Amado Hidalgo (b.1945) is a visual artist from Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of the Philippines, with a double major in Painting and Sculpture. He considers himself as a Classical Realist, particularly focusing on seascape works, wherein he dedicates his oeuvre by traveling to seashores and seaside caves. He has painted the coast of Northern and Central Luzon, and the breath-taking subterranean caves of Palawan. Hidalgo is currently a member of the Saturday Group of Artists.