Allen Bentley uses the vehicle of bustling dancers, cars, and swimming couples made of quick, energetic touches to discuss the dynamic nature of our quest for connection in our lives.

He received his Master of Fine Art from the University of Pennsylvania in 2000 and his Bachelor of Fine Art from Western Carolina University in 1996. He has exhibited across the country, with solo exhibitions in Philadelphia, New York, Chicago, and San Diego. Bentley is represented by Jo Fleming Contemporary Art in Annapolis MD. He has shown in the Philadelphia International Airport and in Artworks at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. In 2009, Bentley had a solo museum show at the Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts in Wilmington, DE.

He teaches Painting, Figure Drawing, and Drawing at Montgomery College in Rockville, MD and serves as chair of the Christopher Lyon Scholarship selection committee at the University of Pennsylvania.

Bentley lives in Clarksburg, MD with his wife and children.