Contemporary Art Gallery

2014 - 2018


Located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, the gallery took an inclusive approach and curated exhibitions that addressed contemporary thematic issues. 

PDA had over 25 exhibitions that ran from 2-6 weeks. 

Represented Artists

Dayna Danger 
Anne Marie Dumouchel
Colin Muir Dorward
EN MASSE 
Alysha Farling
Adam Gunn
Gillian King
Aydin Matlabi
Christopher Payne
Zoltan Veevate
Rah 
Vincent Tiley

Selected Artists Exhibited

Alaska B
Mariane Bourcheix-Laport
Maxime Boisvert-Huneault
Natasha Botello
Stella Cade
Wallis Cheung
Anna J. Eyle & Nicolas Lapointe
James Gardner
Petra Glynt
Philippe Caron-Lefebvre
Rachel Kalpana James  
Darcy Kennedy
Lilly Koltun
Aymara Alvarado Lang
Emily Jan 
Olivia Johnston
Hugo Gaudet-Dion
Lauren Pelc-McArthur

Julia Martin
Jessica Mensch
Stephanie Nadeau
Emily Pelstring
Tyler K. Rauman
Massimo Guerra
Didier Morelli
Drew Mosley
Melanie Rose Peterson
Sarah Sands-Philipps
Anthony Sauvé
Simon Schlesinger
Stéphanie St-Jean Aubre
Jesse Stewart
Rémi Thériault
Cara Tierney
Corie-Lynn Tetz
Guillermo Trejo

PDA Projects was founded by Gallery Director Brendan A. de Montigny & Educational Workshop Director Meredith Snider that operated until 2015

Melanie Rose Peterson
Mother forgive me 
Installation   

Opening of Face/ Off

Two year anniversary 

Christopher Payne
Dog Days 
Installation   

Intern Pierre Richardson 

EN MASSE 
Short Cuts
Instllation   

Tyler K. Raument & Ben Van D. at their opening of Parodelia 

A summer opening at PDA Projects

Jessica Mensch & Emily Pelstring testing out their installation for Inflatable Deities 

A scultpure by Emily Jan featured in You Maniacs, You Blew It Up! 

A conversation piece by Didier Morelli 

Anthony Sauve

Spectators at the performance of Inflatable Deities 

Performance by  Mariane Bourcheix-Laport, where an RCMP officer asks her to leave the common grounds on Canada’s parliment hill