Recent Shows and General News 2010
General News –
Bentley is the President of the Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists
In January of 2010, Mitchell Bentley became the President of ASFA, following the interim President Mike Wilmoth, who stepped in after the resignation of Elizabeth Humphrey. One of the first things Bently has done is create an ASFA Facebook Group. Membership info and links to join can be found on the ASFA website.
Client base and projects expanded
Bentley is doing cover work for Sam's Dot Publishing. Examples are on the right and a more complete gallery is posted on the Art Page. These images will also become available (as time permits) on a variety of merchandise, sold in our on-line Zazzle Store. Go pick up your favorite today!
Sam's Dot Publishing has also contracted Atomic Fly to do a number of layout only projects. Some of the titles AFS has layed out the covers for include Dragon Dictionary, Beyond Centari Issue 27, The Sea at Mughain and a reprinting of You Had Me at ARRGH! Also, keep your eye out for the upcomming Spring issue of Sounds of the Night.
Upcomming Sam's Dot titles with Bentley covers on them: Redgunk Tales: Tales from the Kudzu, by William R. Eakin; The Cold Ones, by Elizabeth Donald; Shades of Green, by Rhonda Parrish; Hellfire and Damnation, by Connie Corcoran Wilson; The Chronicles of Ghaz, by Angelo Niles and Emperor, by H. David Blalock, which is the sequal to Ascendant, a cover also done by Bentley.
Atomic Fly Studios is creating the DVD packaging for both SKS Video Productions and Propwash Video Productions. Both companies produce DVD titles for the R/C (Radio Controlled) Airplane & Heli hobby market. SKS is based in Pennsylvania and Propwash is based in Nevada.
Recent Shows –
Photography show at Capital Chiropractic Center
AFS now has a showing of our Photos of Nicaragua at the Capital Chiropractic Center offices. This is the same show we had of Mitchell Bentley & Catherine McCormick photos at Penn State in the Gallery Lounge. The show is titled Nicaraguan Contrasts and will be up for the next year.
The Capital Chiropractic Center are located at 4079 Derry Street in Harrisburg, PA. You may find directions here. Atomic Fly Studios also develops and maintains the Capital Chiropractic Website, as well as creating their curent logo.
Additional shows are listed on the Conventions Page.
Bentley Merchandise Available at Zazzle
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Other past events of interest
2007 Nicaragua Trip for IAAA Conference & Show
The International Association of Astronomical Artists held their annual conference and workshop in Granada, Nicaragua. The conference and art show ran from Feb. 15-22, 2007, and was held at the Casa de los Tres Mundos.
The Casa is host to conferences from around the world and is a cultural foundation that houses a Theater School, Art Studio and Music Academy and manages a library and research center.
IAAA held several presentations, an art workshop and made several day trips to various locations around the country. A primary reason for their workshops is to participate in the practice of plien air painting in locations that resemble geological topographies found on other solar system bodies. To this end, Nicaragua proved perfect with its multiple volcanos, bubbling geyser pits and grand canyon or gorge. Other cultural sights were also pursued, from museums to churches, markets, and of course a wide variety of cuisine.
Bentley also sold a piece, Home and Hearth (#3 of 10 - the only sale of the show) to Carlos Lola, who came by the show on Sunday. They are pictured here in front of Bettina Forget's work.
Bentley is no longer a member of IAAA as of April, 2009.
2006 Bradley Academy for the Visual Arts Show
In December of 2006 Bentley had a one man show entitled "Digital Space" at the Bradley Academy for the Visual Arts, in York, PA. The show ran through the month of December and consisted of 28 pieces, several of them newer works created since his thesis show.
The show was a result of their coordinator, Sandra Roberts, visiting Bentley's Masters Thesis Show at Penn State. The facility is a gallery style atmosphere situated in their central waiting area, with gallery lighting and hanging. A centrally located wide screen Plasma display ran an ongoing slide show of Bentley's work and his music accompaniment. The photo is outside looking in. Click on the picture to see A slide show of the installation.
Bentley Masters Production & Presentation
Bentley's Masters Production show for his final thesis project began November 15th, 2005 and ran through February 3rd, 2006. The PSH listing is no longer available.
The show opening and Gallery Talk was held December 7th at 5:00 p.m. in the Gallery Lounge (Olmsted Building) at Penn State Harrisburg, 777 West Harrisburg Pike, Middletown, PA., and a second lecture was held January 19th, 2006. This overlapped two semesters, which was not only unusual but it also enabled the professors at Penn State to include the show as a part of their curriculum.
Additionally, Bentley sold two large pieces as a result of the show.
Bentley received his MA in Humanities from Pennsylvania State University in May of 2006.