toronto, Ontario - 1999-1998