Fernando Cueto Amorsolo was a Carlos Modesto "Botong" Villaluz Antonio Jesús Naguiat Molina was a
portraitist and painter of rural Francisco was a Filipino muralist from Filipino composer, conductor, and
Philippine landscapes. Nicknamed the Angono, Rizal. music administrator. He was named a
"Grand Old Man of Philippine Art," he National Artist of the Philippines for
was the first-ever to be recognized as his services to music. He was also
Amado Vera Hernandez, commonly
a National Artist of the Philippines. known as the Claude Debussy of the
known as Amado V. Hernandez, was a
Philippines due to his use of
Filipino writer and labor leader who
impressionist themes in music.
Francisca Reyes-Aquino was a Filipino was known for his criticism of social
folk dancer and academic noted for injustices in the Philippines and was
her research on Philippine folk dance. later imprisoned for his involvement in Juan Felipe de Jesús Nakpil, KGCR
She is a recipient of the Republic the communist movement. known as Juan Nakpil, was a Filipino
Award of Merit and the Ramon architect, teacher, and a community
Magsaysay Award and is a designated leader. In 1973, he was named one of
National Artist of the Philippines for the National Artists for architecture.
Dance. He was regarded as the Dean of
Filipino Architects.
Guillermo Estrella Tolentino was a Napoleon "Billy" Veloso Abueva was Leonor Orosa Goquingco was a Filipino
Filipino sculptor and professor of the known as the "Father of Modern national artist in creative dance, who
University of the Philippines. He was Philippine Sculpture" Through was also known for breaking tradition
designated as a National Artist of the Proclamation No. 1539. He was within dance. She played the piano,
Philippines for Sculpture in 1973, proclaimed National Artist for drew art, designed scenery and
three years before his death. Sculpture in 1976 when he was 46, costumes, sculpted, acted, directed,
making him the youngest recipient of danced, and choreographed.
the award to date.
José García Villa was a Filipino poet,
Lamberto Vera Avellana was a
literary critic, short story writer, and Nicomedes "Nick" Marquez Joaquin
prominent Filipino film and stage
painter. He was awarded the National was a Filipino writer and journalist
director. Despite considerable
Artist of the Philippines title for best known for his short stories and
budgetary limitations that hampered
literature in 1973, as well as the novels in the English language. He also
the post-war Filipino film industry,
Guggenheim Fellowship in creative wrote using the pen name Quijano de
Avellana's films such as Anak Dalita
writing by Conrad Aiken. Manila. Joaquin was conferred the
and Badjao attained international
rank and title of National Artist of
acclaim.
the Philippines for Literature.
Jovita Flores Fuentes was a Filipina Pablo Sebero Antonio, Sr. was a Vicente Silva Manansala was a Filipino
soprano singer. Filipino architect. A pioneer of cubist painter and illustrator. One of
modern Philippine architecture, he was the first Abstractionists on the
recognized in some quarters as the Philippine art scene Vicente Manansala
Victorio Candido Edades was a Filipino
foremost Filipino modernist architect is also credited with bridging the gap
painter. He led the revolutionary
of his time. The rank and title of between the city and the suburbs,
Thirteen Moderns, who engaged their
National Artist of the Philippines was between the rural and cosmopolitan
classical compatriots in heated debate
conferred on him by President ways of life.
over the nature and function of art.
Ferdinand Marcos in 1976.
Carlos Peña Romulo QSC GCS CLH NA
He was named a National Artist in
GCrM GCrGH KGCR was a Filipino
1976.History names Victorio Edades
diplomat, statesman, soldier,
as “the father” of Modern Philippine
journalist, and author. He was a
art.
reporter at the age of 16, a
newspaper editor by 20, and a
publisher at 32.
Gerardo de Leon
Gerardo de León, ONA, was a Filipino Lucrecia Faustino Reyes-Urtula was a Francisco "Franz" Arcellana was a
film director and actor Filipino choreographer, theater Filipino writer, poet, essayist, critic,
director, teacher, author and journalist, and teacher.
researcher on ethnic dance. She was
Honorata de la Rama-Hernandez,
the founding director of the
commonly known as Atang de la Rama,
Cesar Torrente Legaspi was a Filipino
Bayanihan Philippine National Folk
was a singer and bodabil performer
National Artist in painting. He was
Dance Company and was named
who became the first Filipina film
also an art director prior to going full-
National Artist of the Philippines for
actress. Atang de la Rama was born in
time in his visual art practice in the
dance in 1988.
