Umpisa (The Beginning), 2022

City News logo in black text on a white background.
Logo of LIBIN Cardiovascular Institute with stylized lines and a heart symbol.
Residences Inn by Marriott hotel logo in black text on a white background.
A stylized black and white logo with the word 'space' in lowercase letters, with the letters 's' and 'c' having cutouts.
BT Breakfast Television logo in black and white
TFC logo with black text and a gray torch flame symbol.
Black and white logo with a stylized 'C' and the words 'CONTRMPORARY CALGARY'.
Minimalist line drawing of a woman with flowers and leaves in her hair against a dark background.

FEATURED WORK

Inspired by tropical ingredients from the Philippines:
Mung beans, coconut strips, jackfruit, jellies and tapioca pearls

Halo Halo, 2016

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Hard to Open Up, 2025

Over a decade of
exhibitions that invite reflection AND REFRAME
THE everyday

Sculpture of a dress made from various clothing hang tags, displayed on a clear platform in a gallery setting.

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Nickle Galleries, 2015

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DIALOGue

An art gallery with white walls displaying four vibrant paintings, black chairs and tables in front of the artwork, and ceiling-mounted lighting.

cSPACE, 2022

Gallery wall with multiple art pieces, including a large wooden piece with text and smaller framed artworks on a reddish-brown wall.

Vertigo Theatre, 2025

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Young Ethel Dalida sitting in a cozy room with bookshelves in the background.

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.

Ethel DALIDA

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EVENTS

  • Newspaper Queen Catalogue

    In collaboration with Tara Vahab to produce her personal art catalogue. Photography and catalogue design by Ethel Dalida.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.