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