CURRENT EXHIBITION
Join us for the opening night of The HeART of Women’s Health: At the Intersection of Art and Science, a CIHR-funded Café Scientifique and art exhibition! This event will merge artistic expression with cutting-edge science to provide unique education about women’s distinct cardiovascular health experiences and challenges throughout their reproductive lifespan.
THE HEART OF WOMEN’s health
Ethel Dalida is a multidisciplinary artist living in Calgary, specializing in painting and illustration. Ethel graduated with honors 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, the Nickle, and Contemporary Galleries. In 2023, she received a Therapeutic Arts Practitioner certificate from the Canadian International Institute of Art Therapy, facilitating and teaching for Loud Art Society.
Her work explores Asian-Canadian 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.
PAST EXHIBITION
The FascinAsian Film Festival is a culturally specific film festival based in the Prairie region of Canada. The festival celebrates Asian contributions to the film and media landscape and aims to showcase the talents of Asian-Canadian and Asian-American artists in film. FascinAsian Film Festival also hopes to give local filmmakers and film professionals another place to connect with each other and gather as a community.
FascinAsian Film Festival
FEATURED PRINT
Inspired by tropical ingredients in the Philippines:
Mung beans, coconut strips, jackfruit, jellies and tapioca pearls
Artist Journal
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Newspaper Queen Catalogue
In collaboration with Tara Vahab to produce her personal art catalogue. Photography and catalogue design by Ethel Dalida.
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international WOMEN's day
The Centre For Newcomers invited Loud Art Society and Ethel Dalida to participate in a live painting event and set up a booth during event speeches and performances.
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Vertigo Theatre: Artist showcase 2025
Digital playbill of Vertigo Theatre’s Deadly Murder production by David Foley. From February 1 to March 2, 2025 Ethel featured pieces to showcase in the lobby.
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KOAC RESIDENCY: TARA VAHAB
Kiyooka Ohe Arts Centre in Calgary featured Tara Vahab as a resident artist in 2024. Tara partnered with Ethel Dalida to produce a short film on her 6-month residency, in support of Calgary Arts Development.
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