Jag Nagra
— Visual Artist
Jag Nagra is a queer Punjabi Visual Artist whose vibrant, culturally rooted work explores themes of identity and belonging, and who brings these stories into the public realm through large-scale installations and community-based projects throughout Greater Vancouver, B.C.
Portfolio
Guru Nanak Jahaz
(Komagata Maru) Place
Permanent street signs honouring the tragedy of 1914 where 350+ British Indian passengers were unjustly denied entry to Canada.
City of Vancouver, 2024
Burrard/Thurlow & Canada Place, Vancouver, B.C.
First artist-commissioned Vaisakhi bus wrap
Rumala Sahib–inspired artistic bus wrap for the Vancouver & Surrey Nagar Kirtans, honouring Sikhi and fostering belonging.
Translink, 2024
Vancouver and Surrey, B.C.
First artist-commissioned
Diwali jerseys for Canucks
Limited edition warm-up jerseys for the Vancouver Canucks Diwali celebration game featuring chest and shoulder patches.
Vancouver Canucks, 2021
Vancouver, B.C.
Bespoke Punjabi Varsity Jacket for Pall Beesla, Vancouver, B.C. 2024
Mural in Newton Athletic Park, commissioned by City of Surrey, 2025
Wooden cut-outs, ongoing
Permanent streets signs for Guru Nanak Jahaz (Komagata Maru) Place, Vancouver, B.C. 2024
8-bit Video Game Concept, 2025
Phulkari Watch by Projects Watches, 2024
Mural in Newton Athletic Park, commissioned by City of Surrey, 2025
First artist-commissioned Vaisakhi Bus wrap for Translink, Vancouver and Surrey, B.C.
Nazar Battu Watch by Projects Watches, 2023
Mural in Newton Athletic Park, commissioned by City of Surrey, 2025
Art and branding for TELUS docuseries, by Jugaad Sisters, 2024
Gurmukhi Varsity jacket design, 2023
Permanent streets signs for Guru Nanak Jahaz (Komagata Maru) Place, Vancouver, B.C. 2024
Granville Street banners commissioned by Downtown Vancouver BIA, Vancouver B.C. 2022
Mural for Community Savings Credit Union, Newton, Surrey B.C. 2024
First artist-commissioned limited edition Diwali warm-up jerseys for the Vancouver Canucks, Vancouver B.C. 2021
Pride art installation commissioned by Guildford Town Centre, Surrey, B.C. 2021
Pride banners commissioned by Guildford Town Centre, Surrey, B.C. 2021
First artist-commissioned Vaisakhi artwork for the Vancouver Canucks, Vancouver B.C. 2021
First artist-commissioned limited edition Diwali warm-up jerseys for the Vancouver Canucks, Vancouver B.C. 2021
Apple Watch Band, 2024
Art collaboration with Elgin Park Secondary students, Surrey, B.C. 2023
Skevik Skis, photo by Quinten Moulson, 2019
Pride Mural commissioned by Guildford Town Centre, Surrey, B.C. 2021
SwapWear denim jacket, 2023
First artist-commissioned limited edition Diwali warm-up jerseys for the Vancouver Canucks, Vancouver B.C. 2021
Lanterns for Lunar Fest, Vancouver, B.C. 2022
Pride Mural commissioned by Metropolis at Metrotown, Burnaby, B.C. 2021
Jacket by SwapWear
Nazar Battu Watch by Projects Watches
Lanterns for Lunar Fest, Vancouver, B.C. 2022
Mural for Punjabi Market, South Vancouver, B.C. 2022
Shirt for KhalsaAid, 2023
7 foot tall Indian Nutcracker, 2021
Billboard honouring frontline workers during the Covid-19 pandemic, as part of City of Vancouver's Platforms 2020: Public Works Vancouver, B.C. 2020
Cut plywood, ongoing
First artist-commissioned limited edition Diwali warm-up jerseys for the Vancouver Canucks, Vancouver B.C. 2021
Diwali art for Guildford Town Centre
Street banners for Punjabi Market, South Vancouver, B.C. 2021
Shirt for KhalsaAid
Skis by Skevik Skis, 2019
Apple Watch Band
Public Art, Downtown Vancouver, 2019
First artist-commissioned limited edition Diwali warm-up jerseys for the Vancouver Canucks, Vancouver B.C. 2021
Granville Street banners commissioned by Downtown Vancouver BIA, Vancouver B.C. 2022
KhalsaAid t-shirt
Gurmukhi Varsity jacket design
Pride Mural commissioned by Guildford Town Centre, Surrey, B.C. 2021
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