| BRITISH COLUMBIA ARTISTS |
Laing exhibited in Vancouver in 1920 with the Vancouver Sketch Club.
He exhibited from 1932 to 1941 in the annual B.C. Artists exhibitions at the Vancouver Art Gallery. He also showed work in the B.C. Artists Christmas exhibitions in 1933 and 1934.
He was listed as a Patron of the B.C. Society of Fine Arts in the exhibition catalogue for the 1930 Spring Exhibition of the Society. He exhibited with the group in 1921 and 1929.
He exhibited with the Island Arts and Crafts Society, in at least one exhibition in 1941.
Laing died in Sooke, Vancouver Island, in 1949 at the age of 78, according to B.C. Vital Statistics on-line.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
| DATE | EXHIBITION | ARTWORK |
| 1919 Sept. 6 - ? | Sketch Club Monthly Exhibition | (a number of mountain and lake views of Howe Sound) |
| 1920 Feb. 7 | Sketch Club Monthly Exhibition | (two watercolour landscapes) |
| 1920 April 10 | Sketch Club Monthly Exhibition | (titles not known) |
| 1920 Dec. 4 - ? | Sketch Club Annual Exhibition | Sunset, English Bay |
| (watercolour) | ||
| (watercolour) | ||
| 1921 Sept. 19 - 24 | BCSFA 13th Annual Exhibition | Mount Wrothesley |
| 1921 Nov. 5 | Sketch Club Monthly Exhibition | (four landscapes) |
| 1922 April 1 | Sketch Club Monthly Exhibition | (Boundary Bay) |
| 1924 October | Sketch Club October Exhibition | Naples |
| Landscape | ||
| 1929 Nov. 16 - 30 | BCSFA Winter Exhibition | Doubtful Weather, Skeena River |
| Summer Cabin, Tolmie Channel | ||
| Forenoon Breeze, Johnstone Straits | ||
| 1932 May - July | VAG All Canadian Exhibition | Shades of Evening |
| 1932 Oct. 5 - 30 | VAG B.C. Artists 1st Annual | Neglected Pastures |
| Autumn, Maple Ridge, B.C. | ||
| 1933 Sept. 22 - Oct. 15 | VAG B.C. Artists 2nd Annual | An Old Farm |
| Morning, Lowe Inlet, B.C. | ||
| Rocky Coast, near Victoria | ||
| 1933 Dec. 1 - 17 | VAG B.C. Artists Christmas Exhibition | Jervis Inlet |
| Evening Shadows, Rivers Inlet | ||
| Islands and Mountains | ||
| 1934 Sept. 21 - Oct. 14 | VAG B.C. Artists 3rd Annual | Landscape, Pitt Meadows |
| Pemberton Range | ||
| Mount Alpha | ||
| 1934 ? - ? | VAG B.C. Artists Edmonton Exhibition | Pemberton Range |
| 1934 Dec. 4 - 16 | VAG B.C. Artists Christmas Exhibition | Near Lillooet |
| In Rivers Inlet | ||
| 1935 Sept. 20 - Oct. 15 | VAG B.C. Artists 4th Annual | A Quiet Harbour |
| 1936 Sept. 18 - Oct. 11 | VAG B.C. Artists 5th Annual | Tranquility |
| The Unveiling | ||
| In the Livery of August | ||
| 1936 Oct. 15 - 20 | VAG B.C. Artists Chilliwack Exhibition | Tranquility |
| 1937 Sept. 17 - Oct. 10 | VAG B.C. Artists 6th Annual | Sunlight and Shadow |
| Old Hudson's Bay Barn at Esquimalt | ||
| 1938 Sept. 16 - Oct. 9 | VAG B.C. Artists 7th Annual | Spring Sunshine |
| The Pleasant River, Alouette | ||
| The Fraser, Near Yale | ||
| 1939 Sept. 15 - Oct. 8 | VAG B.C. Artists 8th Annual | In the Fraser Canyon |
| Under Mt. Cheam | ||
| 1940 Sept. 20 - Oct. 13 | VAG B.C. Artists 9th Annual | Tree Study |
| Pavilion Lake, B.C. | ||
| In the Marble Canyon, Pavilion Lake, B.C. | ||
| 1941 Sept. 26 - Oct. 19 | VAG B.C. Artists 10th Annual | The Garden Archway |
| An Old Victoria Garden |
100 YEARS OF B.C. ART (refer to VAG58)
ISLAND ARTS AND CRAFTS SOCIETY - List of Exhibitors
ARTISTS IN CANADA 1982 - UNION LIST OF ARTISTS' FILES (refer to AIC82)
BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX OF ARTISTS IN CANADA (refer to BIAC03)
1 reference cited for Laing: Who's Who in Northwest Art.
B.C. VITAL STATISTICS ON-LINE (refer to BCVS)
" ... Mr. J.W. Laing (was represented by) by two very good water color landscapes; ... "
From "Sketch Club Has Resumed Exhibitions"
Vancouver Daily World, February 9 1920
"Miss M. Conran, Mrs.
George T. Gilpin, Miss Batiste,
Mr. Laing, and Mr. J. Scott,
with two clever portraits in charcoal, all helped to keep up the credit of the club."
From "Art Exhibits Fewer But Maintain Standard"
Vancouver Daily Province, April 13 1920
"Mr. J.W. Laing (was represented) by a water color of "Seaside Park, Howe Sound," and
"Mountain Reflections""
From "Vancouver Sketch Club"
Western Woman's Weekly, October 9 1920
"Mr. Laing also does Mrs. (sic) Fripp's tuition great justice
in his three fine water colors, one of which "Sunset, English Bay," sold early in the afternoon."
From "Annual Exhibit by Sketch Club"
Vancouver Province, December 6 1920
"The exhibitors were: ... Mr. J.W. Laing, four landscapes (water color); ... "
From "Many View Sketch Club Exhibit and Much Work Shown"
Vancouver Sun, November 7 1921
"Mrs. (sic) John Laing's sombre toned watercolor of Boundary Bay was most successful."
From "Sketch Club Tea Enjoyable Event; Good Work Shown"
Vancouver Daily World, April 3 1922
" ... J.W. Laing, ... and others are exhibiting in the various classes."
From "Bargains in Art" by D.S.M.
Vancouver Sun, December 1 1933
"Artists represented in the group comprise the following ... J.W. Laing ... "
From "Maritime Art Association"
Vancouver Art Gallery Bulletin, November (?) 1939