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# N O B L A N K B R A I N S
Joe Fleming has exhibited internationally for over
20 years with solo exhibitions in Singapore, Toronto,
Vancouver, Calgary and New York City. He has lectured
at universities in Canada, the United States and South
East Asia since 1993. His paintings are included in
many public and private collections such as: BMO
Financial Group, Trimark Mutual Funds, Honeywell
Bull, PricewaterhouseCoopers (Malaysia), HSBC Bank,
A.T. Tolley Collection, Australian High Commission,
Canadian High Commission (Kuala Lumpur), the Art Gallery of Edmonton,
the Museum of Civilization (Hull, Quebec) and the Holocaust Museum
(Los Angeles). Fleming has exhibited in international art fairs in Singapore,
Paris, Cologne, New York, Miami, Montreal and Toronto. His work has been
recognized in Carte Blanche 2: Painting – a survey of new Canadian painting
(The Magenta Foundation), 60 Painters in Canada, The Artist's Studio (by
Joseph Hartman), American Illustration, Imago Mundi, Design Lines Magazine,
Azure Magazine, The Globe and Mail, Now Magazine, CBC, Chelsea Now
and The Wall Street Journal Magazine. Fleming lives and works in Toronto.
I Thought It Was A Pineapple
Joe Fleming
Artist Statement
The artist was considering the idea of memory and loss, and how images
fade over time in our memory.