Hamilton Aguiar lives in a world that activates the senses—a region where the on/off button is always on. All the sights and limitless vistas, smells, and sounds of the Floridian coast serve as tangible points of inspiration as he seeks to dissolve the wall between the outside and inside spaces, between the exterior reality and interiority of the artist’s soul. His subject matter runs the gamut between seascapes, landscapes, florals, and abstracts to evoke the natural elements of his hometown. For Aguiar, painting is the medium which most activates the senses to examine memory and association. Through the power of the paint and two-dimensional surface structure, his work digs deep into the human consciousness and its natural tendency toward paradox: the struggle to balance isolation versus connection; stillness versus hyperactivity; vitality versus distress. His unique additive processes submerge the viewer deep into the picture plane. Taking the design principle of rhythm, his work generates a sense of awe and wonder. Aguiar maintains strict technical control of the medium especially when using monochromatic gradation as a means to transmit a sense of stillness; his use of flat colors and subtle color modulations transport the viewer into ethereal environments inviting them to a graduated state of contemplation. The pictorial work of Hamilton Aguiar had its initial inspiration in the world of mural and interior design—a world where paintings, the spatial fit of objects and the handling of lights are essential to activate our senses and sensibility. A world in which the private interiority and the home kingdom are harmonized to keep the tensions and shocks of the outside life at bay. It was in this context of applied arts where he developed a refined management of different techniques and materials of the pictorial craft. EXHIBITIONS2022Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary - West Palm Beach, FLChase Edwards Gallery - Palm Beach, FL. 2021Art Miami/Context Art Fair - Miami, FLArt Market Hamptons - Bridgehampton, NYC Anthony Gallery - Beaver Creek, COAspen Grove Fine Arts - Aspen, CO2020Art Palm Beach 2020 - West Palm Beach, FLArt Wynwood - Miami, FL Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary - West Palm Beach, FL2019Context Art Fair - Miami, FL Hazelton Galleries, Toronto, CAEvan Lurie Galleries, Carmel, INC. Anthony Gallery, Beaver Creek, COArt Market Hamptons, Bridgehampton, NYNana Miller Gallery, Rochester, NYArt Market San Francisco - San Francisco, CA2018CONTEXT ART FAIR - Art Basel Week - Blank Space Art, NYMAC FINE ARTS, Fort Lauderdale, FLMARKET ART+DESIGN - The Bridgehampton Museum with Chase Edward Gallery, Bridgehampton, NYNEWBURY FINE ARTS - Solo exhibition, Boston, MACHASE EDWARDS GALLERY - Solo exhibition, Bridgehampton, NYNAN MILLER GALLERY - Solo exhibition, Rochester, NYASPEN GROVE FINE ARTS - Solo exhibition, Aspen, COGALERIE ZUGER - Solo exhibition, Vail, CO MASTERS GALLERY DENVER - Solo exhibition, Denver, CO2017PINTA MIAMI ART FAIR - Wynwood Miami, FL Kristen Campo FIne ArtsCONTEXT ART FAIR - Miami, FL Blank Space Art GalleryARTRAGEOUS Gala Dinner + Art Auction benefiting Hour childrenASPEN GROVE FINE ARTS - Solo exhibition, Aspen, CO MASTERS GALLERY - Solo exhibition, Vail, CO ODH, Open Design House - Amagansett, NYNAN MILLER GALLERY - Solo exhibition, Rochester, NY ART