who was an influence on Innes's art, and Augustus John with whom Innes became friends.

In 1911 Innes had a two-man exhibition with Eric Gill at the Chenil Gallery, London: "Sculptures by Mr Eric Gill and Landscapes by Mr J. D. Innes", Innes also exhibited in the influential Armory Show in New York City, Chicago and Boston. The Welsh politician and philanthropist Winifred Coombe Tennant