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SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2023 Momentum Space, Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute, University of British Columbia, Canada
2020 Keyboard 2.0, Ministry of Casual Living Window Gallery, Victoria, Canada
2020 Chroma Chamber, Cineworks Independent Filmmakers Society, Vancouver, Canada
2018 Disassembler, Chernoff Fine Art, Vancouver, Canada
2015 Utopian Dystopia, Robert Lynds Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
2014 site[d], Robert Lynds Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
2013 Stasis, Banff Centre, Banff, Canada
2012 Thought Control, Little Mountain Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
2011 Pairograms, Online-exclusive work, jgmair.com
2011 RELEASE/AFTERSHOCK, Gallery FUKAI, Vancouver, Canada

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2021 The Lookout, Terminal Creek Contemporary, Bowen Island, Canada
2020 Stanzas, Arts Victoria, Canada
2018 Science Fictions for the Robot Class, Open Science Network, Vancouver, Canada
2018 Pink Noise Popup, ONE AND J. +1 Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
2017 New Vacancy: The Blues and Failed Paintings, Second Beach Fieldhouse, Stanley Park, Canada
2014 Bloom, Nikkei National Museum, Burnaby, Canada
2013 F**K Words, san02, Matsuyama Ehime, Japan
2013 Susurrates, Leo Koo Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
2012 Art for Life, Charity Auction, official selection
2012 Excuse Me, How Rude?!, Gallery FUKAI, Vancouver, Canada
2011 Typecast, alsoKNOWNas Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
2011 Overheard Over There, Kafka's, Vancouver, Canada
2010 10x10, Gallery Atsui, Vancouver, Canada
2009 Between the Lines, Gallery Atsui, Vancouver, Canada
2008 Vantage Studios Group Show, Vantage Studios, Vancouver, Canada

PUBLIC ART

2016 LANDWATERSKY, public art installation at Second Beach, Stanley Park, Vancouver, Canada

AWARDS AND RESIDENCIES

2022 Ars Scientia Residency, Morris and Helen Belkin Gallery, Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute and the Department of Physics and Astronomy at UBC, Vancouver, Canada
2020 BC Arts Council and Yosef Wosk Foundation Project Grant, Chroma Chamber
2017 International Artists Residency Program, Kansas City Artists Coalition, Kansas City, USA
2013 Banff Artist in Residency, Banff Centre, Banff, Canada
2013 Apropos Artist Proposal Database, Boston Cyberarts, Boston, USA
2012 Bay Residency, Morning Bay, Pender Island, Canada

EDUCATION

1993 BEd University of British Columbia, Art Major
1988 BFA University of Victoria, Visual Arts

BIBLIOGRAPHY & WEB

2023 "Why Scientists Need Artists: The Benefits of Collaborative Creativity", By James Day, Blusson Quantum Matter Institute at UBC, 2023
2023 "encou(n)ters: blending arts and science through meaningful collaborations", By Shahrzad Abbasi, Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute at UBC, May 2023
2021 "Living in a Time of Uncertainty", Curated by Simon Hauck and Michaela Mitchell, Patron Art, 2021
2017 "Abundance and Proliferation", Erik Zepka interview by Jana Astanov, 3AM Magazine, July, 2017
2015 "Allgemeines Kunstlerlexikon - Internationale Kunstlerdatenbank, DeGruyter", Biographical listing, Thieme-Becker/Vollmer Encyclopedia, Germany
2015 "JG Mair: Utopian Dystopia", Michael Turner, Preview The Gallery Guide, September Issue
2015 "Utopian Dystopia is Obscure and Debate Inducing", Andrea Gonzalez, The Ubyssey, August 25
2014 "The Scout List", Michelle Sproule, Scout Magazine and The Globe and Mail, Canada, March 11
2013 "Can-Can on Canvas", Kirsti Wold, Oslo, Norway, June 18
2013 "Hush Magazine", Caroline Pippel, Vancouver, Canada, February 16
2012 "Civilian Stripes", Michael Schwartz, Vancouver, Canada, November 12
2012 "This Isn't Happiness", Peter Nidzgorski, Los Angeles, USA, October 19 and 26
2012 "Weblog/Art", Zak Klauck, New York, USA, January 23rd
2012 "Visual Poetry", Anatol Knotek, Vienna, Austria, January 12
2009 "Words become pictures in art shows around Vancouver", Robin Laurence, The Georgia Straight, Vancouver Canada, September 24
2009 "Between the Lines at Gallery Atsui", Sonya Han, The Style Addict, Vancouver Canada, September 13