Timeline
| 2010 | Full time Painter – Lives in Blagdon near Bristol |
| 2009 | Elected Royal West of England Academician |
| 1985 | B.A. (Hons) Fine Art Degree – Exeter College of Art & Design |
| 1981 | Foundation course – Weston Technical College |
| 1961 | Aldershot, Hampshire |
Awards
| 2023 | Derek Balmer Painting Prize, 170th Autumn Exhibition – RWA |
| 2009 | Elected RWA |
| 2008 | 1st & 2nd Prize Viewers Choice Award, 156th Autumn Exhibition – RWA |
| 2007 | Daler Rowney Oil Painting Prize – 155th Autumn Exhibition, RWA 1st Prize – Annual Exhibition, Royal Bath & West Show |
Solo exhibitions
| 2023 | Martin Bentham RWA – Paintings – Wells & Mendip Museum, Wells, Somerset |
| 2018 | Martin Bentham RWA – Latest Paintings – The Bishop’s Palace, Wells, Somerset |
| 2014 | Martin Bentham RWA – Paintings – The Bishop’s Palace, Wells, Somerset |
| 2012 | ‘Colour & Texture’: Martin Bentham RWA – Royal West of England Academy |
| 2011 | Martin Bentham RWA – The Art Room, Topsham, Exeter |
| 2010 | ‘Recent Work’ Martin Bentham RWA – New Gallery at Royal West of England |
| 2008 | *Recent Paintings |
| 2006 | *Recent Paintings |
| 1999 | *Recent Paintings by Martin Bentham |
| 1997 | *Recent Paintings & Drawings |
| 1995 | *Paintings & Drawings of Mendip |
| 1993 | *Mendip Paintings |
Mixed exhibitions
| 2025 | Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2025 – Royal Academy, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, W1J 0BD 172nd Autumn Exhibition – RWA, Bristol |
| 2024 | 171st Autumn Exhibition – RWA, Bristol Bath Society of Artists 119th Open Exhibition, Victoria Art Gallery, Bath |
| 2023 | 2023 King’s Coronation Celebrations, Art in the Cathedral Cloisters – Wells Cathedral, Wells, Somerset 170th Autumn Exhibition – RWA, Bristol |
| 2022 | 169th Autumn Exhibition – RWA, Bristol |
| 2021 | ROI Annual Exhibition – Mall Galleries, The Mall, London |
| 2020 | 168th Winter Exhibition – RWA, Bristol |
| 2019 | 167th Autumn Exhibition – RWA, Bristol Exhibit & Sale of ‘The Apiarist, June’ – Portland Gallery, 3 Bennet St, London |
| 2018 | 166th Autumn Exhibition – RWA, Bristol |
| 2017 | 165th Autumn Exhibition – RWA, Bristol |
| 2016 | 164th Autumn Exhibition – RWA, Bristol l ‘From Moor To Sea’ (exhibition: 12th July – 29th August) – The Brook Gallery, 1 Barnfield Crescent, Exeter, EX1 1QT |
| 2015 | 163rd Autumn Exhibition – RWA, Bristol ‘Arboretum’ – RWA, Bristol |
| 2014 | 162nd Autumn Exhibition – RWA, Bristol ‘Arboretum’ – RWA, Bristol |
| 2013 | In Celebration of The Royal Charter 1913 – 2013 – RWA, Bristol The Royal Collection – Windsor Bath Society of Artists 108th Annual Exhibition – Victoria Art Gallery, Bath 161st Autumn Exhibition – RWA, Bristol Wells Art Contemporary, 2nd Exhibition – Wells Museum, Wells Autumn Exhibition – The Richard Hagen Gallery, Broadway, Worcestershire Still Life: Martin Bentham RWA; Robert Organ; Christopher Garratt – The Art Room, Topsham |
| 2012 | Bath Society of Artists 107th Annual Exhibition – Victoria Art Gallery, Bath 160th Autumn Exhibition – RWA, Bristol The 23rd Summer Show – Atkinson Gallery, Millfield, Somerset |
| 2011 | Bath Society of Artists 106th Annual Exhibition – Victoria Art Gallery, Bath 159th Autumn Exhibition – RWA, Bristol |
| 2010 | 158th Autumn Exhibition – RWA, Bristol |
