NATIONAL ARTISTS
Dance
Alice Reyes
literature
Amado V. Hernández
Fernando Poe, Jr.
He was posthumously declared a National Artist of the Philippines for Film on May 23, 2006 by President Macapagal-Arroyo. The award was confirmed by President Benigno Aquino III on July 20, 2012.
Ishmael Bernal
He's hailed as "the genius of Philippine cinema."
Theater
Honorata "Atang" de la Rama
Architecture
I. P. Santos
Lino Brocka
Insiang (1976)
Guillermo Tolentino
Famous for the "Oblation" and the Bonifacio Monument celebrating the Cry of Pugadlawin.
Music
Felipe Padilla de León
Visual Arts
Fernando C. Amorsolo
Francisco Arcellana
Filipino writer, poet, essayist, critic, journalist and teacher. A National Artist for Literature (1990), he is considered an important progenitor of the modern Filipino short story in English. He pioneered the development of the short story as a lyrical prose-poetic form within Filipino literature.
Dance
Francisca Reyes Aquino
literature
Francisco Arcellana
Music
Francisco Feliciano
Benedicto Cabrera
He has been noted as "arguably the best-selling painter of his generation of Filipino artists."
literature
N. V. M. Gonzalez
Visual Arts Sculpture
Napoleón V. Abueva
Guillermo Tolentino
National Artist for Visual Arts - Sculpture; He was awarded in 1973.
Fernando Amorsolo
One of the most important artists in the history of painting in the Philippines.
Lino Brocka
One of the most influential Filipino Filmmakers of the late 20th Century; famous for symbolic, socio-political films that tackle issues that were prevalent in our society during his time.
Lino Brocka
Orapronobis (1989)
Architecture
Pablo Antonio
Francisco Arcellana
Poetry and Politics: The State of Original Writing in English in the Philippines Today (1977)
Fernando Amorsolo
Popularly known for his craftsmanship and mastery in the use of light.
Dance
Ramón Obusan
Theater
Rolando S. Tínio
Theater
Salvador F. Bernál
Francisco Arcellana
Selected Stories (1962)
Levi Celerio
nationalistic songs: Ang Bagong Lipunan, Lupang Pangarap, and Tinig ng Bayan.
VISUAL ARTS
painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography, installation art, mixed media works, illustration, graphic arts, performance art and/or imaging
Pablo S. Antonio
pioneered modern Philippine architecture. His basic design is grounded on simplicity, no clutter.
LITERATURE
poetry, fiction, essay, playwriting, journalism and/or literary criticism
Levi Celerio
pop songs: Saan Ka Man Naroroon, Kahit Konting Pagtingin, Gaano Ko Ikaw Kamahal, Kapag Puso'y Sinugatan
Nick Joaquin
regarded by many as the most distinguished Filipino writer in English writing so variedly and so well about so many aspects of the Filipino; enriched the English language with critics coining "Joaquinesque" to describe his baroque Spanish-flavored English or his reinventions of English based on Filipinisms.
Ramon Valera
said to have given the country its visual icon to the world via the terno. In the early 40s, he produced a single piece of clothing from a four-piece ensemble consisting of a blouse, skirt, overskirt, and long scarf. He unified the components of the baro't saya into a single dress.
BenCab Museum, Baguio
where Benedicto Cabrera's works can be found
Benedicto Cabrera
"BENCAB"
Ishmael Bernal
"Broken Marriage" (1983)
Ishmael Bernal
"City After Dark" (1980)
Fernando Poe, Jr.
"Da King"
Pablo S. Antonio
"For our father, every line must have a meaning, a purpose. For him, function comes first before elegance or form"
Ishmael Bernal
"Himala" (1982)
Fernando Poe, Jr.
"King of Philippine Movies."
Ishmael Bernal
"Nunal sa Tubig" (1976).
Ishmael Bernal
"Pahiram ng Isang Umaga" (1989)
Victorio Edades
introduced modern ideas into the Philippine art scene.
Leandro V. Locsín
A Filipino architect, artist, and interior designer known for his use of concrete, floating volume and simplistic design in his various projects; proclaimed a National Artist of the Philippines for Architecture in 1990 by the late President Corazon C. Aquino.
Levi Celerio
A Filipino composer and lyricist, he was a prolific songwriter, with over 4,000 songs to his credit; a leaf-player, a feat for which he was put into the Guinness Book of World Records; in 1997, he was named National Artist
Francisca Reyes Aquino
A Filipino folk dancer and academic noted for her research on Philippine folk dance; recipient of the Republic Award of Merit and the Ramon Magsaysay Award, and is also a designated National Artist of the Philippines for Dance (1972).
Benedicto Cabrera
Became a National Artist of the Philippines for Visual Arts (Painting) in 2006.
Visual Arts
Benedicto Cabrera
Visual Arts
Carlos "Botong" V. Francisco
literature
Cirilo F. Bautista
Theater
Daisy Avellana
Music
Ernani Joson Cuenco
NATIONAL ARTIST AWARD
It bestows the highest form of recognition to Filipino artist for their significant contributions in the arts and letters. It was established in 1972, under the Presidential Decree No. 1001 issued by Former President Ferdinand Marcos.
Architecture
José María Zaragoza
Visual Arts
José T. Joya
Architecture
Juan Nakpíl
Theater
Lamberto V. Avellana
Architecture
Leandro V. Locsín
Dance
Leonor Orosa-Goquingco
Music
Levi Celério
Music
Lucrecia R. Kasilag
Dance
Lucrecia Reyes Úrtula
Pablo S. Antonio
Manila Polo Club
Lino Brocka
Maynila sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag (1975)
Francisco Arcellana
The Francisco Arcellana Sampler (1990).
Fernando Amorsolo
The Jorge B. Vargas Museum and Filipiniana Research Center in Manila displays a major collection of his work.
Lino Brocka
Tinimbang Ka Ngunit Kulang (1974)
Visual Arts
Victorio C. Edades
literature
Virgilio S. Almario
Victorio Edades
a Filipino painter who was the leader of the revolutionary Thirteen Moderns who engaged their classical compatriots in heated debate over the nature and function of art.
Honorata "Atang" De La Rama
a singer and bodabil performer who became the first Filipina film actress; became a National Artist for Theater and Music in 1987
ARCHITECTURE, DESIGN AND ALLIED ARTS
architecture design, interior design, industrial arts design, landscape architecture and fashion design
Francisca Reyes Aquino
books published: Philippine National Dances (1946), Fundamental Dance Steps and Music (1948), Foreign Folk Dances (1949), Dances for all Occasion (1950), Playground Demonstration (1951), and Philippine Folk Dances, Volumes I to VI.
100,000PHP
cash award for living awardees.
75,000PHP
cash award for posthumous awardees, payable to legal heir/s.
DANCE
choreography, direction and/or performance
MUSIC
composition, direction, and/or performance
Pablo S. Antonio
designed: Far Eastern University Administration and Science buildings
THEATER
direction, performance and/or production design
FILM AND BROADCAST ARTS
direction, writing, production design, cinematography, editing, camera work, and/or performance
Victorio Edades
early styles after his stint in architecture already show his inclination towards modernist technique.
Levi Celerio
folk songs: Ang Pipit, Tinikling, Tunay na Tunay, Itik-Itik,Waray-Waray, Pitong Gatang, Alibangbang, Basta't Mahal Kita