Pandacan, Manila on January 11, 1902.
1960s. His early works, alongside
those of peer, Hernando Ocampo are
Lucrecia Roces Kasilag was a Filipino described as depictions of anguish and
Col. Antonino Ramirez Buenaventura
composer and pianist. She is dehumanization of beggars and
was a Filipino composer, conductor,
particularly known for incorporating laborers in the city.
and teacher.
indigenous Filipino instruments into
orchestral productions.
Leandro V. Locsin was a Filipino Lucio D. San Pedro, Sr. was a Filipino Wilfrido María Guerrero was a Filipino
architect, artist, and interior designer composer and teacher who was playwright, director, teacher, and
known for his use of concrete, proclaimed a National Artist of the theater artist. He wrote over 100
floating volume and simplistic design in Philippines for Music in 1991. plays, 41 of which have been
his various projects. An avid collector, published. His unpublished plays have
he was fond of modern painting and either been broadcast on the radio or
Catalino Ortiz Brocka was a Filipino
Chinese ceramics. staged in various parts of the
film director. He is widely regarded as
Philippines.
one of the most influential and
Hernando Ruiz Ocampo was a Filipino significant filmmakers in the history
National Artist in the visual arts. He of Philippine cinema.
Rolando Santos Tinio was a Filipino
is also fictionist, a playwright and
poet, dramatist, director, actor,
editor.
Felipe Padilla de León was a Filipino critic, essayist, and educator.
classical music composer, conductor,
and scholar.
Levi Celerio was a Filipino composer Arturo Rogerio Dimayuga Luz was a Carlos Lozada Quirino was a Philippine
and lyricist who is credited with Filipino visual artist. He was also a biographer and historian.
writing over 4,000 songs. Celerio was known printmaker, sculptor, designer,
recognized as a National Artist of the and art administrator. A founding
Jeremias "Jerry" Elizalde Navarro
Philippines for Music and Literature in member of the modern Neo-realist
was a Filipino artist.
1997. school in Philippine art, he received
the Philippine National Artist Award,
the country's highest accolade in the Andrea Ofilada Veneracion was a
Néstor Vicente Madali González was a
arts, in 1997. Filipino choral conductor and a
Filipino novelist, short story writer,
recipient of the 1999 National Artist
essayist and poet. Conferred as the
for Music award. She founded the
National Artist of the Philippines for José Montserrat Maceda was a
Philippine Madrigal Singers in 1963.
Literature in 1997. Filipino ethnomusicologist and
composer. He was named a National
Artist of the Philippines for Music in
1998.
Edith Cutaran Lopez-Tiempo, was a Ernani Joson Cuenco was a Filipino Ang Kiukok was a Filipino painter of
Filipino poet, fiction writer, teacher, composer, film scorer, musical Chinese descent and was a National
and literary critic in the English director, music teacher and Philippine Artist for Visual Arts.
language. She was conferred the National Artist for Music.
National Artist Award for Literature
Ishmael Bernal was a Filipino
in 1999.
Francisco Sionil José was a Filipino filmmaker, stage and television
writer who was one of the most widely director, actor and screenwriter.
Daisy Avellana was a Filipino stage read in the English language. A Noted for his melodramas,
actress and theater director. Avellana National Artist of the Philippines for particularly with feminist and moral
was honored as a National Artist of Literature, which was bestowed upon issues, he directed many landmark
the Philippines for Theater and Film in him in 2001, José's novels and short Filipino films such as Nunal sa Tubig,
1999. Avellana was born Daisy stories depict the social underpinnings City After Dark, Relasyon, Himala, and
Hontiveros on January 26, 1917, in of class struggles and colonialism in Hinugot sa Langit.
Capiz, Capiz. Filipino society.
Severino Montano was a playwright, Virgilio Senadrin Almario, better Edgar Sinco Romero, NA, commonly
director, actor and theater organizer known by his pen name Rio Alma, is a known as Eddie Romero, was a Filipino
with an output of one novel, 150 poems Filipino visual artist, author, poet, film director, film producer and
and 50 plays in his 65-year lifetime. critic, translator, editor, teacher, and screenwriter.
