Ethel Dalida
Ethel Dalida is a multidisciplinary artist living in Calgary, specializing in painting and illustration. Ethel graduated with honours from the University of Calgary’s BFA program, received the 2010 art-a-thon Merit Award from Cardel Homes, and has exhibited throughout Calgary including cSPACE Marda Loop, Nickle Galleries, and Contemporary Galleries. In 2023, she received her Therapeutic Arts Practitioner Certificate from the Canadian International Institute of Art Therapy.
Ethel’s work explores heritage, experiences, belonging in community. Often drawing inspiration from flora and fauna, animation, comics, to produce contemporary work with allegorical and deep meanings. Although her main medium is acrylic, she explores other artist materials like string, lipstick, nail polish, and hang tags.
