Joe Fleming
Canadian artist Joe Fleming has been exhibiting locally and internationally for over 15 years and is represented by Newzones Gallery in Calgary, Elissa Cristall in Vancouver and Gallery TAKSU in Singapore and Malaysia. His painterly process involves aggressively distressing surfaces (mostly wood panel and plexi glass) then rebuilding them with flat graphic devices and brightly coloured enamel hues. Fleming’s work is included in many corporate and public collections including: Pricewaterhouse Coopers (Malaysia), HSBC Bank, Australian High Commission, Canadian High Commission (Kuala Lumpur), the Edmonton Art Gallery, the Museum of Civilization (Hull, Quebec) and the Holocaust Museum (LA). Joe Fleming completed his formal education from Ottawa School of Art in 1979 and Sheridan College of Applied Arts in 1986. He conducted lectures and workshops in various universities in Canada since 1993 to 2009.