ETHEL WILSON

Ethel Wilson came to the East Coast from Chicago, Illinois, after retiring from the Chicago Transit Authority.  She fell in love with the tall pines and the strong live oaks, the ocean waves and the marshes.  Such scenery would inspire anyone with Ethel’s love of the arts to pick up a paintbrush in search of that inner artist.  Ethel found her latent talent in an art class on March 1, 2012!

From her childhood days of frequenting Chicago’s greatest museums with her family and classmates, Ethel can now count herself in esteemed artistic company, with 23 of her oil paintings on permanent display at The New Beginning, a home for veterans in Chicago.

Since arriving in McIntosh County, Ethel has immersed herself in the arts community in many ways.  She holds a lifetime membership at McIntosh Art Association and served as President of the Board.  Ethel was the creator and driving force behind McIntosh Art Association’s Black History Month Event, a free program for the local school children running for eight years (until the Covid lockdowns occurred). MAA’s Youth Summer Art Camp received extra funding through the paid Grand Finale Program presented to the community.

Ethel continues to paint in oil and acrylic and remains an active artist at McIntosh Art Association.