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After a successful nine-year run at J. C. Bradford & Co., Mark Fleming left his position as Manager of Marketing Services to start Creative Avenue February 12th, 1999, a venture fulfilling his vision to bring fine art, graphic design, and web design together under one roof. Creative Avenue has grown its customer base from a few clients in 1999 to nearly 300 today. Mark Fleming's passion for the arts began in his childhood. Belonging to the generation inspired by Star Wars, Mark credits the film with instilling in him a love for creative imagery coupled with exacting detail.
These values carried into his education as he was honored as "Best Portfolio" graduate at the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale in 1989. In 1991, Mark joined Nashville's J. C. Bradford & Co., the second largest company in Nashville, as a Graphic Designer/Illustrator, responsible for the design of the company's advertising and marketing material. In the ensuing years, he moved up to Creative Director and eventually Manager of Marketing Services, overseeing relationships with advertising agencies, printing and related vendors to support 86 offices, 1300 brokers and 300,000 clients.
Today, Mark Fleming meets the challenges of a changing industry by staying current in various graphic design, web design, oil paintings, web animations and audio/video editing software programs and by building connections with artists throughout Nashville ranging from designers to musicians. Also, Mark teaches (design/mixed mediums/anatomy-figure) to students at the Nossi College of Art, helping influence the next generation of commercial artists and illustrators. |
