C:\Hot Art Wet City Gallery> hotartwetcity.com
Art gallery and event venue in Vancouver, BC; 2012–2017. Continued as an independent producer of art and comedy shows at various venues until March 2020.
C:\Artist Interviews> Youtube
Over the course of 2 years, I produced over 130 interviews with Vancouver-based artists, performers, and curators. Initially intended to promote the annual button trading show Hot One Inch Action, it grew into Hot Art Wet City and as a way to promote Vancouver-based creatives. Several videos were also created in association with Winsor Gallery and the Rennie Collection.
C:\Sticky: Post-It Note Art Show>
Art on Post-It notes from local and international artists. Organized the first year of the show in 2019 with Flavia Chan and Jeff Chiba Stearns.
C:\Hot One Inch Action>
The art of 50 mostly local artists reproduced on one inch pin-back buttons. Sold in random packs of five buttons, the audience traded buttons to collect the art they want. This show ran from 2004–2019. In collaboration with Jim Hoehnle.
C:\CARDED>
The art of 50 mostly local artists reproduced on trading cards. Sold in random packs of five cards, the audience traded cards to collect the art they want. This show ran from 2009–2019. In collaboration with Jim Hoehnle.
C:\BOOK\Creative Instigator's Handbook\Leanne Prain> Creative_Instigators_Handbook.exe
C:\PRESS\Westender\Voted Second Best Art Gallery in Vancouver> 2015–2017.exe
C:\BOOK\So It Is: Vancouver\Adam Schelle and Kev Holloway> so_it_is.exe
C:\SPEAK\Art at Work\Kickstart Your Art Career\Richmond Art Gallery> kickstart.exe
C:\PRESS\Vancouver Is Awesome\Most Awesome for Visual Arts 2014> awesome.exe
C:\BOOK\Living the Dream: Putting your creativity to work (and getting paid)\Corwin Hiebert > living_the_dream.exe
C:\SPEAK\Pecha Kucha Vancouver\Volume 6> pecha_kucha_v6.exe
C:\BOOK\Badge Button Pin\Gavin Lucas> badge_button_pin.exe
C:\BENTZEN\Email> chris at bentzen dot ca
C:\BENTZEN\Bluesky> @bentzen
C:\BENTZEN\Schedule a call> cal.com/bentzen