Jacky Fleming (born 1955, London) is an English

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, whose work first became known through her pre-internet social activism postcards.

Biography

Fleming studied a foundation course at the

Chelsea School of Art Chelsea College of Arts is a constituent college of the University of the Arts London, a public art and design university in London, England. It offers further and higher education courses in fine art, graphic design, interior design, produ ...

, followed by a Fine Art degree at the

University of Leeds The University of Leeds is a public research university in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It was established in 1874 as the Yorkshire College of Science. In 1884, it merged with the Leeds School of Medicine (established 1831) and was renamed Y ...

. Her first published cartoon appeared in ''

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'', and was a university essay for Professor

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which she handed in as a cartoon strip, and was about a girl trying to understand what society wants from her. Since then her work has featured in many books, exam papers, and publications which include ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''Red Pepper'', ''

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'', ''Diva'', ''You'' and ''

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''. Fleming's book about

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's theory of female inferiority was the winner of the Artemisia Humour prize for '' The Trouble with Women''.

Bibliography

* ''The Trouble with Women'', 2016. * ''Demented'', Bloomsbury, 2004 * ''Hello Boys'', Penguin, 1996 * ''Dear Katie'', Penguin, 1994 * ''Falling In Love'', Penguin, 1993 * ''Never Give Up'', Penguin, 1992 * ''Be A Bloody Train Driver'', Penguin, 1991

Exhibitions

* ''Panel Show'',

Sunny Bank Mills Sunny Bank Mills is a former textile mill, which specialised in worsted cloth, set in 10 acres of land located on Town Street, Farsley, Leeds, England. Since 2010, it has been developed as a business and artistic community, with an exhibitions g ...

, Leeds, 2019 * ''Une BD si je veux, quand je veux!'', Maison Fumetti, Nantes, France, 2018 * ''A Woman's Place'', Abbey House Museum, Leeds, 2018 * ''A Woman's Work is Never Done'', Quarry Bank Mill, Styal, 2017 * WOW -

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, Hull, March 2017 - "...commissioned portraits of Hull Trailblazers alongside work from her recent book the Trouble With Women.” * ''Comix Creatrix: 100 Women Making Comics, House of Illustration, London, 5 Feb – 15 May 2016'' - “The laughter panels, which included excerpts from Jacky Fleming's new book, 'The Trouble with Women' and

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's 'True Story', had many visitors chuckling out loud to themselves." * ''Wish You Were Here? Artists postcards from 1960 to today'', Arena Gallery, Birmingham, May 2015 – June 2016 * Washburne Heritage Centre, Fewston October 2014 * ''The Postcard is a Public Work of Art'', X Marks the Bokship, Group Show, Bethnal Green, 2014 * Shrewsbury Cartoon Festival 2011 * ''Never Give Up'',

Bradford Playhouse The Bradford Playhouse is a 266-seat proscenium arch theatre with circle and stall seating based in Little Germany, in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. Formerly known as The Priestley, the theatre also has a studio space that has f ...

, March 2009 * The Salt Gallery, Hayle, Cornwall, April 2007 * ''Fawcett's Funny Girls'', London, Manchester, Glasgow 1997 * Pankhurst Trust, Manchester 1997 * London Comedy Festival,

Riverside Studios Riverside Studios is an arts centre on the north bank of the River Thames in Hammersmith, London, England. The venue plays host to contemporary performance, film, visual art exhibitions and television production. Having opened in May 1976, th ...

, London 1994 * ''The Cutting Edge'',

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, London 1992 *

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, 1992 * ''She Bites'', Eastthorpe Gallery, Mirfield 1992 * ''Le Donne Ridono'', Ferrara

References

External links

Jacky Fleming website United agents author entry Interviewed by Jane Garvey for Woman's Hour (BBC Radio 4), Feb 2016
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