Through the foundation of the Arena cultural manager. He is a National
Theater, Montano institutionalized Artist of the Philippines.
Salvador Floro Bernal was an artist
“legitimate theater” in the Philippines.
from the Philippines. Bernal's career
began in 1969. His output included
Alejandro Reyes Roces was a Filipino
José T. Joya was a Filipino abstract over 300 productions in art, film and
author, essayist, dramatist and a
artist and a National Artist of the music, and earned him the award of
National Artist of the Philippines for
Philippines awardee. Joya was a National Artist for Theater and
literature. He served as Secretary of
printmaker, painter, mixed media Design in 2003.
Education from 1962 to 1965, during
artist, and a former dean of the
the term of Philippine President
University of the Philippines' College
Diosdado Macapagal.
of Fine Arts. He pioneered abstract
expressionism in the Philippines.
Benedicto Reyes Cabrera, better Bienvenido Lumbera was a Filipino Ramon Arevalo Obusan was a Filipino
known as "BenCab", is a Filipino poet, critic and dramatist. Lumbera is dancer, choreographer, stage designer
painter and was awarded National known for his nationalist writing and and artistic director. Obusan is
Artist of the Philippines for Visual for his leading role in the credited for his work in promoting
Arts in 2006. He has been noted as Filipinization movement in Philippine Philippine traditional dance and
"arguably the best-selling painter of literature in the 1960s, which cultural work. He is also an acclaimed
his generation of Filipino artists." resulted in his being one of the many archivist, researcher and
writers and academics jailed during documentary filmmaker who focused
Ferdinand Marcos' Martial Law on Philippine culture.
Abdulmari Asia Imao was a Filipino
regime.
painter and sculptor. Imao was named
National Artist of the Philippines for
Sculpture in 2006. A Tausūg, Imao is
the first Moro to receive the
recognition.
Ronald Allan Kelley Poe, known Ildefonso Paez Santos Jr., popularly Manuel Conde was a Filipino actor,
professionally as Fernando Poe Jr., known simply as "IP Santos", was a director and producer. As an actor, he
and often referred to by his initials Filipino architect who was known for also used the screen name Juan
FPJ, was a Filipino actor, film being the "Father of Philippine Urbano during the 1930s aside from
director, producer, screenwriter, and Landscape Architecture." He was his more popular screen name.
politician. His long and successful recognized as a National Artist of the
career as an action star earned him Philippines in the field of
Lázaro Francisco y Angeles, also
the nickname "Da King". Architecture in 2006.
known as Lazaro A. Francisco, was a
Filipino novelist, essayist and
playwright. Francisco was
Ramón Valera was a Filipino fashion
posthumously named a National Artist
designer who was bestowed with the
of the Philippines for Literature in
National Artist of the Philippines
2009.
honor in 2006. He is the first Filipino
fashion designer to receive this
distinction.
Frederico Aguilar Alcuaz was a Filipino Francisco V. Coching was a Filipino Francisco Francisco Feliciano was a
painter who exhibited extensively comic books illustrator and writer and Filipino composer and conductor. He
Internationally and whose work is regarded as one of the “pillars of was a National Artist of the
earned him recognition both in the the Philippine Komiks Industry”. He Philippines for Music.
Philippines and abroad. Alcuaz was served as both illustrator and writer
conferred the title of National Artist for his comic book stories, Coching is
Ramón Pagayon Santos is a Filipino
for Visual Arts, Painting, Sculpture referred to as the "King of Komiks",
composer, ethnomusicologist, and
and Mixed Media in 2009. and as the "Dean of Philippine Comics".
educator known for being the
Alice Garcia Reyes is a Filipina dancer,
Philippines' foremost living exponent
choreographer, teacher, director and
Cirilo F. Bautista was a Filipino poet, of contemporary Filipino classical
producer. The founder of Ballet
critic, and writer of nonfiction. A music, for work that expounds.
Philippines, she received since June
National Artist of the Philippines
20, 2014, from the Philippine
award was conferred on him in 2014.
President Benigno Aquino III the
highest award in the Arts, National
Artist of the Philippines.
Jose Maria Zaragoza (1912-1994) is a
Filipino architect known for designing
several edifices during the postwar
era. His works include the Meralco
Building in Ortigas, Union Church of
Manila, and Sto. Domingo Church in
Quezon City.
