Description: British artist Anna Freeman Bentley presents a series of paintings and works on paper documenting her journey into the exclusive realm of private members clubs, including some of the most desirable clubs around Los Angeles. Alongside a foreword from patron Roberta Ahmanson, the publication features an introduction by curator John Silvis, and an ess
Brief description: Anna Freeman Bentley (b.1982) is an artist based in London. She studied painting at Chelsea College of Art and Design before graduating with an MA from the Royal College of Art in 2010. She has had solo exhibitions at venues including Wolfson College, Oxford (2017), Husk Project Space, London (2015), Workshop Gallery, Venice (2012), and Galerie Kollaborativ, Berlin (2007). Selected group exhibitions include 'London Now' at Space K, Seoul, South Korea (2017), 'Der Kuhle Glanz' at 68projects, Berlin (2017), the East London Painting Prize (2015 and 2014), the Prague Biennale 5 (2011), and Bloomberg New Contemporaries (2009). Freeman Bentley has been the recipient of numerous awards and residencies, including Breathing SPACE Residency, London (2015-16), the ERDF New Creative Markets Programme, London (2013-14); Artist in Restaurant, Pied à Terre, London (2012); The Florence Trust Artists Residency, London (2010-11) and The Chelsea Arts Club Trust Award, London (2009).