Aron Hill
Aron Hill currently lives and works in Calgary, Alberta. He graduated from Alberta College of Art and Design in 2000 with a BFA in Interdisciplinary studies. He then completed his MFA at Goldsmiths College, University of London. His work there evolved into installation based projects using traditional drawing and painting methods alongside formal sculptural elements, large format photography and text based work. He has recently been focused on formalist paintings that recall aspects of minimalism and color field paintings though with references to the figure throughout. He finds conceptual company in the late Modernist paintings produced particularly in Canada. The choice of a restricted medium, acrylic ink washes on prepared raw canvas, forces restraint. The work's graphic nature relies on the sheer flatness this medium produces. Aron has exhibited internationally, occasionally lectures, and writes.
Aron Hill
Aron Hill currently lives and works in Calgary, Alberta. He graduated from Alberta College of Art and Design in 2000 with a BFA in Interdisciplinary studies. He then completed his MFA at Goldsmiths College, University of London. His work there evolved into installation based projects using traditional drawing and painting methods alongside formal sculptural elements, large format photography and text based work. He has recently been focused on formalist paintings that recall aspects of minimalism and color field paintings though with references to the figure throughout. He finds conceptual company in the late Modernist paintings produced particularly in Canada. The choice of a restricted medium, acrylic ink washes on prepared raw canvas, forces restraint. The work's graphic nature relies on the sheer flatness this medium produces. Aron has exhibited internationally, occasionally lectures, and writes.
Joe Fleming
Biography
Joe Fleming has exhibited internationally for over 18 years with solo exhibitions in Singapore, Toronto, 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, Prince Waterhouse Coopers (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 (LA). Fleming has exhibited in several international art fairs: Art Stage (Singapore), FIAC (Paris), Arte Cologne (Germany), Scope (New York and Miami), Papier (Montreal) and TIAF (Toronto). He has received recognition for his work 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), Imago Mundi, Design Lines Magazine, Azure Magazine, The Globe and Mail, Now Magazine, CBC, Chelsea Now and The Wall Street Journal Magazine. Joe Fleming lives and works in Toronto, Canada.
Education
1983-86 Sheridan University
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2019 Silver Harley, General Hardware, Toronto, Canada
2017 The Escape Club, General Hardware, Toronto, Canada
Signs of the Times, Herringer Kiss Gallery, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
2016 Superior Customer Service, Herringer Kiss Gallery, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
2015 Stockyard Rumble, General Hardware Contemporary, Toronto, Canada
2015 Gallery TAKSU, Singapore
General Hardware Contemporary, Toronto, Canada
2014 Suckerpunch, Mike Weiss Gallery, NYC, US, May
2013 Thinking of Bush, General Hardware Contemporary, Toronto, Canada
2011 Extra Parts, General Hardware Contemporary, Toronto, Canada
2009 Singapore Art Fair, courtesy of Gallery Taksu, Oct.
Solo Exhibition, Newzones Gallery, Calgary, Oct.
