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=Ethel Seath=

Born in 1879 Ethel Seath was a still life artist in Montreal Quebec Canada who enjoyed experimenting with abstract qualities. One of Ethel Seath's earliest jobs were illustrations job for The Montreal Witness and The Montreal Sun. She got these jobs just out of high school so that she could support her financially unsteady family, including her constantly ill father. Her job at The Montreal Witness and The Montreal Sun was a huge success financial success and allowed her to be able to enroll at The Art Association of Montreal. She studied under Edmond Dyonnet William Brymner and Maurice Cullen at the Art Association of Montreal in 1911. After graduating Seath became an art teacher at a private all girls school in Montreal called The Study. She was an engrossing teacher and enjoyed her 45 years of teaching at the private school. She died on April 10th 1963.

Although her main artistic focus was on still life imagery, later in her life she should a vivid interest in abstract art. She saw all art forms as a learning experience and she encouraged her students not to either.

Memberships
Ethel Seath was a very social artist, she was an active participant of many art groups throughout her lifetime. Some of them include:
 * Beaver Hall Group
 * Canadian Group of Painters, 1940
 * Contemporary Arts Society, 1939
 * Federation of Canadian Artists