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talents were expressed in a multitude of disciplines including
a notable singing voice, a keen sense of interior design, a
knack for designing and manufacturing clothing as well as painting,
drawing and sculpture (not to mention her sharp wit!). Ethel
Curry exhibited many domestic talents yet never chose that lifestyle,
claiming she had others skills that she preferred to concentrate
on. She was one of the first women to join the Ontario College
of Art (OCA) in Toronto and also attended University of Toronto's
Royal Conservatory of Music. Ethel was later recognized as one
of the leading art teachers in Toronto while working at Northern
Vocational School. She worked very hard and was known by her
colleagues and teachers as an artist with exceptional talent
yet with partiality to one subject matter - nature. Famed Canadian
artist Doris McCarthy says "if she was asked to paint a
biblical theme it would end up looking as if it were placed
in Haliburton". Group of Seven member Arthur Lismer would
often comment, "there goes that Curry making everything
northern again."
 
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"The solace and inspiration of nature's
wild beauty inspires the artist to interpret and create, to carve
and to build, to sculpt and to paint."
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