| BRITISH COLUMBIA ARTISTS |
He married Bertha Alida Tupper in Vancouver on March 28, 1916. He was noted as a 34 year old Bachelor, and she was a 29 year old Spinster, born in Waterford ON, employed as a book-keeper.
He exhibited two photographs at the Canadian National Exhibition in 1939.
He exhibited in at least three photography exhibitions at the Vancouver Art Gallery from 1939 to 1946. The artist was living in Vancouver.
Bentley retired as a commercial photographer in 1962, and died in Vancouver in 1968. His son, living in Ladner, witnessed the death certificate.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
| DATE | EXHIBITION | ARTWORK |
| 1939 Aug. 25 - Sept. 9 | CNE Toronto Salon of Cdn. Photography | The Hands of the Miser (Bromide) |
| Eventide (carbon) | ||
| 1939 Sept. 26 - Oct. 8 | VPS Group Exhibition | Maestro |
| John Radford | ||
| An East Indian Gentleman | ||
| John Innes | ||
| In from the Banks | ||
| Backwater Anchorage | ||
| Outward Bound | ||
| 1940 June 4 - 23 | VAG 1st Pictorial Photography Salon | The Hands of the Miser |
| 1946 Oct. 22 - Nov. 10 | VAG 7th Pictorial Photography Salon | Fixin' for fun |
| Dynamic Symmetry | ||
| Controlled Rhythm |
VANCOUVER: ART & ARTISTS 1931 - 1983 (refer to VAG83)
FACING HISTORY - PORTRAITS FROM VANCOUVER (refer to PHG02)
BIOGRAPHIES OF B.C. POSTCARD PHOTOGRAPHERS (refer to VPC06)
B.C. VITAL STATISTICS ON-LINE death (refer to BCVS)