Fleming studied ballet with Cecchetti method master Margaret Craske (1892–1990), and performed briefly with several New York City-based dance companies.
[citation needed] Fleming has performed in North America, South America, Europe, Africa and Asia, and collaborated in her multimedia works with playwright David Henry Hwang,[5] composer Philip Glass,[6] photographer Lois Greenfield, ikebana artist Gaho Taniguchi and artist Christopher Odo.
[12][13][14][15][16] Maureen Fleming began creating photography installations in conjunction with her live performances in NYC in 2009.
In 2022 she had a four-week residency on the Irish island of Inisheer (Inis Oirr), with support from the Guggenheim Foundation, which "allowed her to create a bridge with her own ancestors and her cultural heritage".
[19] Fleming has stated that she attempts to create archetypes in her dances, and described the female nude as a universal artistic image.