Michael Fleming (b. 1985, Illinois, USA) is an artist, educator, and curator based in Brooklyn, NY. Fleming received his BFA in Painting from UIUC, his MFA in Studio from SAIC, and a Business Certificate from Columbia University, where he currently works. He was the director of MOUNTAIN, an apartment gallery in the heart of Bushwick (2016-2018). His gallery was written about by Artnet News, Art F City, Brooklyn Magazine, and The New York Times. In September of 2018 he combined programs with Selena gallery and Olivia Swider to form Selenas Mountain in Ridgewood, NY. Fleming has held previous positions as Co-Producer/Curator of the IMPACT Performance Festival, Chicago, IL; Co-Director/Board Member of artist-run space OPENSOURCE Art, Champaign, IL; Gallery Assistant at Gladstone Gallery, NY and Rowley Kennerk Gallery, Chicago, IL. In his artistic practice Michael has made performance, video art, and sculpture with his collaborator (and identical twin brother) Alan Fleming for the past decade. Together, they have had residencies at the Oxbow School of Art, MI; ACRE Residency, WI; NARS Foundation, NY; and the AIM Program at the Bronx Museum, NY. They have exhibited and performed internationally, including shows in Denmark, Germany, Mexico, Scotland, and the Ukraine.
