Artist Bio

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MJ Bentley is an American and Australian/Narrm photographic artist. She was awarded "Top 40 Emerging Portrait Photographer" by Capture Mag x Fujifilm in 2023. She won the "Best Cinematography" award at Visionnaire Film Festival 2018 for her work on the film "Leach." She has exhibited for EAC, George Patton Gallery, Queerthentic 2024, Midsumma Festival 2024 + 2025, The Percivals 2024. Her work has been published in both print and online publications including Rolling Stone. In her spare time, she is pursuing a Master's Degree of Arts and Cultural Management at the University of Melbourne.

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"Fabulous and fierce, it's portrait photography with personality in full force."

— Amanda Quah, Exhibitions Curator

CV 

Masters of Art and Cultural Management from the University of Melbourne (current)
Bachelor of Arts (Film and Television) Deakin University 2017 
Associate of Liberal Arts (Business & Sociology focus) Palm Beach State 2015

Artist Residency | Naples, Italy | 2024

Open Water Diver Certification | PADI 
Working with Children's Check | VIC GOV

Runway Production:
The Social Studio Runway 2022 

Film Festivals:
Monsterfest 
MQFF
Screamfest
Visionnaire - Winner in Best Cinematography
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Exhibitions:

Midsumma Festival 2025 - 15-Queens

The Percivals 2024 - Gay Playwright: Angus Cameron

Midsumma  Festival - Gasworks 2024 - 7-Queens

Queerthentic 2024 - Wendy 

George Patton Gallery 2023 - 7-Queens
EAC 2023 - Aubrey Haive + Dettol

Brands: 
Aubrey Haive (Rupaul's Drag Race)
Alias Mae
Daliah Amore
Je'Dor
In The Dark Events
Oscar Keene (London Fashion Week feature) 
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Successful Grants:
New Colombo Plan Grant 2017 (To study Animation + VFX in Tokyo, Japan)
City of Yarra Small Project Grant 2022

Employment: 
Project Manager - The Social Exchange x The Social Studio x RMIT x Centre for Projection Art
Studio Manager - Modform
Director + Photographer - Boutique Media
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