National Artists Flashcards
Regarded as dean of the Filipino composers
Antonio J. Molina
Dubbed as the First Lady of the Philippine Music
Jovita Fuenter
Pambansang Alagad ng Sining sa Musika
Antonio R. Buenaventura
She is known for incorporating indigenous Filipino instruments into orchestral production.
Lucrecia R. Kasilag
Filipino classical music composer, conductor and scholar
Felipe Padilla de Leon
A master composer, conductor and teacher whose music evokes the folk elements of the Filipino
Lucio D. San Pedro
The Film Academy of the Philippines gave him the Lifetime Achievement award
Levi Celerio
is highly acclaimed Filipino composer and ethnomusicologist
Jose Maceda
Filipino composer, film, scorer, musical director and music teacher
Ernani Joson Cuenco
Founded the Philippine Madrigal singers and responsible for the development of Philippine choral music.
Andrea O. Veneracion
Composed hundreds of liturgical pieces, mass settings, hymns and songs of worship.
Francisco Feliciano
Head of the UP Center of Erhnomusicology
Ramon Santos
Republic award for merit in dance
Francisco Reyes Aquino
Filipino national artist in creative dance
Leonor Orosa-Goquingco
The founding dance director of Bayanihan Philippine National Folk Dance Company
Lucrecia Reyes-Urtula
Promoted the Philippine traditional dance and cultural work
Ramon Obusan
Legendary founder of Ballet Philippines
Alice Reyes
The Queen of Kundiman
Honorata “Atang” dela Rama
Founder and artistic, director of the UP Mobile Theater
Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero
Received 9 Carlos Palanca awards for Literature. He is a known director, actor and a playwright.
Rolando S. Tinio
Described as the First lady of Philippine Theater
Daisy Avellana
Named as one of the Titans of Philippine Theater
Severino Montano
He designed more than 300 productions distinguished for their originality.
Salvador F. Bernal
“Grand Old Man of the Philippine Art for his paintings”
Fernando Amorsolo
Republic Cultural Heritage award as a muralist
Carlos “Botong” Francisco
Described as the Father of Philippine Arts for Sculpture
Guillermo E. Tolentino
“The Father of Modern Sculpture”
Napoleon Abueva
Father of Modern Art in the Philippines
Victorio Edades
He was proclaimed national artist in painting
Vicente S. Manansala
He is known for refining cubism in the Philippine context.
Cesar Legaspi
A Filipino artist best known for his abstract paintings
Hernando R. Ocampo
a prominent printmaker, sculptor, and art administrator
Arturo R. Luz
His career spans more than 50 years of painting, sculpting and other forms of visual arts.
J. Elizalde Navarro
Filipino painter known for his expressive, Cubist-like works.
Ang Kiukuk
He initiated abstract expressionism in the country
Jose T. Joya
Noted as the best-selling painter of his generation.
BenCab
The first Asian recipient of the New York Museum of Modern Art Grant to Europe and Scandinavia
Abdulmari Asia Imao
Filipino painter known for his modern abstract works, visual arts, sculptor and mixed media.
Federico Aguilar Alcuaz
He is a comic book creator with 53 comic book novels
Francisco Coching
Palanca awardee for his journalistic achievements
Amado V. Hernandez
One of the finest contemporary poets regardless of race or language
Jose Garcia Villa
Filipino writer and journalist best known for his short stories and novels in the English
Nick Joaquin
The only Filipino journalist to win the Pulitzer Prize, the most coveted award for people who write.
Carlos P. Romulo
Carlos Palanca awardee for short story
Francisco Arcellana
A famed poet, short story writer and essayist
N.V.M. Gonzalez
A National Artist in Historical Literature
Carlos Quirino
Received the greatest honor as a National Artist for Literature for short story
Edith L. Tiempo
Founder of the Philippine chapter of the international organization PEN
F. Sionil Jose
Chairman of the National Commission for Culture and Arts
Virgilio S. Almario
Short story writer and essayist and considered as the country’s best writer of comic short stories
Alejandro R. Roces
He founded the Kapatiran ng mga Alagad ng Wikang Pilipino
Lazaro Francisco
Awardee of the National Book award given by the National Book Foundation
Bienvenido Lumbera
Winner of the Philippine centennial Prize for Epic poetry
Cirilo F. Bautista
Won major Filipino film industry award in the lifetime.
Gerardo de Leon
One of the most influential and significant Filipino filmmakers in the history of Philippine cinema.
Lino Brocka
Winner of FAMAS Lifetime award
Eddie S. Romero
One of the pillars of Philippine Cinema
Ishmael Bernal
King of the Philippine movies
Fernando Poe Jr
He contributed in the indigenization of Philippine cinema
Manuel Conde
The pioneer and innovator in Philippine architecture
Juan Nakpil
A pioneer of modern Philippine architecture, he was recognized in some quarters as the foremost Filipino modernist architect of his time
Pablo Antonio
An architect, artist, and interior designer known for his use of concrete, floating volume and simplistic design.
Leandro V. Locsin
Recognized landscape architects
I.P. Santos
He is the country’s very First National Artist for fashion design
Ramon Valera
Played a key role in the reconstruction of post war Philippines.
Jose Maria Zaragoza