NEW YORK - Blank Space Gallery, NY NEWBURY FINE ARTS GALLERY- Boston, MABLANK SPACE GALLERY - Solo exhibition, NY, NYPALM BEACH JEWELRY, ART & ANTIQUE SHOW Long Sharp Gallery, INART WYNWOOD, MIAMI, FL - Hazelton Galleries, Toronto – CA2016CONTEXT ART FAIR, Miami, FL - Hazelton Galleries, Toronto - CAHAZELTON GALLERIES, Toronto, CAMASTERS GALLERY, Solo Exhibition, Vail, COASPEN GROVE FINE ARTS, Solo Exhibition, Aspen, COART SANTA FE, NM Irazoqui Art Gallery, Wynwood, FLAAF, Hempstead UK Cube Gallery - LondonART NEW YORKk at Pier 94, NY - Hazelton Galleries, Toronto - CANAN MILLER GALLERY, Solo Exhibition, Rochester, NYART WYNWOOD, Silver Lining Fine Arts, Miami, FL2015Art Silicon Valley - CA Artefacto Design House - Coral Gables, FL Art Southampton - Bridgehampton, NYArt Wynwood - Miami, FL 2014Wynwood Art Group - Miami, FLSelect Contemporary Art Fair - Miami, FLAtlas Gallery - Chicago, ILWynwood Art Group - Miami, FL.Art Hamptons - Bridgehampton, NYArt Palm Beach - Palm Beach, FL2013Art Basel Week - Miami, FLAtlas Gallery - Chicago, ILArt Aspen - Aspen,COArt Hamptons, NY - Bridgehampton, NYNan Miller Gallery - Rochester, NYNewbury Fine Arts - Boston, MAArt Palm Beach - Palm Beach, FL2012Art Naples, FL - USAArt Palm Beach - Palm Beach, FL2011Museu Inimá de Paula, Belo Horizonte, MG - BRASILNan Miller Gallery - Rochester, NYArt Palm Beach - Palm Beach, FL2010Mensing Gallerie - Germany -UK Berlin/Munich/HamburgArtHamptons - Southampton, NY2009Mensing Gallerie - Germany -UK12/4 Berlin, 12/5 Hannover, 12/6 DusseldorfNan Miller Gallery, Rochester, NY2008Hawk Gallery - Columbus, OHNY Artrageous - New York, NYNewbury Fine Arts - Boston, MAE.S. Lawrence Gallery - Aspen, COSOFA - Chicago, ILSOFA - New York, NYNan Miller Gallery - Rochester, NYRedstone Gallery - Park City, UT2007Artists of the World, Calgary - AB, CanadaArtmosphere Gallery - Southampton, NYGallery Utstallningssalongen - Stockholm, SwedenNan Miller Gallery - Rochester, NYRedstone Gallery - Park City, UTArtageous - New York, NY2006Whistler Fine Arts - Whistler, CABeverly Hills Classic - Beverly Hills, CALas Vegas Art Show -Las Vegas Art Scottsdale - Scottsdale, AZNewbury Fine Arts - Boston, MAArtMiami - Miami Beach, FL2005Art Chigaco - Chicago, ILArtmosphere Gallery - Southampton, NYArt Singapore - Yemac GalleryE.S. Lawrence Gallery - Aspen, COShanghai Art Fair - Yemac Gallery, KoreaNan Miller Gallery - Rochester, NYToronto Art Show - Toronto - CanadaWhistler Fine Art Gallery - Whistler, BC - CanadaArtMiami - Miami Beach, FL2004E.S. Lawrence Gallery - Aspen, COToronto Art Show - Toronto - CanadaNan Miller Gallery - Rochester, NYArtmosphere Gallery - Southampton, NYNY ArtExpo - New York, NY PERMANENT COLLECTIONSMuseum of Latin American Art, Long Beach, CAFAMA – Fundacao Marcos Amaro - SP, BrasilBlue Cross Blue Shield Association, Rochester, NYE-Logic, Rochester, NYOppenheimer Funds, Rochester, NYMackenzie InvestmentsToronto, CanadaBoston, MA USA PRIVATE COLLECTIONSChet CadieuxKevin Costner and Christine BaumgartnerEd and Linda EwingJohn and Martha EggemeyerThe Fertitta brothersRobert FaktorowJames and Lynn GrehlSteve HafnerJeff and Mindy HildebrandJim and Bernadette KruegerBruce LewisFred LuddyStuart and Karessa LasherHoward LutnickSteven ManolisJerry and Candy SchliefLindsay & Joey SchottensteinRingo Starr Ann TishRobbi and Bruce TollKerri WatersNeil and Niki Walker