Wonderful pieces and staff are unfailingly helpful and efficient.
January 2024
Fantastic collection of jewellery and sculpture by established and emerging Canadian artists.
November 2023
The best collection of Canadian contemporary craft and art in Ottawa and the region. Showing artists from across Canada, the gallery owner, Lisa, brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the carefully curated selection of quality pieces on display. A must visit for anyone interested in art and culture!
From L.A. Pai Art & Jewelry Gallery, ByWard Market, Ottawa
L. A. Pai Gallery provides an unusual introduction to contemporary Canadian art and art jewelry. The gallery, run by Lisa A. Pai since 2000, focuses on emerging and established artists of outstanding skill and creative vision. Figurative, conceptual, political, and traditional approaches share space. From rural and urban communities including Nunavut in the North, the artists create the singular energy of the gallery.
Located near the National Gallery of Canada and Parliament Hill in the historic ByWard Market of Canada's capital, Ottawa, L. A. Pai Gallery is one of the city's longest-running private art galleries. Media include jewelry, prints and painting, ceramics, glass, metal, textiles and mixed and recycled media.