Ethel Edwards (1914– 1999) was an American painter, collage artist, illustrator, and muralist.

She married Gonzales in 1936 in Alpine, Texas, where he had conducted a summer art colony for several years.

[2] They continued the summer art school until 1936 when Xavier took a leave of absence to live in France.

[5] During the World War II war years Edwards and Gonzales moved to New York City where they both taught at the Art Students League and she did fashion illustrations for Town & Country and Fortune magazines.

[4] From 1942 to 1949, the couple lived in New York City and spent summers at Wellfleet, Massachusetts on Cape Cod.