

Hidalgo Adams
Sculptor
Formation
Autodidact
Current City
Porto Alegre - Rio Grande do Sul - Brazil
Birth City
Cerro Largo
Rio Grande do Sul - Brazil
Date of birth
February, 07 of 1962
About me
Being dedicated for over 35 years exclusively to sculpture, I am glad to give back to two important cities in my life with monuments in public squares, Cerro Largo and Porto Alegre, both in Rio Grande do Sul - a state in the southern region of Brazil.
In 2020, I expanded the structure of my studio to meet the rising demand of my sculptures for both residential and corporate developments and private collections.
Major solo exhibitions:
- "Do Abraço à Expansão" (From Embrace to Expansion), at the Augusto Meyer Room of the Casa de Cultura Mário Quintana;
- "A Pedra em Processo" (The Stone in Process), at the Centro Municipal de Cultura de Porto Alegre;
Outstanding group exhibition:
- "Artistas Gaúchos na Fundação Iberê" (Gaucho Artists at Iberê Foundation), at Iberê Camargo Foundation.
The language of my work involves the figurative and abstract in the stone sculpture technique.
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2004
Volpi Gallery
Rio de Janeiro - Rio de Janeiro [Brazil]
2003
Federal Justice Building of Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre - Rio Grande do Sul [Brazil]
2006
Vice-Governor's Palace
Porto Alegre - Rio Grande do Sul [Brazil]
2008
Regional Labor Court Cultural Center
Porto Alegre - Rio Grande do Sul [Brazil]
2010
"Fórmas Pétreas"
Augusto Meyer Room at the Mário Quintana House of Culture
Porto Alegre - Rio Grande do Sul [Brazil]
"Fórmas Pétreas"
Montenegro Art Museum
Montenegro - Rio Grande do Sul [Brazil]
2012
"A Pedra em Processo"
Lupcínio Rodrigues Municipal Culture Center
Porto Alegre - Rio Grande do Sul [Brazil]
2014
Moldura Minuto Gallery
Porto Alegre - Rio Grande do Sul [Brazil]
Selected Awards, Prizes and Honors
2002
Silver Medal - "Flame Blue", blue-bay granite sculpture
Canoense Art Saloon
Canoas - Rio Grande do Sul [Brazil]
1986
Silver Medal
2nd RBS Salon - Brazil Southern Communications Network
Porto Alegre - Rio Grande do Sul [Brazil]
2003
Pedro Weingärtner Honor - Porto Alegre City Council
Porto Alegre - Rio Grande do Sul [Brazil]
2005
Gold Medal - "Abraço Hiroshima", agate sculpture
II Hall of Fine Arts of the Vineyards Region
Bento Gonçalves - Rio Grande do Sul [Brazil]
2009
Silver Medal - "Abraço Hiroshima", agate sculpture
II Winter Salon at Mali Villas Boas Art Gallery / São Paulo Art Association
São Paulo - São Paulo [Brazil]
Selected Group Exhibitions
1989
10th Small Bronze Fair
Municipal Culture Center
Porto Alegre - Rio Grande do Sul [Brazil]
1988
"RS Arte Erótica"
Rio Grande do Sul Art Museum
Porto Alegre - Rio Grande do Sul [Brazil]
1990
II Visual Arts Salon of Praia Grande
Praia Grande - São Paulo [Brazil]
1997
"Paralelo 30"
Art Agency
Commemorative exhibition of the I Biennial of the Visual Arts of the Mercosul
Porto Alegre - Rio Grande do Sul [Brazil]
1st Collective Exhibition of Plastic Artists
Canoas - Rio Grande do Sul [Brazil]
1998
"Homenagem Israel 50 anos"
Henrique Bertaso Cultural Space - Livraria do Globo
Porto Alegre - Rio Grande do Sul [Brazil]
1999
"RS Arte Erótica"
Leopoldo Gotuzzo Art Museum
Pelotas - Rio Grande do Sul [Brazil]
"RS Arte Erótica"
Federal University of Santa Maria
Santa Maria - Rio Grande do Sul [Brazil]
2000
Porto Alegre City Council Plenary
Pelotas - Rio Grande do Sul [Brazil]
"Mãe Intercessora"
The Cathedral Crypt
Porto Alegre - Rio Grande do Sul [Brazil]
2001
V International Fine Arts Salon
Bento Gonçalves - Rio Grande do Sul [Brazil]
2002
1st Plastic Arts Exhibition
Cerro Largo - Rio Grande do Sul [Brazil]
2003
Brazil Design Show
Miami - Florida [Estados Unidos]
2004
Atualidade Gallery
Rio de Janeiro - Rio de Janeiro [Brazil]
2006
"Visão 6.0"
Xico Stockinger Gallery - Mário Quintana Cultural Center
Porto Alegre - Rio Grande do Sul [Brazil]
2008
18th Porto Alegre City Council Fine Arts Saloon
Porto Alegre - Rio Grande do Sul [Brazil]
Casa Art Gallery
Porto Alegre - Rio Grande do Sul [Brazil]
2012
"Pequeno Bronze"
Museum of Contemporary Art of Rio Grande do Sul
Porto Alegre - Rio Grande do Sul [Brazil]
"Água em Movimento"
Porto Alegre Museum of Contemporary Art
Porto Alegre - Rio Grande do Sul [Brazil]
"Da miudeza ao desenho espacial"
Paço dos Açorianos at Sala da Fonte
Porto Alegre - Rio Grande do Sul [Brazil]
2014
"Além da vista"
Usina do Gasômetro
Porto Alegre - Rio Grande do Sul [Brazil]
2015
"Dimensão Pública"
CEEE Érico Veríssimo Cultural Center
Porto Alegre - Rio Grande do Sul [Brazil]
2019
"Sinfonia das pedras"
Cultural Space Post Office
Porto Alegre - Rio Grande do Sul [Brazil]
2021
"Artistas Gaúchos na Fundação Iberê"
Iberê Foundation
Porto Alegre - Rio Grande do Sul [Brazil]