Scratches and Dots, Gallery Taksu, Malaysia, May
2008 Chaotic Construction, Gallery Taksu, Singapore, October
2007 Beauty Queens and Cowboys, Gallery Taksu, Singapore
COLD COMFORT, hard wood, DeLeon White Gallery, Canada
2005 Shanty Town, offsite exhibition, courtesy Artcore Gallery
2004 Nobody’s Home, Artcore Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2003 Frolic, Gallery Taksu KL, Malaysia, November
Frolic, Gallery Taksu, Singapore
Pleasures, Artcore Gallery, Toronto, Canada
Sweet Tooth, Jennifer Kostuik Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
2001 Mapping Time, Gallery Taksu KL, Malaysia
2000 Urban Dialogue, Gallery Taksu KL, Malaysia
1998 New Paintings, James Baird Gallery, St. John's, Canada
1997 Flow, Gallery Taksu KL, Malaysia
Selected Group Exhibitions
2020 Flatbed Pictures, Herringer Kiss Gallery, Calgary
Art Toronto, General Hardware, Toronto, Canada
2019 Fast Forward, Birch Contemporary, Toronto, Canada 2018
Art Toronto, General Hardware, Toronto, Canada
Kiyooka Ohe Arts Centre Auction, Alberta
2017 Art Toronto, General Hardware, Toronto, Canada
Art Toronto, Herringer Kiss Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2016 Propellers to Palms, General Hardware Contemporary, Toronto, Canada
2015 Herringer Kiss Gallery, Works on Paper, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
LOOK15, Contemporary Calgary, Fundraiser and exhibition
TAKSU Gallery, Material Witnesses, Singapore
Canadian Art Foundation, auction and exhibition, Toronto, Canada
Art Toronto, General Hardware Contemporary, Toronto, Canada
2014 Propellers to Palms, General Hardware Contemporary, Toronto, Canada, October
Casey House, Art With Heart Auction, Toronto, Canada, October
Art Spin, Fifth Annual Exhibition, Toronto, Canada, June
2013 Papier 14 Art Fair, Montreal, Quebec, April
2012 Skipping Stones, General Hardware Contemporary, Toronto, Canada
Scope Miami, courtesy of General Hardware Contemporary Canada, December
Art Toronto, courtesy of General Hardware Contemporary, Canada, October
Eight of Sixty, General Hardware Contemporary, Canada, Summer
Tales of Tomorrow, Joe Fleming and Celia Neubauer, TAKSU Singapore, Canada, May
Supported by the Ontario Arts Council.
60 Painters Exhibition Toronto, Canada, May
Gallery Taksu, Singapore, May
2011 Summer Views, Elissa Cristall Gallery, Vancouver BC
Group Show, Gallery Taksu, Bali, Indonesia
2010 Taking Shape, General Hardware Contemporary, Toronto, Canada
Inaugural Exhibition, General Hardware Contemporary, Toronto, Canada
2008 Magenta Publishing, book launch/exhibition MOCCA Toronto, November, Canada
Singapore Art Fair, courtesy Gallery Taksu, October
Wayne Gretzky Rocks, New Zones Gallery, Calgary, June
Look Four, Elissa Cristall Gallery, Vancouver
2007 Canadian Painters, Gallery Taksu, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Nuit Blanche, Reality, Toronto, Canada
2006 The Gladstone Hotel, courtesy of Kmart Gallery, Toronto, Canada
Gallery Artists, Gallery Taksu, Singapore
2005 4 Canadians, Gallery Taksu, Singapore/ KL
Arte Cologne, courtesy Artcore Gallery, Germany
Scope International Art Fair, courtesy Artcore Gallery, New York
FIAC, courtesy Artcore Gallery, Paris
TAAFI (Toronto alternative art fair international), courtesy Artcore Gallery, Toronto, Canada
Group Show, Gallery Taksu, Singapore
Microloft, The Drake Hotel, Toronto, Canada
Blender 2, Mix Magazine, Toronto, Canada
Salon du Printemps, courtesy Artcore Gallery, Montreal, Canada
Keep Expanding, Jennifer Kostuik Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
Southbeach International Art Fair, courtesy Artcore Gallery, Florida
2003 FIAC, courtesy of Artcore Gallery, Paris, France
New Abstractions, James Baird Gallery, Newfoundland, Canada
Artcore Gallery, Grand Opening, October
Gallery Taksu, Jakarta Indonesia
Gallery Taksu, Singapore
