Adolfo Morales.

Maracaibo 1965
He trained as a ceramist between 1980 and 1984 at the School of Fine
Arts Neptal Rincn in Maracaibo. In 1989 he founded with Javier
Rondn the Ceramics Studio Piedra de Ojo.
He worked as an assistant for the Brazilian artist Maria Bonomi in III
(1998) and IV (2000) Barro de Amrica Biennials, in its editions at
Maracaibo Art Center La Bermdez and Marta Traba Gallery in Latin
America Memorial in Sao Paulo-Brazil. He also collaborated with this
Brazilian artist in the realization of murals "Imigraao" for the Palace of
Government of Sao Paulo and "Etnias do Primero e Sempre Brasil", a
mural of 50 meters made of ceramics, bronze and aluminum located in
Latin America Memorial in Sao Paulo-Brazil.
In his long career as an artist he has received several awards, including
National Prize of the Arts of Fire (2013), Order of Artistic Merit
Francisco (Paco) Hung Bracho, University of Zulia (2008), Order
Armando Revern in the day of Plastic Artist, Bureau of Culture of
Zulia (2007)
He has made numerous individual and collective exhibitions in
Venezuela and other countries. The most recent are: Anthological
Vision of Ceramics in Venezuela: Memory and Presence, Museum
of Contemporary Art in Caracas (2015); Connections, Shapes
Stroked by Fire, Maracaibo Art Center La Bermudez (2015);
Visions Of Fire, Annual National Exhibition of Fire Arts, Braulio
Salazar Gallery Valencia-Venezuela (2014); Artist by Nature, Los
Galpones Art Center Caracas (2014); Crossing Bridge,
Contemporary Zulian Art, Alejandro Otero Museum Caracas
(2013); The Diaspora, The Night, Maracaibo Art Center La
Bermdez (2011); Multiplication: Multiple of Artists, Museum of
Contemporary Art of Zulia Maracaibo (2005); XVII Ceramics
Triennial of Small Format, Zagreb Croatia (2005); Venezuelan Art
of the Twentieth Century, Museum of Contemporary Art in
Caracas (2003); Exchange 3 + 2, Puerto Rico Museum of
Contemporary Art San Juan Puerto Rico (2001).
He has taught several courses of ceramic techniques at the University of
Los Andes (Venezuela), schools of Fine Arts Julio rraga and Neptal
Rincn, Maracaibo Art Center La Bermdez and University of Zulia.

He is represented in:
University of Carabobo. Valencia-Venezuela
Museum of Contemporary Art in Caracas. Venezuela
Maracaibo Art Center La Bermdez.Maracaibo-Venezuela
Mercantil Bank. Caracas Venezuela
Carmelo Fernndez Museum. San Felipe-Venezuela
City Hall of Valencia. Valencia-Venezuela
Museum of Valencia. Valencia-Venezuela
Publications he is mentioned in:

Portrait of Life. Cepeda, Audio. Gmez, Juan Vicente. Oramas,

Alejandro. 2006
Autonomy and Displacement, Contemporary Ceramics in
Mercantil Collection. Carmona, Rolando. Guevara, Ernesto.
Quintero, Susana. Rivero, Tahia. 2006
Barro de Amrica V Edition, Amarante, Leonor. Snchez, Martin.
Soto, Ofelia. 2006
Multiplication, The artists' Multiples. Bury, Stephen. Quintero,
Susana. 2005
Ceramica.con.ve Asprino, Alberto. Espinosa Maite. 2001
General Dictionary of Zulia. Hernndez, Luis G. Parra, Jess A.
Edited by Banco Occidental de Descuento. 1999
The Ceramic Movement in Venezuela. Barbieri, Nelly.
Published by the National Council of Culture. Caracas, 1998