Joe Average is a Canadian artist who lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. Diagnosed HIV+ at age 27, Average made the decision to commit the rest of his life to art, and to challenge himself to live by his art.
Average frequently donates work to charitable causes, such as Vancouver's annual Art for Life auction. His work has been used for such projects as A Loving Spoonful (a charity which provides meals to people with terminal illnesses) and the Davie Village. Average has also been selected to judge submissions for Vancouver's AIDS memorial and anti-homophobia posters.
Average is known for his cheerful, colourful, cartoony work, including images of flowers, animals and insects, and people. He has received many awards and honours, including civic merit awards, the Caring Canadian Award (1998) and the Queen's Golden Jubilee Silver Medal for Outstanding Community Achievement (2002). Vancouver's mayor also pronounced November 3, 2002 as "Joe Average Day."
AverageJoe (2003), AverageJoe: Hawaii (2004), AverageJoe: Adam Returns (2004), and AverageJoe: The Joes Strike Back (2005) are reality TV dating shows that aired on the NBC network.
The premise of the first two AverageJoe series was intended to be somewhat of a mockery of traditional set-up shows such as The Bachelor and Joe Millionaire in which the "reality" premise is questionable.
The men are extremely average in appearance, with many being overweight or underweight and nerdy, or awkward in their behavior and personalities.
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