ALAN and MICHAEL FLEMING

EDUCATION

2010 MFA Studio/Performance, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2007 BFA Painting, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2010 Objects and Extensions, Performed at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
          Believe Don’t, (w/Thomas Albrecht) Performed in Chicago, New York and Las Vegas
          Graduate Exhibition, Sullivan Galleries, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL
          DIRT: Land/USe, (Curated by Deke Weaver), Links Hall, Chicago, IL
2009 The Embedded Flaw, Betty Rymer Gallery, Chicago, IL
          Sportmax re:MMIX Series, Sportmax SoHo, New York, NY
          The Opportunity Shop, 1613 E. 55th St, Chicago, IL
          New Blood III, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
          The Walk + SAIC Fashion Show, The Sullivan Galleries, Chicago, IL
          LIVE ART LIVE ART LIVE ART: An Aesthetic Experiment in Ephemeral Art,
          446 E. Ontario, Apt 3010, Chicago, IL
          Depressing Ass Work, BARN, Brooklyn, NY
2008 New Blood II, Links Hall, Chicago, IL
          its not hard (to say goodbye), The Center for Contemporary Arts, Glasgow, Scotland
          Here Now There Now, (Public art/performance project) Various sites, Scotland
          Interrupt! Intervene! Art as Social Practice, UC Santa Cruz, CA
          Kinolewchyk Festival, Idea Museum, Lviv, Ukraine
          T-10 8th Annual Video Festival, 21 Grand, Oakland, CA
2007 Time and Again: A Night of Events, The Springer Cultural Center, Champaign, IL
          Empty Lot Performance Project, 1133 W. Fulton Market, Chicago, IL
          DRIP Film and Video Festival, Shown in CA, IL, VA and NY
          URBAN SPACE, Oi Futuro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil/New Life Shop, Berlin, Germany
          Architectural Film Fest, The Wind Tunnel, Pasadena, CA
          School of Art + Design BFA Graduate Exhibition, Krannert Art Museum, Champaign, IL
          P.S. Painting & Sculpture Junior/Senior Show, Link Gallery, Champaign, IL
2006 The Anything But Art Show, Coalition Student Gallery, Champaign, IL
          Towards Emptiness, Krannert Art Museum, Champaign, IL
          The International Installation of Video Art, The Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, MO
2005 Mind in Matter: Constructions of the Built Environment, OPENSOURCE Art, Champaign, IL
          PAINting sCULpTure, Link Gallery, Champaign, IL

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2010 Feng Shui, Artists and Residence Project, Chicago, IL
2007 At Rest: The Body in Architecture, Video wall, Siebel Center, Champaign, IL
          Spatial Interventions, The Atrium, Temple Buell Hall, Champaign, IL

PUBLIC LECTURES, PANEL DISCUSSIONS & WORKSHOPS

2010 "Balancing Act: Graduate Lecture" School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL
2009 "Alan and Michael Fleming: Visiting Artist Lecture" University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL
          "Alan and Michael Fleming: Visiting Artist Lecture" Ox-Bow School of Art, MI
          "Body Moving: 2 Week Performance Workshop" Ox-Bow School of Art, MI

REVIEWS & PUBLICATIONS

2010 Furukawa, Minami “Performance Art MFA” Chicago Art Magazine, May 19
          “Final Statement: SAIC Graduate Exhibition 2010” Artforum, April 2010 (advertisement)
          Pittman, Ariel Lauren “Art as Dinner Party” FNews Magazine, April 2010
2009 “Alan and Michael Fleming: Let Us Consider Play” Text off the Page 2009 (catalog)
2007 Travers, Katie “Defining the Context”, 2007 UIUC BFA Graduate Exhibition (catalog)
          Whitman, Laurie “Flemings prove to be dynamic duo in art world”, Suburban Life, April 15
          Merli, Melissa “Twins explore body, space in video art show”, The News Gazette, March 29
2005 Hoffman, Matt “Mind In Matter: A conversation with the artists”, Buzz magazine, Nov. 17

AWARDS, HONORS & RESIDENCIES

2010 Artist-in-Residence, Summer Studio, Sullivan Galleries, Chicago, IL
2009 Jacob K. Javits Fellowship (Michael Fleming)
          Professional Advancement Award in Dance, The School at Jacob's Pillow (Alan Fleming)
          Project Based Artist Residency, Ox-Bow School of Art and Artists' Residency
2008 School of the Art Institute of Chicago Grant
          School of the Art Institute of Chicago Trustee Merit Scholarship
          Winner of “Performing” section at Kinolewchyk Festival, Idea Museum
2007 Outstanding Seniors Award in Painting/Sculpture, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2006 Group 4 Award, The Foundry Art Centre
2004 James Honors Scholars, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign