JOE FLEMING (b. 1964 Canada) has been exhibiting internationally for over 15 years. His painterly process involves aggressively distressing surfaces (mostly wood panel and plexi glass) then rebuilding them with flat graphic devices and brightly colored enamel hues. Fleming completed his formal education from Sheridan College of Applied Arts in 1986. He has lectured at various universities in Canada and South East Asia since 1993. His works are in the collections of Trimark Mutual Funds, Honeywell Bull, American Barrick, Princewaterhouse 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). Fleming has participated in many international art fairs: Rogue Wave Singapore, courtesy of Gallery Taksu as well as FIAC in Paris, Arte Cologne in Germany, Scope in New York and TIAF in Toronto all courtesy of Artcore. In 2009 Fleming’s work was included in Carte Blanche 2: Painting – a survey of new Canadian painting and in May 2012 Fleming will be included in the 60 Painters exhibition in Canada. Joe Fleming was the Resident Artist of TARP KL in 2008. Joe Fleming lives and works in Toronto, Canada.