| 2009 | 157th Autumn Exhibition – RWA, Bristol The 21st Summer Show – Atkinson Gallery, Millfield, Somerset Annual Exhibition – Royal Bath & West Show, Somerset |
| 2008 | 156th Autumn Exhibition – RWA, Bristol The 20th Summer Show – Atkinson Gallery, Millfield, Somerset Cowleigh Gallery & Malvern Theatre, Malvern, Worcestershire Emporium Art Exhibition – Penny Brohn Cancer Care, Pill, Bristol |
| 2007 | 155th Autumn Exhibition – RWA, Bristol Cowleigh Gallery and Malvern Theatre, Malvern, Worcestershire The 19th Summer Show – Atkinson Gallery, Millfield, Somerset Bristol Cancer Help Centre – Grove House, Clifton, Bristol |
| 2005 | Centenary Exhibition – Bath Society of Artists, Victoria Art Gallery, Bath |
| 2004 | Friends Greater Bristol Foundation – Butcombe Court, Redhill,Bristol |
| 2002 | 7th – 15th Paintings – Bourne Studio, Blagdon, Bristol |
| 2000 | 148th Autumn Exhibition – RWA, Bristol |
| 1996 | Cowleigh Gallery, Malvern, Worcestershire Annual Exhibition – Royal Bath & West Show, Somerset |
| 1995 | 143rd Autumn Exhibition– RWA, Bristol |
| 1994 | 142nd Autumn Exhibition– RWA, Bristol Millfield Open Art – Street, Somerset |
| 1993 | John Laing Exhibition – Mall Galleries, London (Touring to Bristol Cathedral, Bristol) 141st Autumn Exhibition – RWA, Bristol Cowleigh Gallery, Malvern, Worcestershire |
| 1992 | 140th Autumn Exhibition – RWA, Bristol |
| 1991 | 139th Autumn Exhibition – RWA, Bristol Brewhouse Open Art – Taunton, Somerset |
| 1990 | 138th Autumn Exhibition – RWA, Bristol |
| 1989 | Summer Exhibition – Royal Academy, London 137th Autumn Exhibition – RWA, Bristol Brewhouse Open Art – Taunton, Somerset Millfield Open Art – Street, Somerset |
| 1988 | 136th Autumn Exhibition – RWA, Bristol Brewhouse Open Art – Taunton, Somerset |
| 1987 | 135th Autumn Exhibition – RWA, Bristol |
| 1986 | Natural World – Mendip Painting Centre, Rickford, Bristol |
| 1985 | Enmasse – Exeter University, Exeter |
Other
| 2018-2023 | President – Clevedon Art Club, Clevedon, Bristol |
| 2015 | FRWA Lecture & Oil Painting Demonstration – Fedden Gallery, RWA, Bristol |
Broadcasts, accolades and articles
| 2023 | RA Magazine No. 159, Summer Edition, Exhibition advert – page 19 |
| 2018 | RA Magazine No. 138, Spring Edition, Exhibition advert – page 48 |
| 2012 | Article – The Weekend. The Post. Issue 19 Article – Western Daily Press. September 28th 2012 Article – Mendip Times Vol. 8 Issue 4 What’s on at RWA – RWA Art Magazine Vol. 10 Exhibition Tour & Talk – RWA Sat 6th October Who’s Who in Art – 36th Edition by Lynda Murray, Morven Press. |
| 2011 | Article – East Devon Coast & Country, Autumn Edition 2011 |
| 2010 | Artist Profile – Peter Davies, RWA Friends Magazine, Issue 52 |
| 2008 | Article – The Countryman Vol. 114 No.6 The Lifelines Project Publication |
| 2007 | Article – Mendip Times Vol. 3 Issue 6 |
| 2006 | Article – Broadleaf Woodland Trust No.66 |
| 2005 | Article – Mendip Times Vol. 1 Issue 1 |
| 1999 | BBC Radio 4, Helen Reed Article Somerset Magazine Vol 9 No.4 Article Mendip and North Somerset Magazine Issue No. 1 Mendip Hills Landscape Assessment, Countryside Commission (1998) |
| 1996 | Tony Staveacre, BBC Radio 4 |
Publications
| 2023 | Martin Bentham RWA Catalogue |
| 2010 | Martin Bentham RWA Catalogue |
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