Jeremy Laing
Selected Solo & Collaborative Exhibitions
2019
Virginia's Room, Paul Petro Contemporary Art, Toronto, Canada (in collaboration with the Estate of Will Munro)
2011
Jeremy Laing, Royal Ontario Museum, Patricia Harris Gallery of Textiles and Costume, Toronto, Canada. Presentation of new acquisition to the permanent collection.
2005-2015
Twice yearly clothing collections presented during Fashion Week in New York and Toronto
2004
Extensions for Daily Perseverance, Toronto, Canada
Explosion LTTR, Art In General, New York, New York
2003
Virginia Puff-Paint, Zsa Zsa Gallery, Toronto, Canada (in collaboration with Will Munro)
Group Exhibitions
2019
Untitled, Erin Stump Projects, Toronto, Canada (forthcoming)
2018
The World According to GARP, Franz Kaka, Toronto, Canada
2017
Coat of Many Colours, The Loon, Toronto, Canada
2016
Chroma Lives, 21 Avenue Road, Toronto, Canada
2014
The Politics of Fashion, Design Exchange, Toronto, Canada
This Is Not A Toy, Design Exchange, Toronto, Canada
2012
History, Glamour, Magic, Art Gallery of York University, Toronto, Canada. Collaborative work shown as part of Will Munro’s posthumous retrospective.
2004
Sinbad and the Rented World, Art Gallery of York University, Toronto, Canada
Toronto Exchange Club, Parlour Projects, Brooklyn, New York
Sorry for the Inconvenience, Junction Arts Festival, Toronto, Canada
2002
Fashion Queen, Spin Gallery, Toronto, Canada
Screenings
2011
Inside the Pavillion of Virginia Puff-Paint, Museum of Modern Art, New York. Curated by AA Bronson as part of Queer Cinema from the Collection, Yesterday and Today.
2008
Inside the Pavillion of Virginia Puff-Paint, Impakt Festival, Utrecht, Holland. Curated by Arjon Dunnewind as part of Multiplicity of Desires.
2007
Inside the Pavillion of Virginia Puff-Paint, 53rd International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, Germany. Curated by AA Bronson as part of Kinomuseum.
2004
Inside the Pavillion of Virginia Puff-Paint, Liverpool Biennial, Liverpool, England. Curated by Lauren Cornell as part of the Ocularis program.
Artist Projects
2019
Art environment for Canadian Art Social
Art direction of Owen Pallett’s album Island
2017-Present
New Nails, Co-founder of the queer fundraiser art party series
2017
Mercer Union Multiplier edition
2016
Stripes and Dots Pajamas, in collaboration with Zin Taylor, for Fogo Island Arts
2015
Art Metropole Membership Token
2014
Fan the Flames, Curatorial project for AGO, First Thursdays
Hazlitt, Art Direction of Summer and Winter print issues
The Politics of Fashion, Exhibition Design, Design Exchange, Toronto
Print collaboration with Julia Dault
Artists’ Book Upgrade, Fundraiser Edition for C Magazine
2013
Print collaboration with Vanessa Maltese
Arts and Crafts 10th anniversary T-shirt project
2012
Print collaboration with Niall McClelland
2011
Print collaboration with Scott Treleaven
2010
Everything Must Go, Curatorial project for Art Toronto
2008
Print collaboration with Karen Azoulay
2007
Bed of Nails, Fundraiser Edition for Art Metropole
2005-2007
Costume Designer for various Toronto Dance Theatre productions
2003-2005
The Westside Stitches Couture Club, Co-founder, along with Will Munro
Arts Boards
2016-Present
Mercer Union: A Centre for Contemporary Art, Board of Directors
2012-2014
The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery, Board of Directors
Residencies
2016
Fogo Island Arts
Bibliography and Catalogues
2019
“Touch It –Jeremy Laing", Canadian Art, Winter 2019 Issue
2013
Pattern: 100 Designers, 10 Curators, Published by Phaidon
2012
Will Munro: History, Glamour, Magic, Catalogue published by the Art Gallery of York University
2010
“The Canadian School”, Jessica Johnson, Walrus Magazine
2008
Inside the Pavillion of Virginia Puff-Paint, Artist’s book published by the Art Gallery of York University
2007
“Jeremy Laing”, Alexandra Palmer, Descant, Issue 138
2003
Pissing In Paris, Self-published artist’s book
Suite 117, Self-published artist’s book
Awards
2014
CAFA, Womenswear Designer of the year, Toronto
2011
ANDAM Fashion Award Finalist, Paris, France
2008
Ryerson University Outstanding Recent Graduate Award
1998
Ryerson University President’s National Entrance Scholarship
Collections
National Gallery of Canada Library
Royal Ontario Museum
Private Collections