NATIONAL ARTISTS OF THE PHILIPPINES (ARTISTS AND VISUAL)

• Fernando Amorsolo (1972)

  • First National Artist for Painting Category in the year 1972
  • He was titled the Grand Old Man of Philippine Art. In 1969.
• Carlos “Botong” V. Francisco (1973)

  • better known as “Botong Francisco” He was awarded as a national artist for Painting in the year 1972.
  • as part of the triumvirate of modernist artists
  • member of the group The Thirteen moderns
• Guillermo E. Tolentino (1973)

  • National Artist of the Philippines for Sculpture category in 1973.
  • Filipino sculptor and professor in the University of the Philippines

  Works:

  Oblation in UP
•   Antonio J. Molina (1973)

  • He was known as “Dean of Filipino composers” and for introducing the pentatonic scale, whole tone scale, linear counterpoints, and the use of dominant ninths and eleven chords in the Philippine music. 

  Popular Composition:

  • Hatinggabi
  • Misa Antoniana
  • Awit ni Maria Clara
• Jovita Fuentes (1976)

  • Her performance was hailed as the “most sublime interpretation of the part”. 
  • She founded various music associations such as Asociacion Musical de Filipinas, the Bach Society of the Philippines, and the Artists’ Guild of the Philippines.
• Honorata “Atang” dela Rama (1987)

  • was formally honored as the Queen of Kundiman in 1979
  • She also wrote her own sarswelas: Anak ni Eba, Aking Ina, and Puri at Buhay.
• Antonino R. Buenaventura (1988)

  • He was also known as a conductor of the Philippine Army Band.
• Lucrecia R. Kasilag (1989)

  • Known as Tita King and for fusing ethnic music with western musical influences
  • She was also known for incorporating Filipino indigenous musical instruments in orchestral works
• Lucio D. San Pedro Sr (1991)

  • He was a conductor of the Peng Kong Grand Mason Concert Band, and The San Pedro Band of Angono, and The Banda Angono Numero Uno.
• Felipe Padilla de Leon (1997)

  • He was known for Filipinizing western music forms.
• \Jose Maceda (1997)

  • Maceda embarked on a life-long dedication to the understanding and popularization of Filipino traditional music
• Francisca Reyes Aquino (1973)

  • Fondly called the “Mother of Philippine Dancing and is acknowledged as the Folk Dance Pioneer
  • 1926 thesis titled “Philippine Folk Dances and Games
• Leonor Orosa-Goquingco (1976)

  • A pioneer Filipino choreographer in balletic folkloric and Asian styles, brought native folk dance, mirroring Philippine culture from pagan to modern times, to its highest stage of development.
• Lucrecia Reyes Urtula (1988)

  • She was the dance director of the Bayanihan Philippine Dance Company.
  • She had staged, singkil and vinta.
• Ramon Obusan (2006

  • He was also acknowledged as a researcher, archivist and documentary filmmaker who broadened and deepened the Filipino understanding of his own cultural life and expressions
• Alice Garcia Reyes (2014)

  • Her name has become a significant part of Philippine dance parlance
  • Ø  Her biggest contribution to Philippine dance is the development of a distinctly Filipino modern dance idiom. 
• Agnes Locsin (2022)

  • She is dubbed as one of the “most progressive contemporary choreographers in the Philippines,”

  Popular Works:

  • Babaylan (2nd Place in Tokyo International Choreography Competition, 1993)
• Victorio C. Edades (1976)

  • He was recognized as the National Artist for painting in year 1976
  • And also known as the " Father of Modern Art in the Philippines.
  • He is also a member of Triumvirate and led the Thirteen Moderns in 1938.
• Napoleon V. Abueva (1976)

  • National Artist of the Philippines for Sculpture category in 1976.
  • A native of Bohol, was the youngest National Artist awardee
  • “Father of Modern Philippine Sculpture”
• Vicente Manansala (1981)

  • He was recognized as the national artist for painting in year 1981.
  • he was a Filipino cubist painter and illustrator,
  • As a member of the Thirteen Moderns and the neo-realists, he was at the forefront of the modernist movement in the country.
• Cesar Legaspi (1990)

  • National Artist of the Philippines for Visual Arts category in 1990.
  • Is a pioneer "Neo-Realist" of the country – remembered for his singular achievement of refining cubism in the Philippine context. 
  • He belonged to the so-called "Thirteen Moderns" and later, the "Neo-realists".
• Hernando R. Ocampo (1991)

  • National Artist of the Philippines for Visual Arts category in 1991.
  • Was a leading member of the pre-war Thirteen Moderns, the group that charted the course of modern art in the Philippines.
• Arturo Luz (1997)

  • National Artist of the Philippines for Visual Arts category in 1997.
• Jerry Navarro Elizalde (1999)

  Ø  He was recognized as the National Artist for Visual Arts in (1999)

  Ø  Also, he was a member of the thirteen moderns & the neorealists
• Ang Kiukok (2001)

  Ø  National Artist of the Philippines for Visual Arts category in 2001.
• Jose T. Joya (2003)

  Ø  He was recognized as a National Artist for visual arts in the year 2003 

  He was a Pioneer modern and abstract expressionist painter and multimedia artist
• Abdulmari Asia Imao (2006)

  Ø  National Artist of the Philippines for Visual Arts category in 2006.
• Benedicto R. Cabrera (2006)

  Ø  National Artist of the Philippines for Visual Arts category in 2006.

  Cabrera (also known as Bencab) upheld the primacy of drawing over the decorative color
• Federico Aguillar Alcuaz (2009)

  Ø  National Artist of the Philippines for Visual Arts category in 2009.

  Ø  He is known mainly for his gestural paintings in acrylic and oil, as well as sketches in ink, watercolor and pencil.
• Francisco Coching (2014)

  Ø  National Artist of the Philippines for Visual Arts category in 2014.

  Ø  Coching was acknowledged as the “Dean of Filipino Illustrators”.