Hilda Vidal Valdés

Hilda Aurora Vidal Valdés (born August 13, 1941 in Havana, Cuba) is a Cuban artist, specializing in painting, drawing, design, sculpture, collage, artistic tapestry, and papier mache.

Vidal from 1959 to 1961, studied fashion design and interior design at the Lily del Barrio's American Academy in Havana, Cuba, and in 1961, studied scenography and theater wardrobe at the Sala Arlequín in Havana, Cuba. She was married to fellow Cuban painter Manuel Vidal.

In 2021, the National Museum of Fine Arts of Cuba acquires two oil on canvas works by Hilda Vidal.

Individual exhibitions[]

• 1975 – "Pinturas de Hilda Vidal"; Galería La Rampa, Hotel Habana Libre, Havana, Cuba.
• 1978 – "Paseo por el Sol. Oleos de Hilda Vidal"; Centro de Arte Internacional, Havana, Cuba.
• 1997 – "La Pintura de la Artista Cubana – Hilda Vidal", BoyCott Art Gallery, Brussels, Belgium.
• 1997 – "El Tiempo que me Interroga. Pinturas y Dibujos de Hilda Vidal"; Galeria La Acacia, Havana, Cuba.

Collective exhibitions[]

She was part of many collective exhibitions:

• 1974 – IV Salón Nacional Juvenil de Artes Plásticas, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de La Habana, Havana, Cuba.
• 1988 – "Creadoras Cubanas. Pintura y Escultura", Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de La Habana, Havana, Cuba.
• 1992 – Bienal Iberoamericana de Arte, , Mexico City, Mexico.
• 1998 – "Tributo a la Danza", in the Galería Habana, Havana, Cuba.

Awards[]

• 1976 – First Prize; Exposición Concurso Muñecas de Trapo, , Havana, Cuba.
• 1983 – Honorable Mention in Painting; Salón de la Ciudad, Centro Provincial de Artes Plásticas y Diseño, Havana, Cuba.

References[]

• Diario Granma, Hilda Vidal en Pequeño Espacio; February 5, 2004 (in Spanish)
• Cuadros de Leonardo, Pinturas de Hilda Vidal, Editor Gerardo Mosquera, 1985, Centro de Arte 23 y 12; Havana, Cuba. (in Spanish)
• Jose Viegas; Memoria: Artes Visuales Cubanas Del Siglo Xx; (California Intl Arts 2004); ISBN 978-0-917571-12-1

External links[]

• "Hilda Vidal Valdés". Consejo Nacional de Las Artes Plastics (in Spanish). Retrieved February 4, 2008.
• Sapiens website on artist (in Spanish)
• Cuba New Headlines article (in Spanish)
• Granma International article (in Spanish)
• Granma International article (in Spanish)
• La Jiribilla article (in Spanish)
• La Jiribilla article (in Spanish)
• La Jiribilla article (in Spanish)