J.B. Taylor, 1917–1970
Selected Exhibitions
Numbers of paintings (where known) shown in square brackets
| 1939 — | Harris Memorial Gallery, Charlottetown, P.E.I., first solo show [13]; Maritime Art Association, Charlottetown; Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto; IBM Canadian Art Exhibition, New York World’s Fair, New York. |
| 1941 — | Sixth Annual Exhibition, Maritime Art Association, Charlottetown [2]; Prince Edward Island Art Association, Harris Memorial Gallery, Charlottetown. |
| 1942 — | Seventh Annual Exhibition, Maritime Art Association, Charlottetown [2]. |
| 1943 — | Sketch Club Exhibition, Moncton Society of Art, Moncton, N.B. [4]. |
| 1944 — | Edmonton Art Museum; Arts and Sciences Bldg. University of Alberta, Edmonton [118 allied aircraft ]. |
| 1945 — | Memorial Art Gallery, Charlottetown [118?]. |
| 1948 — | Arts Bldg., University of Alberta [20]. |
| 1949 — | Several exhibitions in smaller Alberta centres. |
| 1950 — | Summer Show, Alberta Society of Art, Edmonton Museum of Art, Edmonton [1]. |
| 1951 — | Banff School of Fine Arts, Banff; Faculty Show, Arts Bldg., University of Alberta. |
| 1952 — | Prince Albert Regional Library, Prince Albert, Sask., solo show; Rutherford Library Art Gallery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, solo show. |
| 1952 — | Prince Albert Regional Library, Prince Albert, Sask., solo show; Rutherford Library Art Gallery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, solo show. |
| 1952–1953 — Western Art Circuit travelling show. | |
| 1953 — | Coste House, Calgary; Brandon Public Library, Brandon, solo show. |
| 1953 — | Coste House, Calgary; Brandon Public Library, Brandon, solo show, sponsored by the Brandon Art Club. |
| 1958 — | 79th Exhibition, Royal Canadian Academy. |
| 1959 — | 80th Exhibition, Royal Canadian Academy; Studio Theatre, University of Alberta. |
| 1960 — | Summer Festival of the Arts, Edmonton. |
| 1963 — | Canadian Art Galleries, Calgary, solo show; Saskatchewan Arts Board, Regina; All Alberta Exhibition, Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton. |
| 1964 — | Jacox Galleries, Edmonton, solo show; Confederation Memorial Gallery, Charlottetown; Exhibition, Torches Theatre, Edmonton; All Alberta Exhibition Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton; Dawson Creek Art Gallery, Dawson Creek. |
| 1965 — | Owens Art Gallery, Mount Allison University, Sackville, N.B. |
| 1966 — | Jacox Galleries, Edmonton, 2nd solo show; All Alberta Exhibition, Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton. |
| 1967 — | Canadian Universities Centennial Drawing Exhibition. |
| 1968 — | Jacox Galleries, Edmonton, 3rd solo show; |
| 1970 — | Portrait Exhibition, University Hall, University of Alberta, Edmonton, solo [6]. |
Posthumous Exhibitions
| 1971 — | Enviornment 71, Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, Calgary, solo show. |
| 1973 — | Memorial Exhibition, Landscape Sketches, University Art Gallery and Museum University of Alberta, Edmonton, solo show; J.B. Taylor Landscapes, exhibition catalogue, J. Allison Forbes, text (Edmonton: Edmonton Art Gallery, 1973), Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton [39]. Memorial Exhibition, Landscape Sketches, Confederation Art Gallery and Museum, Charlottetown [38]. |
| 1980 — | Art in Alberta: An Historical Survey. Paul Kane to the Present, exhibition catalogue, Karen WIilkin, text ( Edmonton: The Edmonton Art Gallery, 1980), Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton [3]. |
| 1986 — | Spaces and Places: Eight Decades of Landscape Painting in Alberta, exhibition catalogue, Jetske Sybesma – Ironside, text (Edmonton: The Alberta Art Foundation, 1986), The Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton (travelling exhibition) [2]. |
| 1990 — | The Sublime Revisited : Mountain Paintings by J.B. Taylor, exhibition catalogue, Jetske Sybesma, text ( Edmonton: Fine Arts Building Gallery, University of Alberta, 1990) Fine Arts Building Gallery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, solo show [40]. |
| 1998 — | Taylor’s Planes, exhibition catalogue, Susan Sax-Willock, text (Edmonton: Provincial Museum of Alberta, 1998). Provincial Museum of Alberta, Edmonton (travelling exhibition through Harcourt House Gallery)[ 9]. |
| 2000 — | Mechanics of Vision: Drawing in Alberta, exhibition catalogue, Jim Davies, text, (Edmonton: Faculty of Extension, University of Alberta, 2000) Extension Centre Gallery, University of Alberta Extension Centre, Edmonton [2]. |
| 2001 — | J.B. Taylor: The Later Works, Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Banff, solo show of mountain and foothill sketches [18]; J.B. Taylor: A Retrospective, exhibition catalogue (Edmonton: Faculty of Extension, University of Alberta, 2001) Extension Centre Gallery, University of Alberta Extension Centre, Edmonton, solo show same as Whyte Museum Show [18]. |
| 2004 — | Edmonton Excels, Half a Century of Painters at the University of Alberta’s Department of Art & Design; exhibition poster, Fine Arts Building Gallery, Department of Art & Design, University of Alberta, Edmonton [4]. |