Biographical Notes
Pat FLEISHER / Photo ARTIST
Photoartist PAT FLEISHER was born and resides in Toronto, Canada. She graduated from the University of Toronto where she was art critic of THE VARSITY and actively exhibited as a painter in Toronto in the 60ís.
Since the 70's and continuing into the 2000s, her interests have turned to journalism & design. She has been publisher, editor & designer of three Canadian magazines dealing with the contemporary visual art scene: ARTMAGAZINE, THE ARTPOST and currently, ARTFOCUS. In 1996 she launched the website, ARTFOCUS MAGAZINE & CYBERGALLERY which she also edits & designs.
On behalf of her magazines, she has travelled widely across Canada and to international art events documenting in photos, the art and artists of each community and the environment of the city streets they inhabit.
Her recent Toronto streetscapes are some of her stongest images. As a continuation of her previous direction as a painter, they are a mix of all the things that have attracted her to photography for the past 20 years: the opportunity for spontaneous layering of images & odd juxtapositions found in reflections; the brilliant colours on forgotten walls. They express her intuitive empathy for the endless creativity that the quirky lifestyle of Canada's artists contribute to our community.
Public Photo Collections:
Harbourfront Corporation, Toronto
Niagara College, Niagara Falls, Ont.
Palm Spring Desert Museum, California
Robert Mclaughlin Gallery, Oshawa
University College of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
Recent Photo Exhibiitions:
Sassafraz Cafe/ Gallery, Toronto,
"City Kitsch, Toronto/New York", Spring 1999
Upcoming Photo Exhibitions:
Contacts/ Inquiries:
PAT FLEISHER, PO Box 1063, Sta F, Toronto ON M4Y 2T7
Tel 416/925-5564 Fax 416/925-2972
E-Mail info@artfocus.com