2002 Basel Miami Art Fair, courtesy Artcore Gallery, Miami, Florida
Toronto International Art Fair, courtesy Lonsdale Gallery, Toronto, Canada
Singapore International Art Fair, courtesy Gallery Taksu, Singapore
2001 Surprise, Archive Gallery, Toronto, Canada
The Toronto International Art Fair, courtesy Lonsdale Gallery, Toronto, Canada
Plum Blossom Gallery, Singapore
Selected Biography
2019 ARTORONTO.CA by Mikael Sandblom
Fugitive Pigment by Earl Miller
2017 Joseph Hartman, Artist Studio Project
Imago Mundi, Canada / Venice, Francesca Valente, Curator and Peggy Gale text
2014 Joe Fleming’s SUCKERPUNCH at Mike Weiss Gallery, The Artblog, June 13
Buhmann on Art, Joe Fleming: SUCKERPUNCH, Chelsea Now, June 4
Joe Fleming. Suckerpunch, Wall Street International, May 29
2012 The Globe and Mail, Richard Vaughan, "Eight of Sixty, a Summer Fling with Sexy Strangers",
2008 Swerve, "The Great Ones", Calgary, July
Visual Arts Calgary, "Wayne Gretsky Rocks at Newzones", Travis Murphy, July
2007 Juice Magazine, Singapore, Spring issue
Art Fair Catalogue - Art Singapore
The New Straits Times, Singapore, June 20
Eye Magazine, Nuite Blanche, cover and story, September 27
Azure magazine online article, Nuite Blanche, January
Design Lines Magazine, Nuite Blanche, fall issue
Now Magazine, September 27
2005 Canadian Art Online review
The Globe and Mail, Gary Michael Dault, December 31
Now Magazine, Hajal De Sarkar, October 20
The Globe and Mail, Gary Michael Dault, May 24
Cubes Magazine, Singapore, September
Canadian House and Home, March
2004 Mix Magazine, August
Elle Magazine. Singapore. September
2001 After Hours. The Edge. Malaysia. November
2000 Dault, Gary Michael. The End of the Earth. Canadian Art.
Fall Issue After Hours. The Edge. Malaysia. May 1-7,
KL Culture. May
1999 Smith, Craig. The Drawing Urge. Pasatiempo. The New Mexican. December 17-23
Pull-out section. Canadian Art. Fall
Fast Forward. Canadian Art. Summer
Dault, Gary Michael. Gallery Walk About. The Globe and Mail.
July 3 Where Magazine. April/May
Dault, Gary Michael. Gallery Walk About. The Globe and Mail. March 27
Jones, Charlotte. Joe Fleming: New Paintings. Arts Atlantic. Winter
1998 MacKay, Gillian. Gallery Walk About. Globe and Mail. February 13
Television Interview. City TV evening news. February 7
Rosen, Taffe. Television Interview. Bravo. February
Etcetera. The Evening Telegram. St. John's Nfld. April 24
Weekend in Toronto. The Toronto Star. August 28
1997 Ahmad, Zulkifli. Different People Similar Strokes. New Straits Times, Malaysia. April 18
1996 Fischer, Nathalie-Roze. ‘Top 10 Art Exhibits – 1996’.
Now Magazine. January 1
Works of Joe Fleming Showing at Gallery Taksu. The Malay Mail. April 7
Northcott, John. CBC Television Interview.
Fischer, Nathalie-Roze. Joe Fleming's southwestern icons wax ironic.
Now Magazine September 20
Television Interview. City TV evening news. September 3
Television Interview. Rogers Cable. October 15
Fauntleroy, Gussie. Fleming paints things we keep to ourselves.
New Mexican SF September 28
1995 Tobin, Richard. Reviews. The Magazine. Sante Fe. November
Hanna, Deirdre. Art Highlights. Now Magazine. June 22-28
Northcott, John. Television Interview. CBC Evening News. September 21
Selected Permanent Collections
BMO Financial Group
Richard Ivey Collection
Trimark Mutual Funds
Scotia Bank
General Electric
Honeywell Bull
American Barrick
AT&T
Magna International
Elli Lilly
Midland Walwyn Financial
724 Solutions
Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Malaysia
Mckinsey, Malaysia
HSBC Bank, Malaysia
Choo Mei Lin Cathay Organization Singapore, Malaysia
Australian High Commission
Ireka / Westin Kuala Lumpur
Canadian High Commission
Canadian Postal Museum (Museum of Civilization), Canada
Edmonton Art Gallery, Canada
Carleton University Art Gallery, A.T. Tolley Collection