Born on May 25th, 1942 in Durham, Northern England, Barrie Wentzell was educated in Kent and London, attending Maidstone Art School in Kent in the 1950’s. Wentzell spent music’s most important decades, 1965 to 1975, as chief photographer for UK music publication, The Melody Maker. Barrie continues to contribute his work to exhibitions, museums, and private collections. Barrie lives and works in Toronto, Canada. Barrie Wentzell’s extensive exhibition history includes: Brooklyn Museum, NY, USA Art Gallery of Windsor, Ont. Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis, TN Akron Art Museum, Akron, OH Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, SC